Miss J Sews
Free beginner Starter Pack
So. You’ve Got a Sewing Machine.Now What?
Got a sewing machine but not really using it yet?
Maybe you bought it with every intention of learning.
Maybe you’ve used it a little, but it’s been a while.
Maybe it was a gift or something you inherited, and you want to learn but you’re not sure where to begin.
That’s what this free Starter Pack is for.
It will help you get your sewing machine out, get more familiar with it and actually start using it.
print it. try it. repeat.
Start with paper
No fabric.
No thread.
Just control.
If you’re worried about wasting fabric while you’re still getting used to your sewing machine, you don’t have to start with fabric.
For these exercises, you don’t even need to thread the machine or have a wound bobbin in place.
You’re simply practising control.
The needle makes a trail of tiny holes in the paper, so you can see how closely you followed the lines while you get used to how your sewing machine moves and responds.
“There’s no project to get right and no fabric to ruin. You’re just getting used to how your sewing machine moves and responds.”
What you’ll get
Inside your
Starter Pack
FOUR PRINTABLE PRACTICE SHEETS
Straight Lines, Gentle Turns, Corners & Pivoting, and Curves & Control.
PAPER PRACTICE FOR MACHINE CONTROL
Practise controlling your speed, following a line, changing direction, turning corners and guiding curves before adding fabric and thread.
MACHINE MAINTENANCE AT A GLANCE
A simple one-page guide to help you look after your sewing machine.
STEP-BY-STEP VIDEO
A beginner video showing how to set up the machine for paper practice and work through the exercises.
This is for you if…
The machine is there.
The sewing just hasn’t really started yet.
—You bought a sewing machine with every intention of learning, but haven’t really got going.
—You’ve used it before, but it’s been long enough that some of it feels unfamiliar again.
—You want to sew, but you’d rather practise controlling the machine before starting with fabric.
your machine. your pace.
Ready to give it a go?
Enter your email and I’ll send you the free Starter Pack.