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Description
Beginner | 25 min
Mr. Larrie will teach you the basics you will need to get your sewing adventures off to a great start, and you will learn how to make bean bags! He'll also show you some fun ways to decorate them to give each one its own personality. 
Learn how to:
Thread your machine
Wind and thread the bobbin
Back stitch/lock stitch
Sew a straight stitch
Turn the project
Decorate the project

Skills Needed: None
Chapters
Introduction
01:10
23:38
Materials
Here’s what you’ll need:
  • Sewing Machine
  • All-purpose or polyester sewing thread 30wt 
  • Bobbin
  • Good pair of scissors 
  • Ruler 
  • Iron/ironing board or pressing mat
  • Paper and tape to make a funnel
  • Pencil
  • Sewing pins
  • 1 white cotton or muslin Fabric Quarter (4.5"X4.5" cut 2 per bean bag)
  • 1 Fabric Quarter of colorful cotton (5.5"X5.5" cut 2 per bean bag)
  • Plastic pellets or small beans (1/4 cup per bean bag) 
  • Felt for decoating
  • Tacky Glue
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