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Author Knight, Lorna.

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

Publication Info. New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Griffin, [2010]
©2010

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  646.2 KNIGHT    Check Shelf
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  646.2 KNIGHT    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  646.2 KNIGHT    Lost and Paid
 West Hartford, Bishop's Corner Branch - Non Fiction  646.2044 KNIGHT    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  646.2044 KNIGHT    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction  646.1 KNIGHT    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  646.2 KN    Check Shelf
Edition First U.S. edition.
Description 160 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 155) and index.
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.
Subject Sewing.
Dressmaking.
Needlework.
Added Title Two hundred sewing tips, techniques & trade secrets
ISBN 9780312615772 paperback $22.99
0312615779 paperback
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