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How to Sew the Edges of a Bedside Paperback Book Caddy

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Summary: Learn how to sew a carrier to make a paperback book caddy in this free instructional arts and crafts video.

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How to Sew the Edges of a Bedside Paperback Book Caddy

Hi! I'm Karen for Expert Village. First, I'll sew the open edge of the pillowcase closed. Watch out for my little flower. Now, I'll sew my little flowers on. Just go back and forth to secure them. We'll trim our threads later. Now, I'll go back and trim all of our threads. And now, we'll sew our sides and our pocket. You want to sew as close the edge as possible. About a 1/4 inch in is okay. Go back and forth to knot that and secure it nicely. It's a little bit thick on the edge, so you want to be careful that's it not too much for your machine. You don't want to break any needles so go slow. There's a lot of thicknesses here. It's 1, 2, 3, 4, plus there's a seam there. When you get to the end you want to go back and forth a bunch of times to secure that because that will be taking the weight of any books or anything that you put inside your caddy. Now go to the other edge. Again, sew that. Start with a back and forth to knot it, and then sew it up about a 1/4 inch. Now, over the thickness you want to go slow. If you have a really thick, thick spot and you're afraid you'll break your needle, just go over it by rolling the needle by hand. It's a little bit safer if you don't want to break any needles because you can feel if it gets too tough for the machine. After you get over that thick spot, then you can continue on and go back and forth 3 or 4 times to secure that edge.

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