How to Sew: Techniques and Projects for the Complete Beginner

Wish you could sew? Really sew? If you've always liked the idea of taking up sewing but didn't know where to start, How to Sew, a guide for the absolute beginner, is for you. Simple and straightforward, this step-by-step guide to sewing 9 awesome projects is beautifully illustrated so you can see, do, get. Before you know it, you'll be demonstrating your new skills to friends and family with 9 stylish projects that include an apron, covered coat hanger, and cushion. For those with little or no sewing experience, this simple-to-learn, project-based resource starts you off with the basics and takes you through the initial stages of this fun and creative craft that's been around for centuries. Each technique is clearly explained and accompanied by a stylish project to make, so that you can put your newly acquired skills into practice.

Rest assured, you'll learn all the sewing essentials including how to:

• Do the necessary stitches
• Make seams
• Work with patterns and templates
• And much more

So, you want to learn how to sew? How to Sew will teach you easier than you ever imagined. Now that's a simple pattern anyone can follow!

Susie Johns is an artist and designer. She has written dozens of instructional books on a range of different topics. She studied Fine Art at Ravensbourne College, went on complete an MA at the prestigious Slade School in London, and later gained a post-graduate teaching qualification (PGCE) at the University of Greenwich.  

As well as teaching drawing and painting at a local community college, Susie has years of experience running life-drawing classes and leading workshops focussing on pen and ink, mixed media, artists’ sketchbooks, drawing for health and wellbeing, and family art. She also teaches classes online on various platforms including YouTube.