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Sew step by step : how to use your sewing machine to make, mend, and customize / Alison Smith.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : London : Dorling Kindersley, 2020Edition: American editionDescription: 224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780241412404
  • 0241412404
  • 9781465492135
  • 1465492135
  • 9781465491084
Subject(s):
Contents:
Sewing equipment -- Fabrics -- Stitch essentials -- Patterns -- Gathers, ruffles, tucks, darts and pleats -- Hems and edges -- Fastenings -- Pockets -- Waistlines, belts, and tie-backs -- Facings and necklines -- Collars -- Sleeves and sleeve finishes -- Decorative techniques.
Summary: If you've never used a sewing machine before, or if you want to refresh your skills, Sew Step by Step gives you the essentials. Taking you through the basics, including the features of a sewing machine and the qualities of different fabrics, this simple handbook will soon have you making and mending your own clothes and home furnishings.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 646.2044 S642 Available 33111009647278
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Make, mend, and customize your own wardrobe with this highly photographic beginner's guide to machine sewing, featuring more than 200 step-by-step techniques.

If you've never used a sewing machine before, or if you want to refresh your skills, Sew Step by Step will give you the essentials. Taking you through the basics, including the features of a sewing machine and the qualities of different fabrics, this simple handbook will soon have you making and mending your own clothes and home furnishings.

Discover how to read patterns and adapt them to different body measurements, and find the right fabric for every project with an easy-to-use guide to different materials. Follow fully illustrated guides to more than 200 key techniques, including how to insert collars, sleeves, and pockets into garments, and how to customize them with delicate finishing touches, including applique and quilting. Easy to use and fully illustrated, Sew Step by Step gives you the confidence you need to design, create, and mend with your sewing machine.

Includes index.

Sewing equipment -- Fabrics -- Stitch essentials -- Patterns -- Gathers, ruffles, tucks, darts and pleats -- Hems and edges -- Fastenings -- Pockets -- Waistlines, belts, and tie-backs -- Facings and necklines -- Collars -- Sleeves and sleeve finishes -- Decorative techniques.

If you've never used a sewing machine before, or if you want to refresh your skills, Sew Step by Step gives you the essentials. Taking you through the basics, including the features of a sewing machine and the qualities of different fabrics, this simple handbook will soon have you making and mending your own clothes and home furnishings.

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