Author: Sandra Betzina Publisher: Taunton Press ISBN: 9781631868412 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 0
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"All new fabric savvy takes the guesswork out of choosing the best fabric for any sewing project. Each of the 107 fabrics features detailed information on laying out, marking, and cutting the fabric; choosing the best thread, needle, stitch length, and presser foot; pressing; finish details; and more"--Back cover.
Author: Sandra Betzina Publisher: Taunton ISBN: 9781561586622 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 0
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A new edition of the best-selling fabric guide includes all-new updated information on the selection of the best fabrics for a variety of projects and how to make the most of them, including new tips and more than three hundred color photographs.
Author: Claire Shaeffer Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1440220336 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 420
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Fabric Basics at Your Fingertips Have you ever wished you could call an expert and ask for a five-minute explanation on the particulars of a fabric you are sewing? Claire Shaeffer provides this key information for 88 of today's most popular fabrics. In this handy, easy-to-follow reference, she guides you through all the basics while providing hints, tips, and suggestions base don her 20-plus years as a college instructor, pattern designers, and author. In each concise chapter, Claire shares fabric facts, design ideas, workroom secrets, and her sewing checklist, as well as her sewability classification to advice you on the difficulty of sewing each fabric. Color photographs offer further ideas. The succeeding sections offer sewing techniques and advice on needles, threads, stabilizers, and interfacings. Claire's unique fabric/fiber dictionary cross-reference over 600 additional fabrics. An invaluable reference for any one who sews, Sew Any Fabric provides practical, clear information for novices and inspiration for more experienced sewers who are looking for new ideas and techniques.
Author: Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 1501314955 Category : Languages : en Pages :
Author: Sanae Ishida Publisher: Sasquatch Books ISBN: 1632172828 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 292
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Learn to sew beautiful, simple handmade clothes and begin a journey to loving the body you have. Draft patterns and sew clothes that fit your unique body! In this garment-making primer, sewing is an act of radical kindness and self-care. Learning to sew for yourself enables you to make exactly the kinds of clothes you want, and empowers you to solve the fit issues that come with buying commercial clothing designed to fit one "ideal" body type. Sanae Ishida, author of the award-winning Sewing Happiness, guides you through the process with her inspiring personal story and gentle instruction in the simple art of pattern-making and garment sewing. Create a complete capsule wardrobe of tops, bottoms, dresses, tunics, and outerwear. Each of the 15 projects (including variations) is designed to look good on a wide variety of body types—they're fashionable yet timeless, and let you move with ease. Every pattern is self-drafted (no printed pattern sheets here—you will learn to draft and customize basic shapes to your own body measurements for a comfortable fit). Patternmaking has never been easier than in this intuitive, fully illustrated book. Includes: Lookbook with photographs of the projects on diverse models Primer on basic sewing, pattern drafting (slopers and muslins), and fitting Step-by-step illustrated instructions for all 15 projects and variations Heartwarming personal essay on the author's journey to body positivity
Author: Meg Cox Publisher: Workman Publishing ISBN: 9780761138815 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 628
Book Description
The Bee-all and End-all: The complete quilter's companion and essential resource, jam-packed with information, supplies, expert interviews, techniques, community, and inspiration. All the tools of the trade: rotary cutters, sewing machines, longarms, anddesign software; fabulous fabrics and where to find them; and if you're just starting out, everything that belongs in a quilting basket. The online world made manageable with a guide to the most useful blogs, websites, e-mail lists, free patterns, and podcasts. National and regional shows, guilds, and the best retreats and quilt museums. Batting parties, tutorials on fabric dying, and a breezy history of the quilt boom. Profiles of twenty top teachers-including television's Ricky Tims and Alex Anderson, Esterita Austin and her award-winning landscape quilts, and Ruth B. McDowell, known for her bravura technique. This is a book to help every quilter deepen and grow-keep it as close by as your stash of fat quarters -Cover.
Author: Ingrid Johnson Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 1628926589 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 400
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With an easy to use loose-leaf / binder format and vibrant, color photographs,Fabric Science shows the creative application of textiles in fashion and interior design. The companionFabric Science Swatch Kit, 11th Edition (9781628926576), which includes 114 fabric swatches aligned with this text, gives students hands-on experience with textile fibers, yarns, fabrications, dyes, prints, and finishes--providing a complete package for understanding textiles. The eleventh edition to meet the needs of both students and professionals in the textile, fashion, and related industries seeking an introduction to textiles. Johnson and Sarkar provide readers with a comprehensive text about the design, structure, and application of textiles with an emphasis on fashion and home goods. The range of information is exceptionally broad, and includes basic fiber makeup, fiber innovation, the formation of fabrics, quality issues, and laws that regulate textiles; updated topics include environmental responsibility, nanotechnology and innovations in industrial textiles and career opportunities in design, production, marketing, merchandising, apparel and home products. Key Features ~New Business of Textiles features focus on textile applications within the industry, ranging from Novelty Yarns in Chanel Suits; Wearable Apparel Technology; to Green Dry Cleaning. ~20% new photographs and more than 250 color photos and illustrations througout the text ~Chapter objectives, key terms, study questions and assignments reinforce concepts and application ~Swatch Key at the start of each chapter identifies examples in the companion Fabric Science Swatch Kit, 11th Edition (9781628926576) to understand chapter content and complete chapter assignments Instructor's Guide, Test Bank and PowerPoint presentation available.
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