SewBasic 34 Essential Skills for Sewing with Confidence

Name: SewBasic 34 Essential Skills for Sewing with Confidence
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ISBN: 9781561585410

ISBN-10: 1561585416

ISBN-13: 9781561585410

Edition: 2002

Authors: Editors of Threads

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Created by the editors of Threads Magazine, this text provides a comprehensive but very quick overview of all the things anyone who wants to sew needs to know. It is an especially handy resource for novices and sewers returning to the craft.

Book details

List price: $12.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Taunton Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/1/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 96
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Introduction


Before You Sew


A Trip to the Fabric Store


Grainline


Choose the Correct Pattern Size


Making a Duplicate Pattern


Tissue- and Pin-Fitting


Making Your Mark


Shrink before You Sew


Pattern Layouts


With-Nap Layout Basics


Cutting Out


Preventive Sewing-Machine Maintenance


Needle and Thread


Straight Pins


The Secrets of Machine Needles


Presser Feet


Construction Threads


Must-Have Tools


Perfect Seams


Staystitching


Sew a Perfect Seam from Beginning to End


Easing in a Seam


Directional Sewing


Trimming and Grading Seams


Clip and Notch for Smooth Curves and Sharp Corners


Understitching


Flat-Felled Seams


Pressing 101


Utility Stitches


Ripping Out Stitches


Fastening Threads


Sewing in a Zipper


Darts Build Shape into a Garment


Pleats


Great Gathering--A Sure Thing


Bias Strips Made Easy


Perfect Piping


Contributors


Resources


Credits


Index