How to Sew a Button

Author: Erin Bried
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345518756
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 306

Book Description
Waste not, want not. This crafty guide perfect for anyone looking to enjoy the simple pleasures of life. Nowadays, many of us “outsource” basic tasks. Food is instant, ready-made, and processed with unhealthy additives. Dry cleaners press shirts, delivery guys bring pizza, gardeners tend flowers, and, yes, tailors sew on those pesky buttons. But life can be much simpler, sweeter, and richer–and a lot more fun, too! As your grandmother might say, now is not the time to be careless with your money, and it actually pays to learn how to do things yourself! Practical and empowering, How to Sew a Button collects the treasured wisdom of nanas, bubbies, and grandmas from all across the country–as well as modern-day experts–and shares more than one hundred step-by-step essential tips for cooking, cleaning, gardening, and entertaining, including how to • polish your image by shining your own shoes • grow your own vegetables (and stash your bounty for the winter) • sweeten your day by making your own jam • use baking soda and vinegar to clean your house without toxic chemicals • feel beautiful by perfecting your posture • roll your own piecrust and find a slice of heaven • fold a fitted sheet to crisp perfection • waltz without stepping on any toes Complete with helpful illustrations and brimming with nostalgic charm, How to Sew a Button provides calm and comfort in uncertain times. By doing things yourself, with care and attention, you and your loved ones will feel the pleasing rewards of a job well done.

Sew Very Easy Quilt Favorites

Author: Laura Coia
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1617459267
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 67

Book Description
Learn quilting basics from a YouTube sensation and practice your skills with 12 fun projects suitable for all skill levels. Her instructional videos have inspired thousands to start sewing. Now for the first time, sew-lebrity Laura Coia shares written patterns for the most loved video tutorials on her “Sew Very Easy” YouTube channel! Learn the basics of quilt making, from cutting and pressing to borders and finishing. Then practice your skills with a dozen beautiful projects—quilts you’ll come back to time and time again—all suitable for beginners and beyond.

Love at First Stitch

Author: Tilly Walnes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781849493659
Category : Dressmaking
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
Love at First Stitch gives you all the know-how you need to start making the dresses of your dreams. Written for novice stitchers, Tilly Walnes demystifies dressmaking for the generations that have never been taught to sew. This book presents the core sewing basics in an informal style, with Tilly's friendly and encouraging voice cheering the reader on throughout.

Doll Dress Boutique

Author: Erin Hentzel
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1617456705
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 99

Book Description
More than forty frock designs for your (or your little one’s) doll collection! Classic A-lines, sleeveless summer dresses, and party frocks—learn to sew eighteen-inch doll dresses for every occasion. This huge collection of over forty miniature dress designs includes twenty-eight complete dress patterns, plus thirteen bonus looks created from mix-and-match elements. Plenty of sewing tutorials are included, along with beautiful photography of the stylish dresses. With princess seams, pretty pockets, and a variety of necklines, dressing up your doll has never been so much fun!

Shirtmaking

Author: David Page Coffin
Publisher: Taunton Press
ISBN: 9781561582648
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
Author Page draws on twenty years of shirtmaking experience to share the construction secrets of garments from the world's finest shirtmakers, using simple tools and techniques any sewer can acquire.

Sew Buttons on Your Underwear

Author: Cathy Sue Carpenter
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 059544654X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 70

Book Description
A quirky look at the everyday quips moms tell their children, Sew Buttons On Your Underwear is a delightful romp through one girl's experience growing up in Chicago. Cathy Sue Carpenter chronicles her mother's wit and wisdom with a smart, contemporary point of view. This wonderful collection of motherly antidotes is whimsically illustrated by Janet Arvia. And adorned with personal photos from a memorable era. Sew Buttons On Your Underwear is a nostalgic look the `70's before the internet and video games influenced children. Every page is another nugget of insight as only a mother could deliver. No mater where you grew up, there was a mother who softly uttered. "Sew Buttons On Your Underwear."

A Year of Techniques

Author: Arnall-Culliford Knitwear
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781999785901
Category : Knitting
Languages : en
Pages : 116

Book Description
A year of techniques takes you on a journey to develop your knitting skills. Each month includes a beautiful design from one of the world's best knitting designers, alongside a tutorial to teach you something new. Whether you've been knitting for five minutes, five years or five decades, there's always something new to learn.

Sew Caroline Weekend Style

Author: Caroline Hulse
Publisher: Fons & Porter Books
ISBN: 9781440246494
Category : Machine sewing
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
"Includes a CD-ROM with PDF patterns"--Back cover.

Sew Over It

Author: Lisa Comfort
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 009194709X
Category : Machine sewing
Languages : en
Pages : 162

Book Description
Expert crafter, Lisa Comfort shares the secrets of her sewing passion. She guides you through all the basics of sewing by hand and machine, as well as providing you with the skills you need to follow her simple but stylish projects.

Sewing Tips & Trade Secrets

Author: Threads Magazine
Publisher: Taunton
ISBN: 9781561581092
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 121

Book Description
Featuring hundreds of instantly useful sewing ideas, techniques and methods for sewers of every skill level, these arecreative answers to sewing problems b y Threads readers that ensure easier, faster and better sewing for everyone. Among the tips and tricks are improved ways to work with sewing machines and sergers, machine stitching for trimming and finishing, and more.