The "Teach Yourself Sewing" series is a revelation and definately not just for biginners! It is said that a person never stop learning! I was atonshied and amazed at how much I learnt about the very basics of sewing that have been improved upon over the years. Even new tools of the trade, that I never knew existed, that are truly more efficent and very well designed to make sewing easier to do and more pleasureable to use.

The presenters: their style and manner is really professional, simple to understand, practical and encouraging. It was sooo exciting to think that there is more to come. I am really looking forward to watching the videos.

I have a lot more catching up to do starting with making myself some ironing hams and giving my husband a pattern the wooden ironing board for different shapes so that he can make me one - does it have a name?

Wow such a lot of sleuths out there - people just love to solve a mystery don't they?

I have a Riccar 9900 which is over 30 years old. One of the new generation machines at the time which integrated zig-zag stitch without the necessity of manually changing cams! It came with a superb variety of extra changeable feet one of which look remarkably like the photographs above. Here is what the manual says about the Riccar version of a similar foot:

"Walking Foot Eliminates Slipping"

"Some kinds of cloth, when sewn under an ordinary presser foot, may slip and cause untidy wrinkles or faulty alignment of the two pieces of cloth.
Use a Walking Foot for leather, vinyl, plaids, chiffon, velvet and troublesome or slippery fabrics."

I am wondering if my foot can also do the functions things that the other similar feet can do? What do other people think?

Has there been a definitive identification yet?

I am a bit confused about Step 5 as the directions say to top stitch away from the basted seam. No problem with that, however, the picture shows that the wrong side seam edges finished with a zig-zag stitch. I assume that the next step (5a perhaps?) would be that after the right top stitching has been sewn and pressed then the seam edges are finished as the picture shows? For sure slotted seams can be incorporated into a lot of tailored it certainly give a very chic look and and perhaps for less formal styles maybe if the backing is a contrasting plain colour or patterned material.

This is a very inspiring, fluid design that I think can be used a standard to create other adaptions. Very clever.

Lovely flowing lines and looks so comfortable to wear.