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Sew step by step : how to use your sewing machine to make, mend, and customize / Alison Smith.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : London : Dorling Kindersley, 2020Edition: American editionDescription: 224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781465492135
  • 1465492135
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 646.2044 SMI 23
Contents:
Sewing equipment -- Fabrics -- Stitch essentials -- Patterns -- Gathers, ruffles, tucks, darts and pleats -- Hems and edges -- Fastenings -- Pockets -- Waistlines, belts, and tie-backs -- Facings and necklines -- Collars -- Sleeves and sleeve finishes -- Decorative techniques.
Summary: If you've never used a sewing machine before, or if you want to refresh your skills, Sew Step by Step gives you the essentials. Taking you through the basics, including the features of a sewing machine and the qualities of different fabrics, this simple handbook will soon have you making and mending your own clothes and home furnishings.
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Standard Loan LSAD Library Main Collection 646.2044 SMI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39002100693531

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Need to learn how to shorten a hemline? Eager to make some cushion covers or a simple tunic dress? Sew Step by Step will come to your rescue.

Packed with more than 200 easy-to-follow techniques, from sewing on a button to personalizing a garment, Sew Step by Step brings these traditional, practical, and artistic crafts up to date with advice on contemporary styles and new materials, introducing these immensely satisfying skills to a whole new generation.

Includes index.

Sewing equipment -- Fabrics -- Stitch essentials -- Patterns -- Gathers, ruffles, tucks, darts and pleats -- Hems and edges -- Fastenings -- Pockets -- Waistlines, belts, and tie-backs -- Facings and necklines -- Collars -- Sleeves and sleeve finishes -- Decorative techniques.

If you've never used a sewing machine before, or if you want to refresh your skills, Sew Step by Step gives you the essentials. Taking you through the basics, including the features of a sewing machine and the qualities of different fabrics, this simple handbook will soon have you making and mending your own clothes and home furnishings.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction (p. 6)
  • Sewing Equipment (p. 8)
  • Basic sewing kit (p. 10)
  • Cutting tools (p. 12)
  • Measuring tools and marking aids (p. 14)
  • Useful extras (p. 16)
  • Pressing aids (p. 17)
  • Notions (p. 18)
  • Threads (p. 20)
  • Needles and pins (p. 22)
  • Sewing machine (p. 24)
  • Fabrics (p. 28)
  • Interfacings (p. 44)
  • Stitch Essentials (p. 46)
  • Hand sewing (p. 48)
  • Machine sewing and seams (p. 52)
  • Reducing seam bulk (p. 61)
  • Patterns (p. 64)
  • Reading patterns (p. 66)
  • Body measuring (p. 68)
  • Cutting out (p. 70)
  • Gathers, Ruffles, Tucks, Darts, and Pleats (p. 80)
  • Gathers (p. 82)
  • Ruffles (p. 85)
  • Tucks (p. 90)
  • Darts (p. 94)
  • Pleats (p. 98)
  • Hems and Edges (p. 105)
  • Hems and edges (p. 106)
  • Fastenings (p. 118)
  • Buttons (p. 120)
  • Buttonholes (p. 124)
  • Button loops (p. 127)
  • Other fastenings (p. 129)
  • Zippers (p. 133)
  • Pockets (p. 140)
  • Pockets (p. 142)
  • Waistlines, Belts, and Tie-Backs (p. 150)
  • Waistlines (p. 152)
  • Belts and tie-backs (p. 162)
  • Facings and Necklines (p. 168)
  • Facings and necklines (p. 170)
  • Collars (p. 180)
  • Collars (p. 182)
  • Sleeves and Sleeve Finishes (p. 188)
  • Sleeves (p. 190)
  • Sleeve edge finishes (p. 195)
  • Cuffs and openings (p. 200)
  • Decorative Techniques (p. 208)
  • Finishing techniques (p. 210)
  • Glossary (p. 214)
  • Index (p. 219)
  • Acknowledgments (p. 223)
  • About the author (p. 224)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

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