1,000 Clever Sewing Shortcuts & Tips

1,000 Clever Sewing Shortcuts & Tips

Author: Deepika Prakash

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA

Published: 2011-01-19

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 1610581024

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Get invaluable advice from sewers like you with this handy reference. This practical reference guide features the best hands-on sewing tips culled from the popular sewing website PatternReview.com, a community of more than 200,000 members. You’ll also find special how-to features by PatternReview.com’s master teachers and pattern designers, including Kenneth D. King, Susan Khalje, Sarah Veblen, Shannon Gifford, and Anna Mazur. Best of all, these words of wisdom—more than 1,000 tips in all—will provide you with new solutions to the trickiest problems and show you how to save time, money, and materials. Praise for 1,000 Clever Sewing Shortcuts & Tips “A must-have book for every sewer’s library. Whether you’re a burgeoning beginner or a seasoned seamstress, this book will teach you more than a few new tricks. Honestly, I couldn’t put it down! It’s packed full of creative tips and great ideas, shared as always, sewer to sewer!” —Margo Martin, Executive Director, American Sewing Guild, Inc. “The only thing better than a good tip is more good tips, no? It’s all very well to get an expert’s tips, but what’s really needed when tip gathering is a hive-mind’s best discoveries, and there’s no busier, buzzier sewing hive than Deepika’s PatternReview, so you KNOW they’re in here, those tips you haven’t head, haven’t yet tried, haven’t yet imagined. Welcome to the Hive!” —David Coffin, former editor of Threads magazine and author of Making Trousers for Men and Women


The Complete Book of Sewing Shortcuts

The Complete Book of Sewing Shortcuts

Author: Claire B. Shaeffer

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780806975641

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Demonstrates time-saving sewing techniques used by the fashion industry which are adaptable for home use.


Sewing Shortcuts

Sewing Shortcuts

Author: Pamela J. Hastings

Publisher: Sterling

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780806906553

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"New ways to make better use of decorative [machine] stitches, to perfect clothing construction, to use presser feet and the serger, and to inspire the decorator in you."--Jacket.


Speed Sewing

Speed Sewing

Author: Janice S. Saunders

Publisher:

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 9780442224882

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Soeed Sewing will build self-confidence in anyone willing to give home sewing a second chance. If your machine is lying dormant because you have never been sure how to master it--or if you are actively sewing but want to try new techniques to capture the full potential of your machine--Jan Saunders will show you the most effective ways to put it to good, creative use.


Sew Sweet Baby Quilts

Sew Sweet Baby Quilts

Author: Kristin Roylance

Publisher: Martingale

Published: 2015-10-06

Total Pages: 141

ISBN-13: 160468738X

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Discover the joys of creating a wonderfully textured baby quilt that's easy to stitch and quick to finish. Use shortcuts--including precuts! Inspired by the author's six children, these delightful designs are brimming with fun dimensional elements for wee ones to explore. Create an adorable, practical gift that brings texture and color into Baby's world! Choose from seven attention-grabbing quilts in three categories: precuts, strip piecing, and fusible-grid designs Learn how to easily add ruffles, rickrack, and other dimensional embellishments to stimulate Baby's senses Each pattern incorporates a helpful, time-saving tip


Pocket Posh Sewing Tips

Pocket Posh Sewing Tips

Author: Jodie Davis

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Published: 2012-05-08

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 144942208X

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The latest addition to the multi-million-selling Pocket Posh series, this gorgeous, handy reference guide can be carried in bags, totes, or purses. An irresistible, eye-catching package of tips and tricks for seasoned sewers and novices, too, Pocket Posh Sewing Tips offers a gorgeous, on-the-go reference guide. Perfect for all levels, this accessible reference offers concise instructions for basic and advanced sewing techniques, guidance on choosing tools and fabrics, fabric decoration ideas, tips for achieving a perfect finish, plus the usual plethora of helpful hints, expert advice, and insider secrets for flawless sewing.


101 Sewing Secrets

101 Sewing Secrets

Author: Creative Publishing International Editors

Publisher: Random House Canada

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13:

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Provides tips on organizing and storing fabric, the art of copying, and designer tips and techniques.


Create with Cork Fabric

Create with Cork Fabric

Author: Jessica Sallie Kapitanski

Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc

Published: 2019-09-01

Total Pages: 131

ISBN-13: 161745821X

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Elevate your sewing with a bagmaker’s secret—cork fabric, a leather-like, upscale version of the cork you used to know! Learn how easy it is to work with cork from Jessica Kapitanski, the innovative designer behind Sallie Tomato patterns. Using only your regular sewing tools, you’ll learn how to sew seventeen cork projects with clean lines and clever details. Have fun adding cork fabric to elegant purses, boxy pouches, gorgeous accessories, and home decor. Available in a rainbow of colors, cork is eco-friendly, maintenance-free, pliable, and hypoallergenic, making it an irresistible choice for all sorts of handmade gifts. Create luxury bags, trendy wall decor, and fashion accessories Learn all about getting started with cork fabric—no special sewing tools required Sew something unconventional with durable, eco-friendly, and fashion-forward cork fabric


Couture Sewing Techniques

Couture Sewing Techniques

Author: Claire B. Shaeffer

Publisher: Taunton

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780942391886

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Couture Sewing Techniques presents the finest sewing techniques in the world as they're actually practiced in couture workrooms.