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"How to Get Started in Free-Machine Embroidery" provides the ideal jargon-free beginners guide for those who want to explore free-machine embroidery. With a collection of creative sewing projects and individual sections for mastering basic techniques, this book guides you, step-by-step, through the basics of free-machine embroidery. In this book, Margo Price shares her tried-and-tested techniques and sewing projects, perfected over ten-year's experience of running her own sewing business "Time4me Workshops." The practical ideas presented in this book make essential reading for anyone wanting an easy-to-understand introduction to the fascinating world of free-machine embroidery. Find out if your sewing machine is capable of machine embroidery Cheap budget machines that cl to do it all may disappoint. A basic machine with a few basic functions, if it is sturdy, may be all you need to get started. Get familiar with your sewing machine and how it works Becoming confident with a sewing machine takes time and practice. You won't need to know it all to begin with but keep striving to make regular progress and acquire new skills and techniques. Discover the essential threads, needles and fabrics you will need for free-machine embroidery Using quality tools and materials will ensure you are not disappointed. Poor, cheap or inappropriate threads, needles and fabrics will undermine all your hard work. Learn by doing Many sewing books start with lots of information and theory which can be overwhelming. In this book you will begin working on projects straight away. In this way you will learn and improve in manageable chunks, and will not be put off by too much information. Discover how to embellish your applique designs Get creative and turn simple applique designs into custom designs or personalised gifts for your friends and family by using free-machine embroidery. Discover how to write with a needle Add words, names or other text to your sewing creations by using free-mach