Singer New Sewing Essentials
Updated and Revised Edition
1st Edition
Published on 1. November 2008
144 pages
978-1-61673-375-9 (ISBN)
Description
The popular, step-by-step guide to sewing, revised and updated for today's sewing enthusiasts.
Sewing Essentials, first published in 1984, has long been recognized as the one book every sewing enthusiast should own. This popular book has been updated, making it even more appealing for today's sewers.
Clearly written instructions and more than 450 full-color photographs lead you step-by-step through all common sewing techniques. It's like having your own personal sewing instructor right beside you. Get professional guidance on all these topics:
- Sewing equipment and tools
- Using patterns
- Selecting and preparing fabrics
- All kinds of seams and seam finishes
- Darts, gathers, hems, zippers and buttonholes
- Facings, cuffs, collars and waistbands
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Singer New Sewing Essentials
Updated and Revised Edition
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11/2008
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The editors of Creative Publishing international have created dozens of the best-selling books on home improvement, landscaping, home decorating, sewing, crafting, hunting and fishing, and photography. All books are exhaustively researched, written, photographed, and edited by veteran staff members with years of experience in their areas of expertise.
Content
- Intro
- How To Use This Book
- equipment
- The Sewing Machine
- Creating the Perfect Stitch
- Machine Accessories for Special Tasks
- Essential Equipment
- Hand-Sewing Equipment
- Marking Tools
- Measuring Tools
- Cutting Tools
- Pressing Tools
- Special Equipment
- getting started
- The Pattern
- The Pattern Envelope
- Inside the Pattern
- The Pattern Pieces
- Adjusting the Pattern Length
- Fabric Essentials
- Easy-to-Sew Fabrics
- Handling Special Fabrics
- Interfacing
- Notions
- Layout, Cutting, and Marking
- Understanding Grain
- Preparing the Fabric
- Laying Out the Pattern
- Laying Out Plaids and Stripes
- Placement Tips
- Laying Out Directional Fabrics
- Cutting Tips
- Marking Tips
- sewing techniques
- Hand Stitching
- Machine-Stitching Tips
- Seams
- Seam Finishes
- Bound Seam Finishes
- Encased Seams
- Topstitched Seams
- Eased Seams
- Curved Seams
- Stretch Seams
- Building in Shape
- Darts, Gathers, Pleats, and Tucks
- Darts
- Gathers
- Gathering with Elastic
- Pleats and Tucks
- Outer Edges
- Facings
- Waistbands
- Hems
- Easy Edges
- Lining
- Closures
- Choosing the Method
- Hooks and Eyes
- Buttonholes
- Machine-made Buttonholes
- Buttons
- Snaps
- Zippers
- Index
