With The Sewing Machine Classroom, you will learn to stop being the victim to your sewing machine and start taking control! In this book, you will learn how your machine is supposed to work, why it works that way, and what could be the cause of problems that arise. Armed with this knowledge, you will then learn how to move beyond your current sewing skills to master new ones that now won't seem so daunting. Over 40 step-by-step techniques for everything from pin tucks to blind hems to smocking will show you all that can be done with a sewing machine-now that the needle doesn't break!