With 35 projects that you'll love to make and a helpful techniques section, this book will teach you all about sewing machines, from how to thread them and use them safely to all the different stitch settings.

Then try one of the Brilliant Bags, such as a cute zipped purse, an iPod case and even a canvas beach bag to take on holiday with you.The latter carries all the popular brands, they sell refurbished options (to save you money on a nice machine! Make a rag doll, and then clothes for it, too, to get a feel for dressmaking, or create a fabric games board for playing draughts and chess.

I like the projects because each week my student learned new sewing skills and then had the chance to make a project and take it home. Learn all the parts of your machine, how to thread it and wind the bobbin, how to start, stop, turn corners AND make your very first fashion projects ! An accessories tin is also included, perfect for storing the bobbins, needles, spools and pins that come with the kit. I say with as she will need plenty of help and patience to begin with but will grow into it eventually sewing on her own.Alison McNicol is an expert in teaching children to sew and has written the Learn To Sew: Kids series of best-selling sewing books for kids. Whether you’ve tried sewing and are now looking for your first machine or entirely new to it, the range has some of the best starter sewing machines available. Her previous books include Sewing in No Time, Quilting in No Time, Green Crafts for Children and Sewing for Children, all published by CICO.

It's also easy to use and comes with a range of stitch types, each with a separate button, making it really easy to use. The Silver 721D Overlocker Machine is a lightweight machine that offers easy threading and fantastic versatility.There is also a section on making your own doll, bedding and clothes, apart from this section which you could change to a boy doll, l think the projects would be suitable for both boys and girls with a change of material used.

M Godding Books Ltd is an internet book business running from Wiltshire and sending books all over the world every working day.There is a slow speed for delicate sewing or small sections and a faster speed to allow you to work quickly on larger areas. Kids sewing machines make for a brilliant gift for creative children that they'll use again and again.