Sewing Solutions

Sewing Solutions
Author: Nicole Vasbinder
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2012-01-07
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1620337312

Even the best sewists will encounter problems, snags, and little glitches in their work. Expert sewist and author Nicole Vasbinder's Sewing Solutions is an indispensable reference filled with invaluable advice you can trust. Organized by stages, you'll find: • Detailed advice for the sewing process, including pros and cons, and basic considerations of working in each step. • An easy-to-follow layout providing basic information as well as step-by-step techniques for making bias tape, sewing trims, buttonholes, zippers, hems, and more. • Easy-tonavigate color-coded cross-references available for quick referencing. • Troubleshooting tips that advise how to deal with every sewing situation. Whether choosing the right tools, reading patterns correctly, or everything in between, Sewing Solutions will prove to be an essential sewing companion.

The Sewing Answer Book

The Sewing Answer Book
Author: Barbara Weiland Talbert
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2010-07-23
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1603423788

This informative and encouraging guide offers proven solutions to all of your most stubborn sewing problems. With a question-and-answer format that makes it easy to find what you need, Barbara Weiland Talbert includes tips on selecting the perfect patterns, choosing the right size needles, comparing seam types, and much more. No matter your sewing experience or whether you prefer to use a machine or sew by hand, The Sewing Answer Book will help you hone your skills while inspiring you to try new and exciting techniques.

The Sewing Answer Book

The Sewing Answer Book
Author: Barbara Weiland Talbert
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1603425438

The Craft Answer Book Collection Counter Display 12-Copy contains: 3 X The Sewing Answer Book 9781603425438 3 X The Crochet Answer Book 9781580175982 3 X The Knitting Answer Book 9781580175999 3 X The Quilting Answer Book 9781603421447

Sewing Patterns

Sewing Patterns
Author: Sophie English
Publisher: Chartwell Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-02-03
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780785834021

Got a sewing pattern problem you can't solve? Curious to know more about a specific technique? Want to know how to adjust a pattern to your needs? Sewing Patterns 200 Questions & Answers will come to your rescue, answering 200 questions that cover a wide variety of sewing pattern topics.

The Sewing Machine

The Sewing Machine
Author: Natalie Fergie
Publisher: Unbound Publishing
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2017-04-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1911586246

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.

The Complete Book of Sewing

The Complete Book of Sewing
Author: Chris Jeffreys
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Dressmaking
ISBN: 9780789496584

Packed with computer-aided designs, information on new types of fabrics, and specially commissioned photos, this comprehensive guide maintains its original appeal, while enticing a whole new generation of readers.

SEW . . . The Garment-Making Book of Knowledge

SEW . . . The Garment-Making Book of Knowledge
Author: Barbara Emodi
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2018-05-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1617456055

Experienced sewing instructor and blogger Barbara Emodi shares her sewing wisdom to help readers get started, get started back up, or hone their existing garment-sewing skills. Not a sewing reference book as much as a book of experience, this is a book that will make a novice sewist say, “Oh, so that’s why you do that,” make a practiced sewist think, “Now that’s a neat trick,” and make a very experienced sewist smile and say, “That is sooo true!” Take advantage of her thoughts, tips, and tricks on the benefits of sewing, the importance of fit, basic techniques, available tools, patterns, and materials, and so much more. • Droll, well-informed, readable, interesting, and useful— the how-to book of sewing wisdom you always wanted • Get the inside scoop on sizing and alteration, patternless sewing, what to sew and what to buy, and many other topics, with mini lessons sprinkled throughout • Tips and ideas on choosing and using the best fabric, gear, and sewing machines

Sewing Patterns 200 Q & A

Sewing Patterns 200 Q & A
Author: Sophie English
Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Clothing and dress measurements
ISBN: 9780764164538

Brand-new in Barron's growing series of Q&A needlecraft books, this title answers the most frequently-asked questions pertaining to the basics of sewing. A helpful guide for both beginners and experienced sewing enthusiasts, Sewing: 200 Q&A describes-- Choosing patterns Needles, threads, and sewing equipment Taking measurements Laying out and cutting cloth Stitching seams Making your own patterns Using a sewing machine, and much more. The questions and answers are complemented with approximately 100 instructive color photos and illustrations.

How to Make a Quilt

How to Make a Quilt
Author: Barbara Weiland Talbert
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2014-09-06
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1612124097

With simple step-by-step instructions that require only basic sewing skills, Barbara Weiland Talbert shows you how to make your own beautiful and durable quilts. Taking you through the complete quilting process in an easy-to-follow sequence, Talbert shows you how to select a suitable design, choose the best fabric, cut shapes, piece together blocks, assemble the quilt top, and finish your project. You’ll quickly acquire the know-how and inspiration to create unique high-quality quilts that add a charming touch to your home.

Sewing Happiness

Sewing Happiness
Author: Sanae Ishida
Publisher: Sasquatch Books
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2016-04-19
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1570619964

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.