Sewing Machine

The Makerspace has a Singer 4423 Heavy Duty machine that is free for all members of MacEwan to use. Our staff can help with sewing machine basics to get you started on your project.

  • Getting Started Guide This official guide, from Singer, has everything you need to start sewing.
  • Video Guides These videos, from the Sewing Mastery blog, are a good intro to the machine. You can watch and learn how to thread and wind a bobbin, thread the needle, or change the sewing feet.

Material

The Makerspace has thread and a selection of donated fabrics that you can use for sewing projects. You're also welcome to bring your own material to use with the sewing machine. The following materials can be used with the Singer 4423:

  • Thin cotton, voile, silk, muslin, interlocks, cotton knits, tricots, jerseys, crepes, woven polyester, shirt & blouse fabrics, satin, kettle cloth, sailcloth, double knits, lightweight woolens, cotton duck, woolen, heavier knits, terrycloth, denim, canvas, woolens, outdoor tent and quilted fabrics, denim, upholstery material (light to medium), Heavy woolen, overcoat fabrics, upholstery fabrics, some leathers and vinyl

Knitting Material

  • Yarn and Needles
  • Knitting Looms
  • Pom-pom makers

Heatpress

The Makerspace has a Circuit Easypress 2, which can be used to press heat-transfer vinyl onto clothing, bags, blankets, and more. The Makerspace will provide users with various colors of heat transfer vinyl, which can be cut into a design of the user's choosing using the Makerspace vinyl cutter. The user is responsible for providing the clothing or other material. The Easypress will work with a variety of materials, but works best with fabrics that have a high percentage of cotton.

The Makerspace is not responsible for any damage that occurs to material provided by the user.