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Author
Publisher
Quarry Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Hand Sewing Magic is a modern, all-in-one guide for hand stitchers of all levels of skill and experience, and for all applications. In this unique guide book you will: Get an in-depth overview of essential tools and materials, including thread, needles, fabric, and other key supplies. Explore a comprehensive visual dictionary of 35 stitches plus dozens of variations, from basic mending to stylish decorative embellishment to unique art stitching. Discover...
Author
Publisher
Search Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Description
Full of practical advice to help you master all the features and applications of your overlocker (serger) and coverlocker, you will learn how to handle your machine using its more complex features and will soon be finishing hems like a professional sewer.Hem and finish all your garments and accessories like a professional! This practical and comprehensive book helps you master all the functions and applications of your overlocker and coverlocker,...
Author
Publisher
Landauer Publishing, an imprint of Fox Chapel Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Do you want to make your favorite clothes meaningful and give them new life? Are you intrigued by alternating stars and zigzag stripes? If so, join super-mender Erin Eggenburg as she shows you how to work over 50 fabulous stitch patterns for visible mending. An inspiring guide to eco-conscious, sustainable fashion, The Mending Directory offers 50 modern stitch patterns and sashiko visible mending designs to inspire you to repair your clothes in stylish...
Author
Publisher
Page Street Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Learn the historically proven stitches every seamster needs with beloved Historical Fashion YouTuber Bernadette Banner. Whether you are just getting started with sustainable fashion and need to alter your new secondhand finds, or you want an introduction to sewing techniques for making your own clothes, Bernadette Banner's signature voice will guide you through all the traditional stitches and techniques you need to extend the life of your favorite...
Author
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Black Girls Sew is a nonprofit organization committed to positively impacting its community through education in sewing, design, and entrepreneurship. Black Girls Sew is based in Brooklyn."--back cover.
"Black Girls Sew provides the tools, knowledge, and vocabulary to help young sewists take back their fashion narrative. Focusing primarily on basic sewing skills and design principals, Black Girls Sew helps readers learn to create one-of-a-kind...
Author
Language
English
Description
We all have that favorite pair of jeans -- no matter how baggy or worn they might become. In the movement against throw-away culture and fast fashion, learn how to pick up a needle and rediscover the forgotten techniques and the joy of mending. In Visible Mending, Arounna explores why we should mend, and how to mend a variety of different fabrics. Work through the illustrated step-by-step instructions that will demystify mending techniques and discover...
Author
Publisher
Laurence King Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Knowing how to sew will make you a better designer; you will learn what is possible, and be inspired by the creative possibilities of sewing techniques. In this book you will start by learning the basics: how to choose tools; how to choose and use thread; pressing techniques; and how to choose and use appropriate interfacings and linings. Basic techniques include seam and hem finishes, sewing buttons and buttonholes, working with knit fabrics and...
Author
Publisher
CICO Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Create 30 beautiful and useful projects with this essential guide to machine sewing. As well as being an invaluable skill and a relaxing hobby, machine sewing is a great way of being kind to the planet by upcycling scraps of fabric. Here, expert sewing teacher Angela Pressley shows you how to make 30 stunning accessories, garments, and home furnishings, each of which will help you to practice different techniques. Master topstitching, quilting, and...
Author
Publisher
Quadrille, an imprint of Hardie Grant Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Learning to sew your own clothes can be utterly life changing. Forget squeezing into ill-fitting garments which aren't to your taste, or struggling to find anything in your size -- once you can sew, you can make a whole closet of clothes, in any style or fabric, to fit your body. But, learning to sew can be intimidating if you've never picked up a needle, and even more so if you're not in the size range of a lot of beginner patterns or sewing books....
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Series
Publisher
C&T Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"This fantastic new resource offers all the information and techniques needed to begin or expand your bag making. Jessica walks sewists through creating bags including bag anatomy, different fabrics, structure, selecting and adding hardware, installing handbag zippers, and more, and 5 bag projects to get the reader started"--
Publisher
Reader's Digest, Trusted Media Brands
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
An indispensable volume for beginning and advanced sewers alike that guides readers through necessary equipment, techniques, fabrics and more. First published in 1978, Reader's Digest's popular Complete Guide to Sewing has become the standard stitch-and-seam reference book for both beginner and seasoned sewers. Now, Reader's Digest has refreshed this tried-and-true volume for the modern era, adapting it to current trends while preserving the comprehensive,...
17) Quilt as-you-go for scrap lovers: 12 fun projects; tips & techniques; color & piecing strategies
Author
Publisher
C&T Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Quilt as-you-go is the ultimate DIY sewing technique used to help make quilts uniquely your own. Along with the QAYG technique, there are color and piecing strategies and 12 fun projects included for quilters to utilize for making sensational scrappy quilts"--
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Let this book show you the pleasure of repairing, reinforcing and making beloved items using sashiko embroidery! Sashiko for Making and Mending shows you how to use sashiko stitching to mend rips, repair things like fraying cuffs and create original accessories that look fabulous. With this book, you'll be able to embrace the visible mending movement-the practice of repairing high quality items you already own instead of replacing them with cheaper...
Author
Publisher
CICO Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Hand sewing is a great way to practice mindfulness through craft. Laura Strutt has designed these 35 projects specially to develop your hand-sewing skills, but also to help you slow down, enjoy the moment, and appreciate the rewards of your work. Using a number of different techniques including visible mending, sashiko, embroidery, thread doodling, boro, and abstract embroidery, Laura shows you how to incorporate these methods into making something...
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Mending With Kids shows you how to take torn, stained and outgrown kids' clothes and make them better than before using a variety of simple techniques that you can actually do with your kids. This book is filled with helpful tips and techniques for patching, collage (with felt and fabrics), iron-ons, stenciling, darning, embroidery, hand-painting, and much more! Best of all, most of these techniques are easy enough for kids to join in and put their...
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