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From the Book - 3rd edition.
Getting ready to sew
Mastering basic sewing skills
Fashion sewing fun-damentals
Sewing for your home
Making alterations and quick fixes for a sustainable wardrobe
The part of ten.
From the Book - Second edition.
Hardware and "Softwear" for Sewing
Assembling Your Sewing Kit
Making Sure Your Sewing Measures Up
Cutting Up (Without Cracking Up)
Making Your Mark
Pinning Down Your Projects
Pressing Issues
Needing the Right Needles
Working with a Sewing Machine
Selecting Fabric, Findings, and Interfacing
Choosing the Right Fabric for Your Project
Getting Notions about Findings
Investigating Interfacing
Preshrinking Your Fabric
Closing In on Threads and Other Closers
Selecting the Thread for Your Project
Focusing on Fast and Fabulous Fasteners
Making a Low-Sew Greeting Card
Sewing Fast with Place Mats
Working with Patterns
Shopping for Patterns
Sizing Things Up for Fashion Sewing
Laying Out the Pattern
Pinning and Cutting Out the Pieces
On Your Mark!
Sewers! Start Your Engines!
Threading the Needle
Trying the Knot
Straight Talk on Hand Stitches
Making Machine Stitches Work for You
Starting and Stopping
Basting: The Key to a Better Fit
Sewing on Buttons
Pressing Matters
Sewing Sensational Seams
Finish the Edges First!
Securing Your Seams
Seaming Fabrics
Let 'Er Rip
Shaping Up Those Curved Seams
Hems and A-Ha's
Marking a Hem
Deciding on the Hem Allowance
Finishing the Raw Edges of the Hem
Hemming Things Up
Hemming Pegged or Straight Hems
Hemming Knits
Fashion Fundamentals
Shaping Things Up
Darting Around
Gathering No Moss
Tackling Tucks
You Can't Beat Pleats
Getting Elastic
Zippers and Company
Yes, Virginia, There Are Easy Ways to Put in Zippers
Buttonhole Basics
Sleeves: The Long and the Short of It
Sleeveless Armhole Facings and Bindings
Rarin' to Sew Raglan Sleeves
Big News About Set-In Sleeves and Armholes
A Pocket Full of Ideas
A Little Pocket Primer
Stitching All-in-One Inseam Pockets
Putting Together Patch Pockets
Using the Pocket Patterns
Making a Cool Pocket Collage Shirt
Moving a Pocket and Making a Stain-Covering Applique
Making the Little Black Dress
Selecting the Pattern, Fabric, and Notions
Laying Out, Cutting, and Marking Your Fabric
Putting Your Dress Together
Inserting the Zipper and Sewing the Seams
Facing the Neckline
Setting In the Sleeves
Hemming Your Dress
Sewing for the Home
Home Decor Sewing: The Cure for Decoraphobia
Conquering Decoraphobia
Tackling Trim
Attaching Piping, Cording, and Fringe
Making a Pillow with Moss Edge or Bullion Fringe
Attaching Tassels
Making a Reversible Table Runner
Quick-Change Table Toppers
Selecting Your Fabric for Table Toppers
Making Napkins
Turning Out a Tablecloth
Romancing the Table (with Bows)
Praiseworthy Pillows
Selecting Materials for Pillows
Don't Toss That! Stitching a Pillow with an Old Shirt
Making a Cover to Fit a Pillow Form
No Sham Job Here: Crafting Your Own Flanged Pillow Sham
Sewing a One-Piece Fringed Envelope Pillow
Making a Trim and Border Pillow
Making a Box-Edged Pillow
Wowing Up Your Windows
Wandering through the Wide World of Window Treatments
Calculating Cut Fabric Length and Width
Constructing a Window Cornice
Sewing the Easiest Shower Curtain Ever
Creating Simple Reversible Curtains and Draperies to Fit Any Window
Whipping Up a Shirred and Flipped Panel Window Treatment
Making Ho-hum Linens Luxurious
Creating a Fleece Throw
Trimming Sheets and Towels
Making a Dust Ruffle
Creating a Custom Duvet Cover
Making a Bow-Tie Neck Roll
Give Your Furnishings a Face-lift with Slipcovers
Creating a Double-duty Hamper Liner
Covering a Chair Back with a Bow-Back Cover
Dressing Up Any Old Chair with a Fit-to-be tied Cover
Alterations and Quick Fixes
Too Short, Long, Tight, or Loose? 12 Ways to Fix It Quick
When Pants Don't Fit Well in the Rise
Making Repairs on the Run
Repairing a Seam
Patching Holes and Rips
Mending Tears on Woven Fabric
Replacing Zippers (It's Easier Than You Think)
Ten Tips for Mixing Prints
Ten Mistakes Beginners Often Make.
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9780470623206
9780764568473
9780764568473
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