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Knight, Lorna.
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Machine sewing.
Dressmaking.
Needlework.
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Knight, Lorna.
Sewing.
Machine sewing.
Dressmaking.
Needlework.
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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.
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