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The Ultimate Serger Answer Guide
Troubleshooting for Any Overlock Brand or Model
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 1997
THE user-friendly reference essential for any current or prospective serger owner:
Practical, easy solutions for any problem with any serger, no matter what the brand, model, or vintage.
Expert-savvy, timesaving tips on serger threading, needles, threads, feet, upkeep, and much more.
Comprehensive strategies that help answer "Which serger should I buy?"
90-Minute Fabric Fun
30 Projects You Can Finish in an Afternoon
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2006
90 Minutes + Fabric = Fun!
Make great gifts or add fashionable touches to your home decor in no time with these fast - and fun - fabric projects from designer Terrie Kralik.
You'll get hooked on Terrie's time-saving techniques, which make it easy for you to create everything from runners...
by Amanda McKittrick
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Recycled Chic is for those who aren't content to look like everyone else. It both inspires and instructs on ways of recycling, renewing, and reinventing pre-loved fashion and fabrics. Featuring 30 simple and accessible projects, for even a novice seamstress, Recycled Chic will arm you with the techniques,...
Zakka Handmades
24 Projects Sewn from Natural Fabrics to Help Organize, Adorn, and Simplify Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2013
Learn how to sew simple, clever things that organize your home and help with daily tasks with Zakka Handmades! These incredibly useful projects include pouches and bags, small toys and baby items, and handy kitchen accessories. Some of the author’s sewn items also incorporate simple crochet. In...
Zodiac Felties
16 Compelling Astrological Characters to Craft
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2012
From the authors of the sensational Zombie Felties and Steampunk Softies comes Zodiac Felties a craft book for creating felties representing each of the twelve astrological signs plus four planetary figures--Mars, Venus, the sun, and the moon. These cute and creative felties make perfect gifts...
Sew What! Fleece
Get Comfy with 35 Heat-to-Toe, Easy-to-Sew Projects!
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2012
Discover how easy it is to sew your own cozy wearables from fleece. With a creative approach that exploits fleece’s forgiving and versatile attributes, Carol Jessop and Chaila Sekora present easy-to-follow instructions for 30 simple and fun projects that include hats, scarves, robes, yoga pants,...
Rebecca Ringquist's Embroidery Workshops
A Bend-the-Rules Primer
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2015
For the embroiderer who appreciates the value of beautiful stitches but also likes to break a few rules along the way, Rebecca Ringquist’s Embroidery Workshops is a refreshing new resource for both standard and out-of-the-box techniques.
Based on the popular classes Ringquist leads across the country,...
The Making of a Rag Doll
Design & Sew Modern Heirlooms
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
With cameos on Fashion Week runways and in designer store windows, the starry-eyed Jess Brown rag doll has captured the hearts of many. In this book, Brown shares her sought-after doll pattern for the first time and shows how to sew, customize, and accessorize each doll for a true modern heirloom....
Allie Aller's Crazy Quilting
Modern Piecing & Embellishing Techniques for Joyful Stitching
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Allie shows readers how to make crazy quilting more contemporary with an array of easy-to-master techniques. Show your customers how to combine traditional methods with modern fabric tricks. The photo gallery reveals just how creative and modern crazy quilting can be-and anyone can do it.
Back-Basting Applique, Step by Step
By Hand or Machine
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2013
Learn to easily and accurately baste shapes in place for needle-turn or machine applique--by working from the wrong side of the fabric. No marks on the front! This step-by-step book teaches the basics and beyond. Novice and experienced quilters alike will enjoy adding these applique techniques to...
Simple Applique
Approachable Techniques, Easy Methods, Beautiful Results!
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2015
Find out how best-selling author Kim Diehl achieves her distinctive look. With this comprehensive how-to guide, she shares the secrets of her signature invisible machine-applique and wool-applique techniques--plus needle-turn and fusible techniques! See techniques clearly demonstrated in more than...
The Essential A-line
Make 17 Flirty Skirts from 1 Basic Pattern
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013
In this how-to book, The Essential A-line, accomplished seamstress Jona Giammalva shows you how to whip a chic A-line skirt in no time! It features a single pattern with easy variations to make 17 stylish skirts in a range of sizes from 0 – 2x. Detailed step-by-step instructions and informative color...
The Big Book of Nickel Quilts
40 Projects for 5-Inch Scraps
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Here in one value-packed volume, find stunning designs from Nickel Quilts and More Nickel Quilts by best-selling authors Pat Speth and Charlene Thode. Simpilfy the cutting process and showcase 5" squares--or scraps from your stash--in timeless quilts. Find instructions for each quilt in three...
A Cut Above
Turn Charm Squares, Strips, and More into Beautiful Patchwork
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Esteemed pattern designer Gerri Robinson shows how to turn ordinary precut fabrics into extraordinary projects for home decor. Find 18 enticing patchwork patterns that use 5" and 10" squares, 2¬Ω" strips, fat quarters, and fat eighths Create classic designs and open up new possibilities...