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Author
Pub. Date
2023
Description
Create sustainable clothing that fits you perfectly and makes you feel wonderful when wearing it. Even if you've never done it before, making your own clothing can be easy and fun -- and sustainable, if you use recycled fabrics! Using only five paper patterns, you'll find clear how-tos on techniques and instructions for 50 garments to make. There are plenty of projects perfect for beginners, with easy photo-rich instructions. And as you get more confident,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
"This is a comprehensive how-to book about altering commercial patterns to customize the fit to one's own body before cutting out fabric and sewing the garment. Poor fit is the number one reason many sewers get discouraged with garment sewing. Author Sarah Veblen guides the reader through the steps of sewing a muslin test garment, fine-tuning the fit by pinning the garment to mold perfectly to the wearer's body, marking the adjustments, and then transferring...
Author
Pub. Date
c2000
Description
The Complete Idiot's Guide To Sewing covers everything from sewing on a button and hemming to making pillows and drapes to designing and making a whole wardrobe. This book is the perfect resource for beginners or more experienced seamstresses and tailors who need a refresher course before tackling new projects. You'll find tips and shortcuts on using patterns and fabrics, supplies and tools, sewing machines, and more.
Author
Pub. Date
2002
Description
Sewing 101 is a modern-day primer on the basic skills and techniques of sewing. This book is geared toward the absolute novice and assumes you know little or nothing about the craft. Filled with lots of step-by-step photos, useful sewing tip sidebars, and a painstakingly detailed glossary, Sewing 101 teaches you how to sew successfully. You will learn terminology used regularly in sewing, as well as all the basic skills that are the building blocks...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"Mend, rethink, transform, recreate! Mending your favorite fabric items--from jeans to sweaters to sofa covers--becomes a true art form in Creative mending. In this book, mending guru Hikaru Noguchi shows you her entire range of valuable techniques--from embroidery and patching to darning and felting--that are just challenging enough for experienced menders. Noguchi's basic rules of mending are that the repair should suit the fabric and its user,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8
Description
In 1938, eleven-year-old Esther joins her father in tropical, multicultural Cuba, where they toil together to rescue the rest of their Jewish family from persecution in Poland. Includes notes about the author's grandmother, on whom the story is based.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"Follow Wendy Ward's tutorials to use up your fabric scraps and stash, refashion garments, and reuse fabric from existing pieces you already own to truly learn how to sew sustainably and create stunning pieces that are truly unique to you. Not only will you master all the sewing skills you'll need to create 20 fresh and exciting garments, accessories, and items for the home, but you'll be doing your bit for the environment and saving yourself a bit...
Pub. Date
c2009
Description
The Complete Photo Guide to Sewing - Revised is the one reference every sewer needs. Its 352 pages and 1100 photographs cover every aspect of fashion and decor sewing. Sections include choosing the right tools and notions, using conventional machines and sergers, fashion sewing, tailoring, and home decor projects. Included are step-by-step instructions for basic projects like pillows, tablecloths, and window treatments. Sewers from beginners to the...
80) Sewing your perfect capsule wardrobe: 5 key pieces and variations that can be tailored to your style
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"Full-size, pull-out patterns that can be adapted for long, short or cap sleeves, high or low waistbands, and slim, straight or wide-legged trousers, plus all the information and techniques you need to create your own timeless, effortlessly chic capsule wardrobe"--Back cover.