1. Stitching along lines: Tighten the clutch or thumb screw and without threading the machine, lower the presser foot and practice stitching on paper along lines of various shapes (straight lines, curved lines, broken lines and lines with corners) until you can control the machine reasonably well. To turn corners, stop with the needle down at the exact corner, raise the presser foot and turn the paper to the desired position, leaving the needle in, then lower the presser foot again and stitch.

The weft or filling yarns are those which, during weaving are introduced between the warp yarns, across the width direction of the fabric. The warp are also known as ends and wefts as picks. The lengthwise edge of the fabric is called selvage (Self + Edge) Grain indicates a direction parallel to either the warp or filling yarn. The direction not parallel to either of these yarns is called off grain. Woven fabric will elongate most in a direction that is 45� to both sets of yarns and this direction is called Bias.