General Sewing Books
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The Complete Book of Sewing
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Learn how to combine traditional skills with today’s fashions in a book that offers both a complete sewing education and an irresistible collection of stylish projects. Along with instruction on everything from making seams, hems, sleeves, and collars to attaching linings and zippers, you’ll get instructions and patterns for a strapless bustier, trousers, a robe, a camisole, various items for children, and more. The clear directions ensure that even beginners will get great results. Full step-by-step techniques and 15 patterns!

Denim by Design
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A pair of outgrown or outworn denim jeans and a creative spirit is all sewers need when they turn to this easy-to-use guide for transforming recycled denim into dynamic clothing. You’ll be able to create vests, purses, belts and more with the help of the great instructions in this book. More than 30 fantastic projects are included along with full size patterns.

Encyclopedia of Sewing Machine Techniques
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If the sewing machine does it, then the technique is here! Anyone looking for advise on those indispensable basics will find a variety of ways to do bias binding, buttonholes, edge finishes, gathering, hem finishes, mitering corners, seam finishes, topstitching, zippers, and more. Every technique comes complete with machine setups and guidance on fabrics, stitching, needles, threads, tension and the presser foot.

Subversive Seamster
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STOP! Don’t toss that awful bridesmaid gown till you’ve read this book! Written by young, hip fashionistas, Subversive Seamster will instruct, amuse and inspire you every step of the way. From shopping for fashion-finds-in-waiting to fine tuning your sewing skills, the authors reveal the secrets for transforming tacky or outdated into stylish, sexy, downright stunning! Learn some new sewing skills and tackle one of the 30 incredible projects, from flirty skirts to trendy tops to bling earrings!

Sew Subversive
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If you want to be able to make fashion your own, this is the book for you! You'll learn the basics of hand and machine sewing, and then get into the real fun with 22 cool projects for everything from turning a t-shirt into a skirt to transforming a sweater into a summer halter top.

Survival Sewing
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Here’s the perfect gift for non-sewers everywhere! It’s full of tips for emergency fixes for the rips, snaps and tears of everyday life! Valerie Shrader has produced a survival kit for every sewing emergency. Not only does it have a book with all the fundamentals, but tucked inside a pocket are all the tools you’ll need: needles, buttons, thread, fusible adhesive, small scissors and more!

The Sewing Stitch & Textile Bible
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Whether it’s simple repair advice or tips for designing fashions, this comprehensive sewing resource contains instructions any sewer can understand, and use for years to come. Easy-to-follow directions are demonstrated by over 500 colour photos and diagrams. Included is a stitch directory for hand, machine and serger stitches, as well as a textile directory with details for working with over 70 fabrics and advice for seams, edges, buttonholes, zippers and more.

Vogue Sewing Quick Reference
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The indispensible classic, Vogue Sewing, has been distilled down to its key elements in this concise, easy-to-reference manual. From choosing fabrics to couture techniques, you’ll find all the information you need to make professional, fashionable garments. From collars to interfacing, waistlines to zippers, you’ll find it all. Stay-flat spiral binding.

Bias Cut Dressmaking
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Bias is one of the most flattering cuts around in clothing for every figure type. Here is the first easy-to-follow guide to sewing with bias-cut fabrics. Learn the ins & outs of sewing bias garments for perfect fit and beautiful style!

Bridal Gowns - How to Make The Wedding Dress of Your Dreams
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With Susan Andrik's help, you'll be well on your way to creating the dress of your dreams. Learn to design your own gown, select and combine patterns, fit and embellish your gown using your sewing machine and serger, sew all types of fabrics and laces, shape and bone a fitted bodice, make your own veil and headpiece and lots more! This is a beautiful, well-illustrated book from Palmer Pletsch!

Couture Sewing Techniques
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Claire Schaeffer's definitive book on Couture sewing - this presents the finest sewing techniques in the world as they are actually practiced in couture workrooms. If you love to sew and want to create the elegance, detail and polish of couture garments, here's a comprehensive source of techniques that you can duplicate at home. Whether you want to add a special detail, or sew an entire couture garment, you'll find all the information you need.

Denim Redesign
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This great new book on recycling denim features 20 projects for creating and customizing denim jeans into wearables and accessories. You can create altered clothing! Re-purpose denim jeans from your closet or the thrift shop and make your own, one-of-a-kind fashions. You'll learn techniques - applique, needle felting, image embellishment, and yarn collage to customize purses, jeans, jackets, aprons, and skirts.

Easy Guide to Sewing Pants
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Finding a pair of pants that really fit can be nearly impossible. Now you can learn to make them yourself with this volume in the Sewing Companion Library. Lynn MacIntyre will teach you how to make a beautifully fitted pair from start to finish, no matter what your skill level. With clear instructions for every step, from taking careful body measurements to the final pressing, you can make a garment that fits better and is more flattering than anything you find on the rack.

Fun & Fabulous Tops to Sew
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Here are 10 easy designs for the totally cool beginner! These are great choices, right at the height of fashion that are so simple to sew that even ovices can progressively develop their skills. Mock wrap blouses, tank tops, jackets, ponchos and more are included.

101 Ways to use your FIRST Sewing Machine
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Learn what your sewing machine's manual doesn't teach you! The fresh and contemporary approach of the book will give you inspiration to be succesful using a basic sewing machine.

Looking Good
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You'll find all the information you need to look your personal best, not by following fashion trends, but by letting author Nancy Nix-Rice teach you how to spotlight your best features to create the most flattering look possible. This is a comprehensive guide to wardrobe planning, colour, and personal style development. 160 pages with over 100 colour photos, 3 dozen charts, and 450 fashion and line drawings.

More Fabric Savvy
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Wouldn’t it be great to have an expert with you as you roam the aisles of the fabric store in search of the perfect fabric? Sandra Betzina does just that in More Fabric Savvy. Sandra’s best-selling book, Fabric Savvy, is now completely revised and updated, with over 100 new tips, all new photography, the latest new fabrics, and entirely new and useful features, such as a guide to stain removal. Sandra has taken the fear out of selecting and sewing fabrics by providing the essential information you need to create the perfect garment or home-decoration project. This indispensable and easy-to-use reference belongs on your shelf or, better yet, in your handbag.

Make It You: Sew Hip
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The first in a new series for young adults! Make It You will teach the basic sewing know-how that will lead to a lifelong love of sewing. 10 fun and stylish skill-building projects are included for fashion accessories to home dec, along with a bonus instructional DVD.

How to Make Raggy Jackets
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You love using the rag technique to make cozy, cuddly quilts for your family. Why not use the same idea to make fashionable jackets for yourself? Use your favorite commercial patterns to insure a good fit, and make these six quilt-inspired designs. They’re perfect for ball games, picnics, shopping or any casual occasion. Autumn Splendor, Liberty Blues, Cozy Cuddler, Shiver Sensation and My Garden Best. Denim Delight adds raggy accents to a purchased denim jacket.

Poncho Perfect
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Nothing’s easier to sew or wear than a poncho. You’ll want to make every one of these six great-looking  designs that are fashion-right for any season. With a minimal amount of sewing time, you’ll be out the door in style in no time at all! Just choose your favorite fabric, cut and sew. Complete step-by-step directions with  illustrations. 24 pgs., all colour.