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C E C Middle College
2650 Eliot St.
Denver CO 80211
Ph: 720 - 423 - 6600
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Sewing Tips

1. Clean your sewing machine every 8 hours of sewing. If you are using a fabric that creates a lot of lint, then clean even more frequently. To help  keep your sewing machine clean, use a plastic dust cover. If you leave your machine inactive for a long period of time, thoroughly clean and oil before sewing again.

2. Customize a Ready to Wear Garment and make it your own. Purchase small bits of ribbon, lace, trim or beads and sew to a collar edge, top of pocket etc.

3. Start a journal of all of your sewing and design projects. It will be a record of your accomplishments. Attach samples of your fabrics used, pictures or sketches, needle type, thread, pattern numbers and sewing tips.

4. Enjoy the process of sewing; don't be afraid to experiment (that is what your scraps are for) and if you make a mistake, look at it as a design opportunity. Katherine McMann