Sewing 911: Practical and Creative Rescues for Sewing Emergencies

Barbara Deckert

ISBN 10: 1561584444 / ISBN 13: 9781561584444

Published by The Taunton Press, Newtown, CT, 2001

About this Item

The Taunton Press, Newtown, CT. 2001. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: As New. No DJ. Printed heavy laminate boards with hidden wire comb binding. 154 pp 8vo. Emergencies happen in sewing which can cause panic and exasperation. But sewers do need to keep remedies and supplies handy for sewing disasters and this book is a first-aid manual for sewers. Not every "patient" can be saved, but most can. Knowing how to fix one's mistakes will help one sew with calm and confidence. A clean near pristine copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sewing 911: Practical and Creative Rescues for Sewing Emergencies
• Publisher: The Taunton Press, Newtown, CT
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1561584444
• ISBN 13: 9781561584444
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Americana
  • Technology
  • Business/Trade/Industry

About this title

Synopsis

Everyone who sews has had at least one sewing emergency and most have had more than they care to mention. Sewing 911 to the rescue! In her many years as a professional seamstress, author Barbara Deckert has experienced countless glitches -- and lived to tell about them. With good humor and a practical approach to improving sewing skills, Deckert shares her secrets for salvaging projects, even when things have gone terribly wrong.
-- Offers common-sense solutions the professionals use.
-- Includes step-by-step instructions and more than 200 color photos.
-- Enclosed spiral binding allows it to lie flat on the sewing table.

About the Author

Deckert, who designs and makes plus-size fashions, is a frequent contributor to Sew News, Threads, BBW, Radiance, and PACC News. She is a charter member of the Professional Association of Custom Clothiers and has over 30 years of sewing experience.