Unraveling The Threads
Unraveling The Threads

Author: Jack Buckman

Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing

Published: 2016-05-24

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 1457546612

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A brilliant tinkerer/inventor and a lawyer/marketing genius partnered to create Singer, a retail colossus that over 120 years grew into a universally recognized brand synonymous with quality and value. Following World War II, four successive CEOs made a series of catastrophic decisions in their efforts to redefine the company as competing in industries other than sewing. Of the four, one was forced out and subsequently murdered, one died of an unexpected heart attack just as he was about to defend the company from a takeover, one succeeded in the takeover, then dismembered the company before going to prison, and one played investors, tax authorities, securities regulators, and banks against each other until he suddenly just vanished. The machinations of these four comprised a quarter-century-long soap opera, with power struggles, hostile takeovers, tax evasion, fraud, and even flight to China just a few steps ahead of the authorities.

Willcox & Gibbs
Willcox & Gibbs

Author: Alex Askaroff

Publisher:

Published: 2019-10-26

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13: 9781700610713

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No1 NEW RELEASE, AMAZON Oct 2019. The Willcox & Gibbs chain-stitch sewing machines are one of the most collected sewing machines of all time. Some say the machine represents the finest piece of 19th Century precision engineering in the world. Certainly the company thought so, advertising their machines as 'Beyond Comparison'. Today most enthusiasts try to have at least one W&G in their collection. World renowned author Alex Askaroff brings to life this amazing machine and the even more amazing men who built it.

Treadle Sewing Machines
Treadle Sewing Machines

Author: Donna Kohler

Publisher:

Published: 2010-05-24

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 9780982564301

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Gain the confidence to get your treadle in working order to glide as they should. Learn cleaning a machine to not destroy gold decals, oiling, lubricating, tension and pressure, installing a leather belt, threading, how to treadle, and more.

Stars by Magic
Stars by Magic

Author: Nancy Johnson-Srebro

Publisher: C & T Pub

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9781571202413

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Easy new technique uses only squares and rectangles. Includes 30 blocks and 10 quilts.

Out Of Control
Out Of Control

Author: Kevin Kelly

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 2009-04-30

Total Pages: 666

ISBN-13: 078674703X

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Out of Control chronicles the dawn of a new era in which the machines and systems that drive our economy are so complex and autonomous as to be indistinguishable from living things.

Childhood Treasures
Childhood Treasures

Author: Merikay Waldvogel

Publisher: Good Books

Published: 2008-02-01

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 9781561485994

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Doll quilts are little gems—microcosms of quilt history." So writes author and quilt historian Merikay Waldvogel in Childhood Treasures: Doll Quilts By and For Children. This lovely book showcases 80 doll quilts, made from 1830 through the 1950s. All are selected from Mary Campbell Ghormley's collection, possibly the largest private collection of doll quilts in the world, numbering more than 300 doll quilts. All doll quilts tell a story that begs to be retold, says Waldvogel. She sets out to reveal these gems' hidden truths, looking for clues in each quilt's fabrics, style, pattern, piecing, and stitching. This may be the first book to study doll quilts in this depth. This informative book is for anyone interested in antiques, miniatures, quilts and needlecrafts, dolls, and decorative arts. These doll quilts have an irresistible charm, captured graphically in the book's rich color photography. This book is a visual and historical treasure.

Big One Star Quilts By Magic
Big One Star Quilts By Magic

Author: Nancy Johnson-Srebro

Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc

Published: 2010-11-05

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 160705308X

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Make Big, Beautiful Lone Stars Without Cutting or Piecing a Single Diamond! 14 elegant Lone Star blocks put a shine into any room-and you make them entirely from easy squares and rectangles! Each star pattern includes directions to make quilts of 4 different sizes, from wallhangings to king-size bed quilts. 4 elegant quilt settings to mix and match with any Lone Star block for a huge variety of looks. 2 quilting designs for each star give you detailed guidance for machine- or hand-quilting. 14 bonus wallhangings and instructions for 4 pieced backings make great use of the cutoff trimmings from your blocks. If you love Lone Star quilts, you'll find enough star blocks, settings, and bonus patterns here to keep you quilting for a long, long time. You won't believe how easy they are until you've tried Nancy's Diamond-Free® technique that turns squares and rectangles into stars with perfect points and no y-seams!

Singer Sewing Book
Singer Sewing Book

Author: Mary Picken

Publisher: Thomspon Press

Published: 2010-07

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 1445514672

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This early work is fascinating read for sewing enthusiasts and contains much information that is useful and practical today. Its 240 pages are extensively illustrated with diagrams and photographs and 18 full page plates, forming a complete how-to guide to sewing. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.