Download or read book Timesaving Sewing written by and published by Random House Canada. This book was released on 1987 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of tips, tools, and techniques adapted from professionals, to save time and sew efficiently.
Download or read book Sew News Timesaving Tips written by Linda Baltzell Wright and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with sewing shortcuts designed to save you time and energy. Illus.
Download or read book No Time To Sew written by Sandra Betzina and published by Rodale. This book was released on 1996-10-15 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides patterns and instructions for sewing pants, vests, t-shirts, jackets, skirts, and dresses
Download or read book First Time Sewing written by Creative Publishing international and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learning how to sew has never been simpler with this guide to basic techniques and projects for both hand and machine! Like having a personal instructor at your side, this beginner’s guide teaches you to sew stitches both by hand and with a machine. Filled with detailed descriptions of materials and tools, the easy step-by-step instructions for all the basic sewing techniques will have you creating projects like aprons, pillows, and even pants and shorts in no time. These simple projects will introduce essential sewing skills like hems, seams, balancing tension, and how to use a pattern: Rectangular table cloth Knife-edge pillows Zipper closures Baby blanket Elastic-waist skirts Elastic-waist pants T-shirts Apron with pockets Unlined jackets With First Time Sewing, you’ll soon be stitching amazing gifts and projects with confidence!
Download or read book Sewing in No Time written by Emma Hardy and published by Ryland Peters & Small. This book was released on 2014-02-21 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Store-bought soft furnishings can be expensive and the choice is often limited but with so many gorgeous designer fabrics on sale, there's never been a better time to make your own. Sewing in No Time sets out 50 simple step-by-step projects using nothing more than the most basic of sewing skills. Cosy and colourful scatter cushions, stylish curtains and blinds, elegant table linen, handy storage bags and baskets, a comfy cushion for a garden bench and even a funky play tent for the kids to run riot in: these are just a few of the ideas that Emma Hardy has designed using readily available fabrics and trims. Illustrated throughout using specially commissioned photographs and easy-to-follow step-by-step diagrams, Sewing in No Time is the perfect book for people who are big on ideas but short of time. Whether your home is a traditional country cottage or a modern warehouse-style apartment, you're sure to find plenty of ideas to inspire you.Emma Hardy is a stylist and designer who has worked on various lifestyle and interiors magazines, including Country Homes & Interiors and Marie Claire.
Download or read book The Sewing Machine Classroom written by Charlene Phillips and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-11-02 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make the Most of Your Sewing Machine! Join author Charlene Phillips as you learn all about your new best friend—your sewing machine! From fabric to feet to finished product, you’ll be guided through techniques for mastering your machine and using it to perform basic to advanced stitching tasks. Whether you’ve been sewing for years or just gotten the itch, you’ll find invaluable information inside for using your sewing machine to its maximum potential. Learn how to: • Troubleshoot machine problems like skipped stitches, needle breaks and tension troubles • Perform basic maintenance on your machine to keep it running smoothly • Choose fabrics, threads and other materials that will keep your machine running at full capacity and result in quality projects • Recognize and utilize the best sewing machine feet to achieve the desired results • Refine everyday tasks from installing zippers to sewing buttonholes and constructing perfect hems • Create beautiful embellishments like scallops, ruches, smocking, pin tucks, cutwork, puffing and entredeux to enhance any sewn project or garment An indispensable reference book to keep next to your machine, inside you’ll find quick answers to all your sewing problems. Take control of your sewing machine and achieve wonderful results every time!
Download or read book The New Sewing Essentials written by Creative Publishing international and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2008-11-01 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Whether you are just learning to sew or have sewn for years, you’ll find this book a valuable reference. Singer New Sewing Essentials, Updated and Revised Edition is your guide to sewing success.
Download or read book Sew Many Gifts Sew Little Time written by Chris Rankin and published by Sterling Publishing (NY). This book was released on 1995 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sourcebook of ideas, techniques and tips for all abilities
Download or read book The Complete Book of Sewing Shortcuts written by Claire B. Shaeffer and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 1981 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demonstrates time-saving sewing techniques used by the fashion industry which are adaptable for home use.
