Me and My Sewing Machine

Author: Kate Haxell
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607052342
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 133

Book Description
This jargon-free, fully illustrated guide to using your sewing machine explains essential techniques and offers easy projects for getting started. Straightforward and accessible, Me and My Sewing Machine contains everything you need to know to get the most out of your sewing machine. There are no intimidating specialty techniques, painstaking procedures, or complicated methods. Instead you will find easy-to-understand, practical and decorative techniques that make sewing simple, even if you have never used a machine before. Author and professional crafter Kate Haxell shares clever tips and shortcuts, as well as advice on when you can use these speedy methods and when it really is better to do something the traditional way. Everything is illustrated with step-by-step photography and finished samples. Haxell also includes easy sewing projects that are simple without skimping on style.

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.

My First Sewing MacHine - Fashion School. Learn to Sew

Author: Alison McNicol
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781908707055
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 46

Book Description
Demonstrates the parts of a sewing machine, threading the machine, turning corners, lock stitches, skills for clothing construction and easy clothes to make.

Me & My Sewing Adventure

Author: Kate Haxell
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607058774
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
Follow-up to the best seller Me & My Sewing Machine! • Advance your skills in garment, home dec, and accessory sewing with this practical teaching guide • Simple (foolproof!) instructions and helpful photographs make it easy to learn challenging techniques • Bonus! 6 projects put the lessons to work After learning the basics in Me & My Sewing Machine, it’s now time to graduate to more sophisticated techniques in this follow-up book, Me & My Sewing Adventure. With her characteristic clarity and easy-to-follow instructions, author Kate Haxell guides you through the challenges and nuances of professional finishes, fabric manipulation, specialty seams, pattern construction, and much more. Once you master these skills, you’ll approach any sewing endeavor with a newfound confidence and ease. The book also includes an inspiring historical overview of vintage machines to complete your sewing education.

My First Sewing Machine Book

Author: Alison McNicol
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781908707000
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
Demonstrates the parts of a sewing machine, threading the machine, safety and provides some easy projects to make.

A Capitalist Romance

Author: Ruth Brandon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 282

Book Description

Ultimate Illustrated Guide to Sewing Clothes

Author: Joi Mahon
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607659115
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 744

Book Description
· A complete manual on how to sew clothes that details the processes and techniques · Filled with expert instruction on sewing, tailoring, making alterations, finishing, detailing, and more · Includes slopers so you can tailor your pieces for every body type · Also includes valuable guidance on crucial techniques, from how to install a zipper and use notions to getting a good fit from any sewing pattern · Features a bonus tutorial on how to make pants and fit material · Author Joi Mahon is an award-winning designer, instructor, licensed pattern designer, and creator of Joi’s Perfect Pattern and Fit Club

My First Sewing Machine Book

Author: Emma Hardy
Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small
ISBN: 1800650620
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 430

Book Description
With 35 projects that you'll love to make and a helpful techniques section, this book will teach you all about sewing machines. Start out with Clothes and Accessories, where you can make a felt collar and cosy scarf, as well as a pretty skirt.

Sewing Happiness

Author: Sanae Ishida
Publisher: Sasquatch Books
ISBN: 1570619964
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
Create Pinterest-worthy clothing, accessories, and more with this how-to guide and memoir featuring 20 meditative sewing projects, plus inspiring stories that promote creativity, happiness, and fulfillment. When Sanae Ishida was diagnosed with a chronic illness and lost her corporate job, she felt like her whole life was falling apart. Inspired to succeed at just one thing, Ishida vowed to sew all of her daughter’s clothes—and most of her own—for one full year. In Sewing Happiness, Ishida recounts her incredible journey, reflecting on how sewing helped her survive such a difficult time in her life. Sewing Happiness features twenty simple sewing projects (with variations) organized by season and tied together with a thread of memoir that tells the story Ishida’s unexpected transformation and how sewing brought her profound happiness. Each seasonal project—from Japanese-inspired home goods to children’s and women’s clothing—is specially designed to promote health, creativity, and relationships and to provide gentle inspiration to live your best life. Complete with photos and easy-to-follow steps, Sewing Happiness is at once a guide to the craft of sewing and a guide to enjoying life in all its beautiful imperfections.

My First Machine Sewing Book

Author: Winky Cherry
Publisher: My First Sewing Book Kit
ISBN: 9780935278880
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Children are introduced to the sewing machine and basic sewing concepts.