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Item Information       Library Journal Review     More Content     More by this author     Knight, Lorna.     Subjects     Sewing.     Machine sewing.     Dressmaking.     Needlework.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Knight, Lorna.       by title:      200 sewing tips, tec...       by call number:      646.2044 K69t     Search the Web     Knight, Lorna.     Sewing.     Machine sewing.     Dressmaking.     Needlework.       MARC Display

200 sewing tips, techniques & trade secrets / Lorna Knight. by Knight, Lorna. St. Martin's Griffin, 2010. Call #: 646.2044 K69t Subjects Sewing.   Machine sewing.   Dressmaking.   Needlework. ISBN:  9780312615772 (pbk.) 0312615779 (pbk.) Alternate title:  Two hundred sewing tips, techniques & trade secrets Sewing tips, techniques & trade secrets Edition:  1st U.S. ed. Description:  160 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm. Notes:  Includes bibliographical references (p. 155) and index. Contents:  Tools and equipment -- Essential equipment -- Needle know-how -- Pin pointers -- Great gadgets -- Pressing points -- Sewing machine tips -- Modern machines -- Clever cutting -- Troubleshooting for machines -- Material matters -- Fiber facts -- Choosing fabrics -- Working with tricky fabrics -- Storing fabrics -- Working with color -- Pattern and printed fabrics -- Texture and weight -- Sourcing fabrics -- Special products -- Threads and more threads -- In stitches -- Sewing by hand -- Magical machine stitches -- Buttonholes -- Machine embroidery -- Serging ahead -- Sewing techniques -- Using paper patterns -- Joining fabrics -- 3-D shaping -- Desirable draping -- Pleats -- Hemming -- Best ways with edges -- Luxury linings -- Underlinings -- Interfacings -- Perfect pockets -- Decorating fabrics -- Achieving quick effects -- Beading -- Twisted tucks and folds -- Smocking -- Quilting -- Appliqué -- Couching -- Silk ribbon embroidery -- Making tassels and fringes -- Piping -- Flower making. Summary:  Presents techniques to speed up sewing time, improve skills, and complete projects with a professional finish. Holds:  1   Copy/Holding information No Item Information

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