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SEWING sa APPLIQUE sa BUTTONHOLE sa CLOTHING sa COLLAR & CUFF sa CORDING & PIPING sa DARNING & MENDING sa FACING & INTERFACING sa HEMMING, EDGING & FINISHING sa LEATHER SEWING sa LINING (SEWING) sa MACHINE EMBROIDERY sa MONOGRAMMING sa NECKLINE sa NEEDLEWORK sa PATCHWORK sa PLEATING sa POCKET sa QUILT & QUILTING sa SEAM (SEWING) sa SEWING EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES sa SEWING FURNITURE sa SEWING KIT sa SEWING MACHINE sa SEWING PATTERNS sa SLEEVE sa SMOCKING sa TAILORING sa TEXTILE CRAFT sa WAISTBAND x STITCHING FABRIC xx NEEDLEWORK xx TEXTILE CRAFT Tips on sewing with elastic. Covers self-casing, topstitching, and combinations of both. Tips on how to sew leather and suede, including pointers on pattern selection, cutting the skin, and finishing seams. Tips for sewing with stretch knits. Tips on how to sew your own wardrobe and save money. Covers keeping track of costs, shopping wisely and selecting the right sewing machine. A guide to sewing needs, both machine and hand-sewing. How to sew with plaids. How to sew with exotic fabrics. Covers handling, cutting, marking, sewing, and pressing. Tips on sewing "Ultrasuede". Tips on working with plaids. How to sew with plaids and stripes. Special tips on laying out the pattern. Tips on sewing with suede. How to sew clothing from quilted fabric. Special treatment for ten Simplicity pattern. How to make tucks and pleats before cutting out pattern pieces. Tips on cutting and sewing handwoven fabric. Classy corners. How to sew a good mitered corner. Methods of reinforcements for hand-sewn garments described. A step-by-step photo description of how to make gathers. A few tricks that will speed sewing projects. (1) Turning tubing for button loops using an ordinary stout needle. (2) Making a professional-looking hem by machine. (3) Ditch stitching neck, facings, cuffs, etc. (4) How to turn a corner precisely when topstitching. How to sew with fur fabric. How to make your own patchwork bias binding. Stripe-tucking. Includes tips on fabric choice and the amount of yardage required. Also includes directions for pinning the strips to be tucked to eliminate the need to baste. Tips on how to get the look of French hand sewing. An introduction to stripe shirring. Tips on how to sew "faced" shapes. How to stitch manipulated tucks in striped fabric to create unique surface treatments. Sixteenth-century sewing technique called "flashing" is used to make pillows, a Yule stocking and a vest. Five layers of fabric are stitched together in a grid and then slashed through the top four layers. When the fabric is washed, the cut edges open like flower petals. Tip: How to insert multiple rows of elastic through adjacent casings. Tip: An easy way to make a fabric bias tube. Sewing with silk. Guidelines on buying and preparing silk fabric and constructing the garment. Emphasizes interfacings, seams, bulky areas, pockets, zippers, buttons, buttonholes, and hems. Tip: Basting down both edges of seam allowances in a casing makes it easier to pull through elastic. Tip: A way to cut bias strips that is less confusing than continuous-strip methods. Plain sewing. A look at 18th-century techniques of durable and careful construction and the near elimination of waste fabric when laying out a garment pattern. Includes layout plans for a linen shift, a woman's undergarment or nightgown with scoop neck, sleeves that cover the elbows and a gored skirt. Tips from a tailor on pressing and shaping garments during sewing. Tip: An easy way to turn spaghetti straps using a bobby pin. Preparing fabric for sewing. Explains the reasons for preshrinking and pressing and gives specific advice for all common fabric types. Handsewing stitches. Guidelines on which to use when and instructions for basting stitches, hemstitches, backstitches and tacking stitches. Tip for marking and sewing intricate shapes on knits. Tip: An easy way to make spaghetti straps and trims out of tricot knits. Use a zigzag stitch to gather netting evenly. Several tips for sewing Ultrasuede and Facile. Sewing with knit fabrics. State-of-the-art techniques for zigzag machines and sergers. Summarizes stretch stitches to use for knits, pattern layout, cutting and marking. Also offers tips on interfacing and pressing, selection of needles and thread, pattern selection, seams and hem finishes. Explains how to install a center-back zipper that looks hand-inserted, to make button loops and buttonholes. Suggestions on sewing techniques that make it easier for a seamstress with arthritis. Suggests features to look for when selecting patterns that makes clothes easy to get into and out of. Covers tool selection, workspace, fabric selection, use of fusibles, and fasteners. Tip: Use a ballpoint sewing-machine needle to pick up stitches for removal. How to sew with elasticized knit (spandex) fabrics. Tips on fabric and pattern selection, and on sewing and finishing techniques. Insert describes techniques for creating stretchability in ordinary lightweight fabrics. Tip: How to sew sharp points. Tip for avoiding the problem of yarn catching in a machine's feed dogs when machine-stitching knitted garments. Heirloom sewing. How to use sergers and sewing machines with zigzag stitches to make garments from fine, translucent fabrics that feature lots of lace and trims. Advice on materials and project design. Techniques covered include joining fabric to flat lace or entredeux, lace insertion, pintucks and gathering. How to pin-tuck with the buttonhole foot on a zigzag sewing machine. Couture pillow projects that teach sewing techniques. Suggestions for planning and making