After studying fashion and textiles at university, Angela Pressley worked in the fashion and textiles industries in London and Italy for over 20 years. In 2007 she set up The Sewing Club, where she teaches children and adults. Her studio is based by the sea on the Kent coast, and she lives just outside Canterbury with her family and pets. Her previous books Sewing Machine Basics for Children and Simple Machine Sewing were published by CICO Books. Find out more at www.thesewingclub.co.uk.