Sewing Machine 101

Name: Sewing Machine 101
Start: 2025-10-09T18:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-10-09T20:00:00-05:00
Location: 1716 S 10th St, Omaha, NE, United States, Nebraska 68108

Schedule

Thu Oct 09 2025 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

1716 S 10th St, Omaha, NE, United States, Nebraska 68108 | Omaha, NE

$60 per person. All supplies included.
If your sewing machine has been staring you down, this friendly beginner workshop will get you stitching with confidence. Linda Zinke of It’s Sew Linda Creations will teach sewing basics while you make a set of simple, modern fabric coasters to take home. Bring your own machine or borrow one of ours. No experience needed.
What you’ll learn:
- How to thread your machine
- Winding and loading a bobbin
- Stitch settings and speed control tips
- Cutting squares accurately and pressing seams
- Seam allowance, edge stitching, and finishing techniques
- Assembling a set of fabric coasters from start to finish
We provide all materials and tools. Bring your machine if you have one. We have a few to lend.
About Linda:
Linda spent years in the nonprofit world while raising her kids and sewing on the side. Now retired, she runs It’s Sew Linda Creations and makes functional and fun goods like bags, coasters, aprons, and quilts, often using recycled materials. Her teaching style is relaxed and practical, perfect for total beginners.
About Home Economics at Sheelytown Market:
Home Economics at Sheelytown Market is a monthly evening series designed to fill those “I wish someone taught me this” gaps. Each session blends practical skills with creative play, from threading a machine and mending seams to making simple home goods and gifts. We keep it welcoming, low-pressure, and hands-on so you can learn by doing. You will leave with new confidence, a finished project, and a skill you can keep building for years.