Secrets for Successful Sewing
Author: Barbara Weiland
Publisher: Rodale Books
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780875967769
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes how to do over forty sewing machine and serger techniques from appliqué to zippers.
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Secrets of Successful Sewing
Author: Ann Person
Publisher:
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKSewing Secrets from the Fashion Industry
Author: Susan Huxley
Publisher: Rodale Books
Published: 1999-10-01
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780875969800
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSewing secrets from the fashion industry Look over the shoulders of sewing experts as they show you how to cut and sew the professional way. From sample rooms to production sewing factories, the authors gleaned the best and the fastest garment-sewing techniques and treatments. Sew fast. Sew smart. Make clothes that look better than ready-to-wear. Hundreds of step-by-step photographs and easy-to-understand directions help you: * Master bound button holes * Imitate professional seam finishes on your machine * Create an innovative button placket * Eliminate ease stitching and basting * Sew a lined vest in three hours without any hand stitching * Choose a pocket and waistband that's right for you * Use industry techniques to interface like the pros * Make clothing that fits perfectly no matter what your size
Debbie Shore's Sewing Room Secrets—Quilting
Author: Debbie Shore
Publisher: SearchPress+ORM
Published: 2020-06-01
Total Pages: 387
ISBN-13: 1781269432
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEssential tips and ten quilting projects to build your skills and confidence—from the beloved sewing teacher and British television personality. This book is packed with hints and tips for successful quilting and will walk you through every aspect of your sewing journey. It begins with a section on Sewing Room Essentials: a peek in Debbie’s sewing room, a guide to all the tools and materials you might need, a labelled diagram of a sewing machine, and in-depth sections covering various types of wadding/batting and interfacing, fabrics, and threads. The book contains a comprehensive trouble-shooting section to reassure and guide beginner sewists when they encounter problems, along with a glossary to demystify any unfamiliar terms. The second section, Sewing Room Techniques, covers all the skills you need to know, such as pressing, chain piecing, English paper piecing, different quilting styles, and binding, and explains them step by step. The book features ten projects that build up in difficulty, incorporating the techniques you learn as you go. Start simple with a place mat and then build up your skills as you create an English paper-pieced tote, a baby quilt, and a clutch bag. This is the ideal book for the beginner sewist looking for in-depth and helpful guidance, or for the more experienced sewist looking to brush up on their skills—from the woman named “Sewing Designer of the Year” in the Immediate Media British Craft Awards.
Project Teen
Author: Melissa Mortenson
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
Published: 2014-08-01
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 1607058855
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPlease the pickiest tech-savvy teens and tweens with these 21 trendy projects you can sew. Most of us would agree that sewing something that teens will like is, without a doubt, a challenge. In Project Teen, Melissa Mortenson, sewist and mother of three teenagers, shares not only her 21 teen-approved designs, but also invaluable tips and tricks for sewing for this unique (a.k.a. picky) age group. Whether you make a stylish tech cover, a cushy study pillow, or a personalized quilt, your teen will love these handmade gifts as much as you love them. • 21 projects, specifically for teens and tweens (ages 11+), including quilts, T-shirts, tech covers, totes, accessories, and so much more • Lots of inspiring ideas and designs for the perfect gifts • Get the 411 on what’s cool when it comes to fabric and style—so that your teen is sure to love what you make! Praise for Project Teen “Mortenson has a good eye for what teenagers actually need and want. . . . Something here will appeal to that trickiest of demographics, making the book a worthwhile buy.” —Publishers Weekly “Project Teen is a fresh, mod, fun way to sew for the tweens/teens in our life - kids, grands, nieces & nephews. The projects meet the ever changing needs of kids, from travel blankets and tablet covers to simple bags to store everything in.” —Generation Q Magazine
Sewing School ® 2
Author: Andria Lisle
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Published: 2013-06-18
Total Pages: 161
ISBN-13: 1612120490
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor kids who have mastered hand sewing, machine sewing opens up exciting new possibilities! Sewing School ®2 offers 20 creative projects designed for children ages 7 and up, including cloth pencil cases, purses, wall pockets, and even a fabric guitar. Illustrated step-by-step instructions show kids how to thread a sewing machine, select an appropriate stitch, and choose fabrics and patterns that evoke their own unique style. Suggestions for creative variations open up endless possibilities for kids to imaginatively personalize their fabric creations.
The Secret of Successful Tailoring
Author: Edward Watkins
Publisher:
Published: 1910
Total Pages: 140
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Complete Book of Sewing
Author: Chris Jeffreys
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780789496584
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPacked with computer-aided designs, information on new types of fabrics, and specially commissioned photos, this comprehensive guide maintains its original appeal, while enticing a whole new generation of readers.
A Kid's Guide to Sewing
Author: Sophie Kerr
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
Published: 2013-07-01
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 1607057522
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA beginner’s guide and visual dictionary for young people who want to learn to sew, packed with photos: “Some of the coolest projects we've seen.”—Kiki Magazine With this book by Sophie Kerr—with some help from her parents, Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr of Modern Quilt Studio—kids can learn how to navigate a sewing machine, make smart fabric choices, and use basic sewing tools. Sixteen kid-friendly projects run the gamut from clothes to bags to accessories, while clear, step-by-step instructions walk kids through the creation of each. Throughout the book, tips from Sophie offer design and construction advice from a kid's perspective—and move from simpler to more complex projects as kids’ skills develop. The book "grows" with the sewist, offering more complex project as the reader's skills develop. It also functions as a visual dictionary of tools, materials, and terms that will be a go-to reference for young sewists.
My First Sewing MacHine - Fashion School. Learn to Sew
Author: Alison McNicol
Publisher:
Published: 2012-02-01
Total Pages: 46
ISBN-13: 9781908707055
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDemonstrates the parts of a sewing machine, threading the machine, turning corners, lock stitches, skills for clothing construction and easy clothes to make.
