Full to bursting with over 100 inspiring projects for all skills levels, this book will appeal to any keen sewer. This book makes for an excellent day to day reference manual for any sewer, as well as a useful source of information to improve your sewing skills. First Time Sewing: The Absolute Beginner’s Guide How to Use, Adapt, and Design Sewing Patterns is suited to all skill levels — especially beginners — although sewers already experienced with patterns may find it less useful. School of Sewing: Learn it, Teach it, Sew Together What makes this sewing book stand out are the glorious full color, close up photos and detailed descriptive images that are super easy to understand and which make learning to sew a pleasure. Get more out of your sewing machine and create beautiful, feminine dresses and skirts with this comprehensive guide for beginners by professional dressmaker Catherine Morris.

Other sections include information on other equipment you will need in your sewing armoury, how to use and create sewing patterns correctly, an overview of all the different sewing techniques with a step by step guide to how to achieve the best results for each one, plus an extensive fabric, thread, and stitch guide. In addition, there is a wealth of indispensable information regarding alterations and tailoring techniques, a handy guide to different types of fabric, a fantastic comprehensive glossary of sewing terms, detailed explanations on how to use your sewing machine, and much more besides. The actual sewing process is detailed as well - stitches. There was a great little pattern for a simple tote bag at the end of this chapter to practice (I have lots of scraps I could use up here!) Subsequent chapters deal with the different techniques of sewing clothes. Again, excellent directions and accompanying photographs. (I preferred these over drawn illustrations.) There are more small projects to practice more skills such as zippers, linings, buttons and more. A small unit on mending was also included. Patterns and an index complete the book.Aimed at total beginners with zero experience, this booklet also features an abundance of information regarding all the equipment you need on hand in your sewing kit to be ready to sew, including different needle, scissor, and thread types. Each project has been contributed by an experienced sewer, and each chapter contains projects of a particular type with a wide variety of varied projects for the home, for you and your kids, and even your pets, including laptop sleeves and jewelry rolls in ‘On the Go’, a bias skirt and summer sundress in ‘From Head to Toe’, and a cozy dog bed and walking coat in ‘Your Furry Friends’. Gertie’s Ultimate Dress Book If you are an intermediate sewer looking for mix and match vintage style sewing patterns you are sure to adore Gertie’s Ultimate Dress Book. The rest of the book is dedicated to helping sewers learn about cutting patterns, sewing seams, binding edges, gathering fabric, installing zippers and eyelets, and other essential sewing skills. Starting off with the sewing fundamentals including equipment must haves, fabric facts, making and using patterns, and a glossary of useful sewing terminology, the book then progresses on to the meat of the book – the sewing projects.

Jane is the Editor of SewingFromHome.com and has over two decades of experience sewing, knitting and embroidering. She runs a small teaching business in her native Kansas and is passionate about helping her students learn a variety of crafting skills. Each project is designed to take no more than 3 hours to complete, with color photos to help you every step of the way. The projects start easy and become progressively more complicated — starting with a simple pillowcase and finishing with a pleated purse and a quilt. The aim of this book is to demonstrate how to make shop bought sewing patterns work for you, from basics such as choosing the right size, to understanding all the different pattern markings and turning flat shapes into wearable articles of clothing which suit your unique taste, shape, and style. Not only does it contain 23 beautiful retro dress patterns including day dresses, evening dresses, and special events dresses, but each pattern features interchangeable pieces, meaning you can mix up the skirts, bodices, sleeves and collars to create your own unique design.This guide also features a range of home decorating projects to complete, such as different pillows and cushions, curtains, duvet covers, and tablecloths and napkins. The beginning chapter provides lots of information about sewing machines and how to use them, fabrics, and sewing tools, as well as instructions on how to use the book correctly. Haute Couture had long been considered a luxury reserved for the financially well endowed, but Couture Sewing Techniques changed that preconception forever, making the secrets of sewing elegant haute couture garments available to millions worldwide.

The book opens with chapters detailing the equipment you will need, how to make the right decision when choosing fabrics, and extensive information about commercial patterns, including how to understand them, how to measure correctly, and how to pin, mark, and cut out your fabric ready to sew.This is the only sewing reference you will ever need, with step-by-step photographs to show you how to sew absolutely everything! Has your sewing machine got lots of feet that you don’t know what to do with? The Sewing Machine Accessory Bible could be your new best friend. There are easy to follow tutorials for important, day to day repairs such as redoing seams, creating hems and gathers, repairing torn fabric, and sewing buttons. Written with first time sewers in mind, Sew Me! Sewing Basics: Simple Techniques and Projects for First-Time Sewers starts at the very beginning, explaining how to choose your first sewing machine, and basic techniques and shortcuts to transform you into a sewing diva in next to no time.

Ideal for total newcomers to the wonderful world of sewing, First Time Sewing: The Absolute Beginner’s Guide is an excellent way for beginners to get to grips with all the sewing basics using detailed, step by step instructions designed to make the learning process as pain free as possible for maximum sewing enjoyment.Alongside this, you will learn all about essential sewing tools and equipment, how to organize your work space effectively, and how to make smart decisions when sourcing and using different fabrics. This Reader’s digest publication is a veritable encyclopedia of everything you need to know to sew successfully — whatever your level of skill.