My mum taught me when I was 7. We used to sew together.

Thank you so much, Regan — I’m really pleased the article was helpful for your essay

I hope it gave you some ideas you could put into your own words and build on. And if you haven’t already tried sewing, I’d definitely encourage you to give it a go — it’s such a rewarding skill to learn!

Hello Alice, Thanks for your question. I try to colour-match my threads to my fabric as much as possible but sometimes you just don’t have 3 or 4 reels of the right shade. If you’re using both needles, then it’s the left needle that makes the seam so as long as you have the best match on that, you’ll get an invisible seam. If you’re still struggling to understand your overlocker, I strongly recommend taking a class if you can find one in your area. But please get in touch again if you have anymore questions.

Thank you. Glad you like it

Hi, I have just bought an Artisan 400, did you ever find a manual, are you able to point me in the right direction to obtain one? Thanks in anticipation.