The New Sewing Essentials

Informationen zum Autor The editors of Creative Publishing international have created dozens of the best-selling books on home improvement, landscaping, home decorating, sewing, crafting, hunting and fishing, and photography. All books are exhaustively researched, written, photographed, and edited by veteran staff members with years of experience in their areas of expertise. Klappentext The number-1 requested sewing book just got better Ideal for sewing enthusiasts of all skill levels, this book uses photos and clearly written text to demonstrate all the basic sewing techniques needed for sewing clothes and home decor items."" Zusammenfassung The number-1 requested sewing book just got better Ideal for sewing enthusiasts of all skill levels! this book uses photos and clearly written text to demonstrate all the basic sewing techniques needed for sewing clothes and home décor items. Inhaltsverzeichnis How To Use This Bookequipment The Sewing Machine Creating the Perfect Stitch Machine Accessories for Special Tasks Essential Equipment Hand-Sewing Equipment Marking Tools Measuring Tools Cutting Tools Pressing Tools 20 Special Equipment getting started The Pattern The Pattern Envelope Inside the Pattern The Pattern Pieces Adjusting the Pattern Length Fabric Essentials Easy-to-Sew Fabrics Handling Special Fabrics Interfacing Notions Layout, Cutting, and Marking Understanding Grain Preparing the Fabric Laying Out the Pattern Laying Out Plaids and Stripes Placement Tips Laying Out Directional Fabrics Cutting Tips Marking Tips sewing techniques Hand Stitching Machine-Stitching Tips Seams Seam Finishes Bound Seam Finishes Encased Seams Topstitched Seams Eased Seams Curved Seams Stretch Seams Building in Shape Darts, Gathers, Pleats, and Tucks Darts Gathers Gathering with Elastic Pleats and Tucks Outer Edges Facings Waistbands Hems Easy Edges Lining Closures Choosing the Method Hooks and Eyes Buttonholes Machine-made Buttonholes Buttons Snaps Zippers Index...

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The editors of Creative Publishing international have created dozens of the best-selling books on home improvement, landscaping, home decorating, sewing, crafting, hunting and fishing, and photography. All books are exhaustively researched, written, photographed, and edited by veteran staff members with years of experience in their areas of expertise.

Klappentext

The number-1 requested sewing book just got better Ideal for sewing enthusiasts of all skill levels, this book uses photos and clearly written text to demonstrate all the basic sewing techniques needed for sewing clothes and home decor items.""

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How To Use This Book

equipment
The Sewing Machine
Creating the Perfect Stitch
Machine Accessories for Special Tasks
Essential Equipment
Hand-Sewing Equipment
Marking Tools
Measuring Tools
Cutting Tools
Pressing Tools 20
Special Equipment
 
getting started
The Pattern
The Pattern Envelope
Inside the Pattern
The Pattern Pieces
Adjusting the Pattern Length
Fabric Essentials
Easy-to-Sew Fabrics
Handling Special Fabrics
Interfacing
Notions
Layout, Cutting, and Marking
Understanding Grain
Preparing the Fabric
Laying Out the Pattern
Laying Out Plaids and Stripes
Placement Tips
Laying Out Directional Fabrics
Cutting Tips
Marking Tips
 
sewing techniques
Hand Stitching
Machine-Stitching Tips
Seams
Seam Finishes
Bound Seam Finishes
Encased Seams
Topstitched Seams
Eased Seams
Curved Seams
Stretch Seams
Building in Shape
Darts, Gathers, Pleats, and Tucks
Darts
Gathers
Gathering with Elastic
Pleats and Tucks
Outer Edges
Facings
Waistbands
Hems
Easy Edges
Lining
Closures
Choosing the Method
Hooks and Eyes
Buttonholes
Machine-made Buttonholes
Buttons
Snaps
Zippers
 
Index