The Complete Book of Sewing New Edition - Hardcover

DK Publishing

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0789496585 ISBN 13: 9780789496584

Publisher: DK, 2003

Synopsis

A comprehensive, practical handbook for sewers of all ability levels furnishes step-by-step, easy-to-follow instruction that guide beginners through basic steps and provides the professional skills they require to accomplish a wide variety of sewing tasks, covering a host of sweing techniques; updated tips on equipment, tools, and supplies; an all new fabric gallery, and more.

About this title

About the Author

Chris Jeffreys leads a team of expert sewing writers and contributors on The Complete Book of Sewing. She taught needlework and embroidery for a number of years; since then Chris has contributed as a writer, consultant and editor to many magazines and books, including Essentials, Sew Stylish, and Successful Sewing.

Reviews

With step-by-step instructions and illustrations of everything from the different types of scissors to the method for facing a waistband, this sewing manual, revised from the 1996 original, offers beginner and intermediate sewers a wealth of information. Hosegood starts with equipment, moves on to working with patterns and covers threads and fabric types; she then moves into actual sewing: handstitching, making pleats, finishing sleeves and applying pockets, among numerous other topics. There aren't any actual patterns, but there are plenty of color drawings and photographs to guide sewers on their own projects. Each section contains brief introductory remarks, definitions (e.g., the difference between a knife pleat and a box pleat) as well as a sidebar of related techniques. For anyone who needs more guidance than a store-bought pattern provides, this should prove a useful resource.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: DK
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0789496585
• ISBN 13: 9780789496584
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320