The Sewing Book

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Chapter 2 covers how to use the basic feet creatively, including the zigzag and zipper foot, buttonhole and button sewing foot, blind hem, hemmer, and overcast foot. This book makes for an excellent day to day reference manual for any sewer, as well as a useful source of information to improve your sewing skills. First Time Sewing: The Absolute Beginner’s Guide This is your complete guide to sewing absolutely everything, from altering clothes to home decor. Master every sewing technique in the book! If you looked at the Mood fabric book but wanted something more technical, this book is that. The ultimate source book describing the the behaviour and properties of all fabric. It’s not a light read by any means but it’s very detailed.

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Each type of alteration is explained by breaking it down into 3 stages; pinning, preparing, and sewing, with step by step instructions and detailed diagrams for each stage. You can’t have too many sewing books! They’re a great way to practise your sewing skills and with Christmas around the corner, it’s worth taking a moment to see which sewing books you’d like to add to your Santa wish list. Every technique is clearly demonstrated using color photos accompanied by detailed text, and the extensive fabric guide includes not only high resolution images, but also advice on what needle and which stitch to use for each different fabric type.The book opens with chapters detailing the equipment you will need, how to make the right decision when choosing fabrics, and extensive information about commercial patterns, including how to understand them, how to measure correctly, and how to pin, mark, and cut out your fabric ready to sew. To accompany this, there are all the techniques and information you need to complete each project, including learning all about patterns, sewing seams and zippers, and hems. We can't wait for this sewing book to be published, it features all kinds of soft furnishing projects just in time to make ahead of spring cleaning your home. Projects include blinds, bed throws and table linen – all made by hand using your favourite fabrics and sewing machine. This is the only sewing book you'll ever need. Every tool and every technique you require for making your own home furnishings or clothing is closely and sharply photographed, carefully annotated, and clearly explained.

The Sewing Book: Over 300 Step-by-Step Techniques

How to Use, Adapt, and Design Sewing Patterns is suited to all skill levels — especially beginners — although sewers already experienced with patterns may find it less useful. School of Sewing: Learn it, Teach it, Sew TogetherI sewed a lot of my children's clothes when they were young using commercial patterns. I've never attempted to create or alter patterns for myself, which is something I'd like to try. The section covering this was excellent. Aimed at total beginners with zero experience, this booklet also features an abundance of information regarding all the equipment you need on hand in your sewing kit to be ready to sew, including different needle, scissor, and thread types.