If you have ever taken sewing in high school, and you remember, "Hey I liked doing that!", but can't remember how to do it, this is the prefect sewing companion. It refreshes your memory, and teaches you things your teacher didn't. It has shortcuts, tips, and even a section on how to work with an overlock. It is clear, easy to understand, and fun to read. The first time you pick it up you want to sew something, anything, but you definitely want to sew! It has a FREE pattern offer, so you can start even sooner, color pictures, pattern-less patterns, and even neat little tricks! Simplicity's Simply the Best Sewing Book is, quite simply, "Simply the Best"!
Findings: The Material Culture of Needlework and Sewing
Mary C. Beaudry mines archaeological findings of sewing and needlework to discover what these small traces of female experience reveal about the societies and cultures in which they were used. Beaudry’s geographical and chronological scope is broad: she examines sites in the United States and Great Britain, as well as Australia and Canada, and she ranges from the Middle Ages through the Industrial Revolution.
How to sew 25 gorgeous gifts that are quick to make, leaving you free to get creative with the embellishments. Using modern fabrics, sewing, applique, patchwork and stitching techniques you will be able to create gifts for friends, family and for your home as well as hand sewn Christmas gifts.Perfect for experimenting with new techniques the sewing patterns are supported through step-by-step artworks, templates and charts.
This series of books is basically a course in custom case making. It shows techniques for making large cases for items such as gun cases, gun scabbards, golf bags, tote bags, guitar cases, and more. Heavily illustrated. Stiching techniques with valuable information on tools and materials needed to get started.
All in color! Beading, fringing, pintucks, and puffing--if the sewing machine can do it, then the technique is here! Want instructions for those indispensible basics? You'll find advice on a variety of ways to do bias binding; buttonholes; edge finishes; gathering; hem finishes (seven of them, from corded to shadow); mitering corners; seam finishes; topstiching; and zippers. Or make any item eye-catching with an array of creative touches.