Download or read book 1 000 Clever Sewing Shortcuts Tips written by Deepika Prakash and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2011-01-19 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get invaluable advice from sewers like you with this handy reference. This practical reference guide features the best hands-on sewing tips culled from the popular sewing website PatternReview.com, a community of more than 200,000 members. You’ll also find special how-to features by PatternReview.com’s master teachers and pattern designers, including Kenneth D. King, Susan Khalje, Sarah Veblen, Shannon Gifford, and Anna Mazur. Best of all, these words of wisdom—more than 1,000 tips in all—will provide you with new solutions to the trickiest problems and show you how to save time, money, and materials. Praise for 1,000 Clever Sewing Shortcuts & Tips “A must-have book for every sewer’s library. Whether you’re a burgeoning beginner or a seasoned seamstress, this book will teach you more than a few new tricks. Honestly, I couldn’t put it down! It’s packed full of creative tips and great ideas, shared as always, sewer to sewer!” —Margo Martin, Executive Director, American Sewing Guild, Inc. “The only thing better than a good tip is more good tips, no? It’s all very well to get an expert’s tips, but what’s really needed when tip gathering is a hive-mind’s best discoveries, and there’s no busier, buzzier sewing hive than Deepika’s PatternReview, so you KNOW they’re in here, those tips you haven’t head, haven’t yet tried, haven’t yet imagined. Welcome to the Hive!” —David Coffin, former editor of Threads magazine and author of Making Trousers for Men and Women
Download or read book Sewing For Dummies written by Jan Saunders Maresh and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-21 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you love to sew—or want to learn how? Then this book will have you in stitches in no time. There’s nothing like the feeling of completing a project using beautiful fabrics and great timesaving tools and then sharing it with your family and friends. Plus, learning to sew will save you money too! Before long, you’ll be stitching your own hems, repairing split seams, sewing on buttons, and much, much more. Sewing For Dummies is a book for both absolute beginners and experienced sewers. If you’re a stone-cold beginner, you’ll find everything you need to know to sew beginning-level projects—and the book doesn’t assume that you’ve ever even picked up a needle and thread before. If you’ve had some experience with sewing, you’ll find tips and tricks that it took author Janice Saunders Maresh, a nationally known sewing and serging instructor, years to pick up! You’ll discover how to: Master hand and machine stitches Read a sewing pattern Hem a variety of fabrics Negotiate sleeves and pockets Install zippers, buttons, and other fasteners Shape garments with tucks and pleats Adjust projects for better fit and function This updated edition features a fresh 8-page color insert of all the new home decorating projects, including new patterns and instructions for a traditional living room with slipcovered couches and throws; a French country dining room with drapes and slipcovered chairs; and a bedroom with shams, duvets, dustruffles, and window treatments, as well as: a bathroom with a shower curtain and towels hip and funky tote bags the perfect little black dress Complete with lists of quick fix-it tools, sewing fundamentals, and sewing resources, Sewing For Dummies, 2nd Edition, is the fun and easy way® to get the basics and stitch up a storm in no time!
Download or read book Complete Photo Guide to Sewing written by and published by Creative Publishing Int'l. This book was released on 2005 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The New Quilting by Machine written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This perennial best seller is your comprehensive guide to rotary cutting, quick piecing, and quilting techniques. Full-color photographs lead you step-by-step through the basics of machine quilting. Features a variety of quilt-block projects, from simple to complex.
Download or read book The Art of Sewing and Dress Creation and Instructions on the Care and Use of the White Rotary Electric Sewing Machines written by Anon. and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains a comprehensive guide to operating the "Martha Washington" electric sewing machine. With simple, step-by-step instructions and helpful photographs, this detailed handbook will be of considerable utility to those with an interest in using this type of sewing equipment. Contents include: "Creation and Care of the White Rotary Electric Sewing Machine", "White Course in Sewing and Dress Creation", "Brief History of Thomas White", "The Art of Using the Sewing Machine", "Necessary Utensils", "Points for Every Woman to Consider", "Consider the Value of Time", "What Makes the Successful Garment", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction.
Download or read book Simply the Best Sewing Book written by The Simplicity Pattern Company and published by Collins & Brown. This book was released on 2011-08-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published twenty years ago, this bestselling home sewing volume is known as the essential reference for all home sewers. Mindful of the fact that today's sewers want to be sure that they have access to the very latest developments, all material has been fully revised and updated. New sewing techniques and time-saving ideas have been introduced, product information has been updated and the projects reflect current fashion trends with even more children's clothing ideas included. This is the book for today’s sewers – the most comprehensive source for sewing information for both new and experienced sewers. Word count: 60,000
Download or read book Time Saving Charm Quilts written by Annie's and published by Annie's Wholesale. This book was released on 2020-08-26 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you're a busy quilter with little time for your hobby you'll LOVE these time-saving patterns made with charm squares. Using these precuts will allow you more time to actually sew. Save time by having your fabric selection already decided and cut out for you. Our designers put together a great collection of timeless patterns perfect for you--The busy quilter.Sidebars included in this pattern book:Raw-edge Fusible AppliqueCurved Piecing
Download or read book Present Trends in Home Sewing written by Ruth O'Brien and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A large percentage of the women reached by this survey were still making many garments for women and children. More than two-thirds of the women stated that they were making nine or more of the kinds of garments for men, women, and children listed in the survey. More of those living in the smaller communities than of those living in the larger communities made these garments. A larger percentage of those having a low income than those having larger incomes made the garments named; however, the highest percentages appeared in the majority of cases in the $2,000 to $2,999 income group.
