200 Sewing Tips, Techniques & Trade Secrets

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Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Nonfiction / Crafts & Hobbies / Sewing / Knight, Lorna	4-week checkout	Due 05-24-2024

Includes bibliographical references (p. 155) and index.
Tools and equipment. Essential equipment ; Needle know-how ; Pin pointers ; Great gadgets ; Pressing points ; Sewing machine tips ; Modern machines ; Clever cutting ; Troubleshooting for machines -- Material matters. Fiber facts ; Choosing fabrics ; Working with tricky fabrics ; Storing fabrics ; Working with color ; Pattern and printed fabrics ; Texture and weight ; Sourcing fabrics ; Special products ; Threads and more threads -- In stitches. Sewing by hand ; Magical machine stitches ; Buttonholes ; Serging ahead -- Sewing techniques. Using paper patterns ; Joining fabrics ; 3-D shaping ; Desirable draping ; Pleats ; Hemming ; Best ways with edges ; Luxury linings ; Underlinings ; Interfacings ; Perfect pockets -- Decorating fabrics. Achieving quick effects ; Beading ; Twisted tucks and folds ; Smocking ; Quilting ; Appliqué ; Couching ; Silk ribbon embroidery ; Making tassels and fringes ; Piping ; Flower making.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Quick Resource submitted by awooden on August 4, 2011, 10:35am I like this book because it offered a really quick resource to turn to for sewing techniques and tips.

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