week 5, September 26

 Understanding Sewing Machine in A4- Singer 44S Heavy Duty Sewing Machine (threading video)
Singer 44S Manual
Sewing Machine Samples (tension setting sample, spiral, square labyrinth, letter)
How to Use a Seam Ripper

homework
By Thursday, complete and pin sewing machine samples (tension setting sample, spiral, square labyrinth, letter). Students should be comfortable with threading the sewing machine. Students should repeat making spiral and square labyrinth samples until they get solid results. All samples must be done on 6 x 6 pieces of muslin, doubled up. Thread the sewing machine with contrasting color threads: top thread in black and bobbin thread in white. Write sewing machine number and tension settings on the tension sample.

extras
History of Sewing Machines
Spacesuit: Fashioning Apollo, Nicholas de Monchaux