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Head to Toe Knits: 25 Colorful Accessories for Your Home and Children
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Head to Toe Knits: 25 Colorful Accessories for Your Home and ChildrenHead to Toe Knits: 25 Colorful Accessories for Your Home and Children

A dazzling collection of knitted accessories for children and the home, ranging from hats and mittens to rugs and throws.
 
 
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Rowan New Shapes
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Rowan New ShapesRowan New Shapes

A collection of 15 designs featuring Big Wool and Little Big Wool by Sarah Hatton
 
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The Sewing Book: An Encyclopedic Resource of Step-by-Step Techniques
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The Sewing Book: An Encyclopedic Resource of Step-by-Step TechniquesThe Sewing Book: An Encyclopedic Resource of Step-by-Step Techniques

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.

 
 
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The Perfect Fit: The Classic Guide to Altering Patterns
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The Perfect Fit: The Classic Guide to Altering PatternsThe Perfect Fit: The Classic Guide to Altering Patterns

Good fit improves the comfort and appearance of any garment and is the reason many people sew their own clothes. However, it's common to worry about ruining a pattern when you cut it apart to make a fitting adjustment. The Perfect Fit makes pattern alterations easy with proven methods illustrated step-by-step. This complete guide includes analyzing a figure, measuring the body, customizing the pattern, and fine-tuning the fit with small adjustments like moving buttons and reshaping darts. The Perfect Fit shows how to change a commercial pattern sized for millions of women into a sewing blueprint sized to fit your figure alone. 
 
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Patternmaking for a Perfect Fit: Using the Rub-off Technique to Re-create and Redesign Your Favorite Fashions
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Patternmaking for a Perfect Fit: Using the Rub-off Technique to Re-create and Redesign Your Favorite FashionsPatternmaking for a Perfect Fit: Using the Rub-off Technique to Re-create and Redesign Your Favorite Fashions

What’s the Secret to Sewing Great-Fitting Garments?
The Rub-off—the Insider’s Technique for Creating a Great-Fitting Pattern! Do you love to sew your own clothes but find it difficult to make commercial patterns fit? Has your favorite blouse seen better days but is no longer available in stores? Have you gained or lost weight so that your most flattering skirt doesn’t fit quite right, or would you like to update it by remaking it in a new fabric or adding new details?

 
 
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