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| Getting to Know Your Sewing Machine | |
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| The Parts of a Sewing Machine | |
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| Sewing Machine Needles | |
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| Sewing Machine Options | |
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| The Manual | |
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| Setting Up Your Sewing Area | |
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| Basic Troubleshooting | |
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| Selecting and Using Sewing Tools | |
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| Measuring Tools | |
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| Cutting Tools | |
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| Thread | |
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| Hand-Sewing Needles | |
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| Straight Pins and Pincushions | |
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| Marking Tools and Seam Rippers | |
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| Ironing and Pressing | |
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| Fabrics | |
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| Beginner Fabric Choices | |
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| Fabric Characteristics | |
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| Test Fiber Content | |
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| How Fabric Is Sold | |
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| Find Bolt End Information | |
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| Prepare Fabric to Cut and Sew | |
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| Lining, Interlining, and Interfacing | |
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| Lining | |
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| Interlining and Underlining | |
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| Interfacing | |
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| Hand Sewing | |
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| Threading a Hand-Sewing Needle | |
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| Knotting the Thread | |
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| Double Thread or Single Thread | |
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| Hand Basting/Running Stitch | |
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| Backstitch | |
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| Slipstitch | |
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| Catch-Stitch | |
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| Blind Stitch | |
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| Chain Stitch | |
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| Thread Chains | |
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| Buttonhole Stitch/Blanket Stitch | |
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| Ending Hand Stitches | |
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| Basic Techniques | |
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| Threading the Bobbin | |
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| Placing the Bobbin in the Machine | |
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| Threading the Sewing Machine | |
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| Cutting Fabric with Rotary Cutting Tools | |
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| Squaring Fabric with Rotary Cutting Tools | |
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| Cutting Fabric with Scissors | |
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| Removing Stitches with a Seam Ripper | |
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| Marking Fabric with Dressmaker's Carbon | |
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| Marking Fabric with Tailor's Chalk and Quilting Pencils | |
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| Machine Basting | |
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| Gathering | |
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| Easing | |
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| Sewing Badges and Purchased Appliques | |
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| Pleats | |
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| Sewing Seams and Seam Finishes | |
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| Seam Guides | |
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| Testing Seam Guides | |
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| Straight Seams | |
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| Curved Seams | |
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| Pressing Seams | |
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| Clean-Finished Seams | |
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| Zigzagged Seam Finishes | |
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| Corded Seam | |
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| Lace Set in Seams | |
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| Turning Corners with Seam Insets | |
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| Making Darts | |
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| Marking Darts | |
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| Pinning and Basting Darts | |
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| Basic Darts | |
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| Double-Pointed Darts | |
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| Special Finishes for Darts | |
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| Pressing Darts | |
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| Sewing Facings and Edge Finishing | |
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| Preparing a Facing | |
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| Grading and Clipping a Facing Seam Allowance | |
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| Under-Stitching | |
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| Exploring Bias Tape | |
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| Double-Fold Bias Tape to Enclose Edges | |
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| Making Facings with Bias Tape | |
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| Turning Corners with Bias Tape | |
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| Sewing in Zippers | |
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| Parts of a Zipper | |
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| Types of Zippers | |
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| Centered Zipper | |
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| Lapped Zipper | |
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| Finishing the Ends of a Zipper | |
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| Adding Fasteners | |
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| Buttonholes | |
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| Flat Buttons | |
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| Shank Buttons | |
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| Snaps | |
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| Prong Snaps | |
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| Hook and Eyes | |
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| How to Sew Hook and Eyes | |
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| Hook and Loop Tape | |
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| Hemming Techniques | |
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| Amount of Hem | |
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| Mark a Garment Hem | |
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| Turn and Prepare a Garment Hem | |
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| Topstitched Hem | |
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| Invisible Hem | |
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| Faced Hems | |
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| Stretchy Knit Hems | |
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| Decorative Hem Additions | |
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| Warm-Up Sewing Projects | |
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| Sew a Sachet | |
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| Bottle Gift Bag | |
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| Simple Tote Bag | |
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| Reversible Table Runner | |
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| Reversible Placemats | |
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| Cloth Napkins | |
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| Baby Receiving Blanket | |
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| Balloon Window Valance | |
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| Straight Window Curtain | |
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| More Sewing Projects | |
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| Pillow with a Zipper | |
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| Round Pillow with a Zipper | |
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| Messenger Bag | |
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| Small Pouch with a Zipper | |
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| Flanged Pillow Sham | |
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| Tabbed Valance and Curtain | |
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| Hostess Apron | |
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| Gathered Bed Skirt | |
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| Using a Purchased Pattern | |
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| Find a Pattern | |
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| Envelope Information | |
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| Inside the Envelope | |
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| Layout, Cutting, and Marking | |
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| The Instruction Sheet | |
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| Pattern Sizes | |
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| Expanding Your Horizons | |
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| Stabilizers | |
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| Marking Fabric with Tailor Tacks | |
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| Flat-Felled Seams | |
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| French Seams | |
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| Shortening a Zipper | |
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| Serger/Overlock Machine Possibilities | |
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| Machine Embroidery Possibilities | |
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| Index | |