good book to teach you the basics of machine sewing?

[mosaica]

Hi,

I want to learn to machine sew and was wondering if any of you know of a really good book for absolute beginners? I mean something like Delia's equivalent of How to Cook but for machine sewing. There must be something out there!

I have Lotta Jansdotter's Simple Sewing which seems straightforward. I'm going on a day course next month to learn how to use my machine so I haven't actually done anything yet (coward, moi?)...but the book came recommended for complete beginners.

I also have Sewing for Dummies which really strips it back to basics and assumes you know nothing.

Both are cheap on Amazon.

HTH

This is really very good

Whereabouts are you Mosaica? A friend of mine is running sewing classes in North London, and also one-to-one classes on how to use a sewing machine.

I've got this book which is really good. I'm a novice and have learnt a lot from it.

www.amazon.co.uk/Simplicity-How-Use-Sewing-Machine/dp/1843405547/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1296059789&sr=8-12