The Sewing Answer Book

Author: Barbara Weiland Talbert
Publisher: Storey Publishing
ISBN: 1603425438
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 433

Book Description
The Craft Answer Book Collection Counter Display 12-Copy contains: 3 X The Sewing Answer Book 9781603425438 3 X The Crochet Answer Book 9781580175982 3 X The Knitting Answer Book 9781580175999 3 X The Quilting Answer Book 9781603421447

Sewing Solutions

Author: Nicole Vasbinder
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1620337312
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 362

Book Description
Even the best sewists will encounter problems, snags, and little glitches in their work. Expert sewist and author Nicole Vasbinder's Sewing Solutions is an indispensable reference filled with invaluable advice you can trust. Organized by stages, you'll find: • Detailed advice for the sewing process, including pros and cons, and basic considerations of working in each step. • An easy-to-follow layout providing basic information as well as step-by-step techniques for making bias tape, sewing trims, buttonholes, zippers, hems, and more. • Easy-tonavigate color-coded cross-references available for quick referencing. • Troubleshooting tips that advise how to deal with every sewing situation. Whether choosing the right tools, reading patterns correctly, or everything in between, Sewing Solutions will prove to be an essential sewing companion.

The Sewing Answer Book

Author: Barbara Weiland Talbert
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1603423788
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 433

Book Description
This informative and encouraging guide offers proven solutions to all of your most stubborn sewing problems. With a question-and-answer format that makes it easy to find what you need, Barbara Weiland Talbert includes tips on selecting the perfect patterns, choosing the right size needles, comparing seam types, and much more. No matter your sewing experience or whether you prefer to use a machine or sew by hand, The Sewing Answer Book will help you hone your skills while inspiring you to try new and exciting techniques.

Threads Sewing Guide

Author: Editors of Threads
Publisher: Taunton Press
ISBN: 1600851444
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 373

Book Description
Presents an introduction to basic sewing techniques, covering such topics as fabric, patterns, seams, cutting, hems, and surface embellishment.

Sewing Patterns

Author: Sophie English
Publisher: Chartwell Books
ISBN: 9780785834021
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Got a sewing pattern problem you can't solve? Curious to know more about a specific technique? Want to know how to adjust a pattern to your needs? Sewing Patterns 200 Questions & Answers will come to your rescue, answering 200 questions that cover a wide variety of sewing pattern topics.

The Sewing Machine

Author: Natalie Fergie
Publisher: Unbound Publishing
ISBN: 1911586246
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384

Book Description
Over 100,000 copies sold 'A tapestry of strong characters and accomplished writing' Herald Scotland It is 1911, and Jean is about to join the mass strike at the Singer factory. For her, nothing will be the same again. Decades later, in Edinburgh, Connie sews coded moments of her life into a notebook, as her mother did before her. More than a hundred years after his grandmother’s sewing machine was made, Fred discovers a treasure trove of documents. His family history is laid out before him in a patchwork of unfamiliar handwriting and colourful seams. He starts to unpick the secrets of four generations, one stitch at a time.

The Complete Book of Sewing

Author: Chris Jeffreys
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9780789496584
Category : Dressmaking
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Packed 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.

The Crochet Answer Book

Author: Edie Eckman
Publisher: Storey Publishing
ISBN: 1580175988
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 321

Book Description
Offers solutions to common crocheting dilemmas, including selecting the appropriate hook and yarn for a project, getting started in the round or flat, and maneuvering around corners and other difficult spots.

Sewing Patterns 200 Q & A

Author: Sophie English
Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing
ISBN: 9780764164538
Category : Clothing and dress measurements
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Brand-new in Barron's growing series of Q&A needlecraft books, this title answers the most frequently-asked questions pertaining to the basics of sewing. A helpful guide for both beginners and experienced sewing enthusiasts, Sewing: 200 Q&A describes-- Choosing patterns Needles, threads, and sewing equipment Taking measurements Laying out and cutting cloth Stitching seams Making your own patterns Using a sewing machine, and much more. The questions and answers are complemented with approximately 100 instructive color photos and illustrations.

SEW . . . The Garment-Making Book of Knowledge

Author: Barbara Emodi
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1617456055
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
Experienced sewing instructor and blogger Barbara Emodi shares her sewing wisdom to help readers get started, get started back up, or hone their existing garment-sewing skills. Not a sewing reference book as much as a book of experience, this is a book that will make a novice sewist say, “Oh, so that’s why you do that,” make a practiced sewist think, “Now that’s a neat trick,” and make a very experienced sewist smile and say, “That is sooo true!” Take advantage of her thoughts, tips, and tricks on the benefits of sewing, the importance of fit, basic techniques, available tools, patterns, and materials, and so much more. • Droll, well-informed, readable, interesting, and useful— the how-to book of sewing wisdom you always wanted • Get the inside scoop on sizing and alteration, patternless sewing, what to sew and what to buy, and many other topics, with mini lessons sprinkled throughout • Tips and ideas on choosing and using the best fabric, gear, and sewing machines