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200 sewing tips, techniques & trade secrets / Lorna Knight.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Griffin, c2010.Edition: 1st U.S. edDescription: 160 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780312615772 (pbk.)
  • 0312615779 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Two hundred sewing tips, techniques & trade secrets
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 646.2044 KNI 22 20937
LOC classification:
  • TT705 .K545 2010
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 ; 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.
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Book Marium Abdulla Library Non-Ref Fashion Design 646.2044 KNI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 20937

Includes bibliographical references (p. 155) and index.

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 ; 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.

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