patternmaking and instructions for ruffling, gathering, ruching, piping, making bias strips and pleating. Tip explains how to produce a straight stitch with some built-in stretch. Tip describes how to make easy belt loops from sewing thread. Tip on how to hide thread ends and bury snags. Tip on how to mark corners when piecing odd shapes by machine. A technique for accurate topstitching near edges. Sewing without pins. A description of the techniques. Tip describes a method of sewing darts for sheer fabric or just a clean look. Tip tells how to preserve pattern notches when using a serger. Tip on how to use contour drafting tape to mark a guideline for serging curved shapes. The joys of French handsewing. A guide to hand stitches that preserve the drape of fine fabrics and delicate laces. Includes instructions for creating a heirloom pillow that combines delicate fabric and lace, and uses handsewing techniques of rolling and whipping edges, and gathering a puffing strip. Tip shows how to use twill tape as a gathering guide. Preparing fabric for sewing. How to find and straighten the grain of woven and knit yardage. Tip suggests technique for topstitching ends invisibly. Taming bias. Strategies for handling the unruly off-grain. An explanation of the bias and how to locate it. How to lay out patterns and stitch bias seams to prevent stretching. Two tips on making hard-to-sew fabric (vinyl upholstery material and fabric with foam rubber backing) easier to sew. Tip on reinforcing inset corners so they are neater and stronger. On serging knits. How to set thread tensions and match the stitch to the fabric. An explanation of a taut sewing technique for use with sewing machines. Tip shows how to rip a serger stitch without leaving little thread ends. Tips on sewing with soft, slippery, sheer fabrics such as chiffons or georgettes. Sewing a perfect point. A stitching guide, some turning tools and helpful hints to producing accurate corners on collars, pocket flaps, lapels, etc. Tips on how to use the stitching-in-the-ditch technique. Mastering the art of the straight stitch. How to analyze stitch problems, select the correct stitch length and tips to give better results with some specific stitches. How to baste slippery, stretchy fabrics quickly and securely. Hand and machine sewing tips for a person with vision problems. Secrets of precision sewing. How to measure the settings on a sewing machine to keep stitching straight and true. How to use stay tapes to stabilize areas of a garment that tend to stretch. Tip explains a system for marking darts using self-stick labels. Tip describes how to pivot heavy fabric on a sewing machine without bending the needle or stretching the needlehole. Guidelines for gathering a large area of fabric into a smaller area. How to create mock ribbing from any regular knit fabric using a double needle and a pintucking foot on a sewing machine. Operation ravel control. A collection of techniques and guidelines for working with loosely woven fabrics. Tip on how to use a double needle to speed gathering. The cloth with no wrong side. How to sew with double cloth. Advice on seams, buttonholes, pockets and hems. A technique for marking hems, seam allowances, trim placement and fold lines. A technique to get a knot that really holds when hand stitching. A primer on sewing knit fabrics to make garments that look like ready-to-wear. Advice on pattern choices, construction options, mitering corners, edge finishes, hems and shoulder pads. Sketch shows how to change a jewel-neck pattern to a cowl-neck tunic with vents. Tip on double pinning to keep layers from shifting when sewing bulky fabrics. Tip on how to hold cutting and stitching templates in place. Bias 101. Techniques for sewing bias-cut garments. Advice on fabric choices, how to adapt a pattern for a change of grainline from straight to bias and how to estimate yardage needs. Tips on seaming, removing excess stretch and finishing neck and armhole edges with binding or piping. Tip on making elastic tailor's tacks. A guide to staystitching. What it is, where it is needed and how to get the best results. Sewing less is more. A look at designer Loes Hinse's minimalist approach. Technique for pinless sewing, the use of drapey, soft fabrics and the avoidance of pressing. Designer tacks. Hand stitches to anchor and reinforce parts of a garment and give it a couture touch. Instructions for making plain, chain, French, arrowhead, crow's-foot, bow and bar tacks. How darts build shape into a garment. Advice on accurate transfer from pattern to fabric, stitching and pressing perfect darts, tips on altering a dart's shape. Tools for topstitching. A guide to selecting the best thread, needle and presser foot for the job. Twenty ways to improve your sewing. Primciples that streamline your work and enhance its quality. Sew velvet fearlessly. How to use a single-layer nap layout, basting and a few key guidelines to tame this lush but slippery fabric. Includes tips on lining, seams, hems and adapting closures and pockets for velvet. Wool gauze. An introduction to the fabric and how to sew with it. Includes a guide to seam and waist finishes that minimize bulk and raveling. Tip shows how to pin fabric so pins can be stitched over smoothly by machine. How to turn a small tube of fabric when you don't have a set of turners. How to design clothes sewn from sheer fabrics. An introduction to various fabrics, combining them, lining, layering, seams, construction and care tips. Clever dart tricks. How to get smooth dart points and press dart seams completely flat. Adjusting bodice patterns. | |||||||||
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