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This title is a guide for makers who want to revolutionize their sewing game. Readers will learn the difference between mechanical, electronic, and digital sewing machines and how these machines work in conjunction with other machines in a Fab Lab. There's plenty of information about careers available to digital sewing machine operators and about what education and projects can help them gain the necessary skills. And readers can check out the sources...
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159 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
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Introduces the basics of machine sewing, including the tools and materials, the machine's key parts, prep work tips, techniques for sewing specific patterns, and troubleshooting advice for tackling common problems.
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144 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm
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The perfect companion for anyone new to machine sewing, or looking for a little extra guidance, this book is packed with friendly advice, stylish projects and expert sewing tips. Sewing machine guru and popular author, Wendy Gardiner, brings you this invaluable guide to getting up and running with a sewing machine. She includes all the basics, including machine anatomy, how to thread up, and how to check stitching and tension. Once you have built...
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224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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English
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If you've never used a sewing machine before, or if you want to refresh your skills, Sew Step by Step gives you the essentials. Taking you through the basics, including the features of a sewing machine and the qualities of different fabrics, this simple handbook will soon have you making and mending your own clothes and home furnishings.
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"With Complete Book of Sewing Techniques, New 2nd Edition, learning how to sew has never been easier! Sewing is a creative and rewarding skill that allows you to express yourself through fabric. Jam-packed with essential information for sewing clothing and more, this helpful and beautifully illustrated guide provides an ideal introduction for beginning sewers -- but is also a useful reference for those who already have sewing skills! Featuring easy-to-follow...
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127 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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There are a lot of books on sewing basics around, but few can satisfy those who completed a beginner's course and want a higher level. This book tells you how to get a professional finish on those difficult parts of clothes - such as neck, collar, sleeves, pleats etc. All the techniques in this book are based on using domestic sewing machines, so readers can follow the full-color and detailed step-by-step instructions with their own machine.
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Shape by shape volume collection 2
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127 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
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"Take the next step in free-motion quilting! Angela Walters shares 70+ free-motion quilting designs and variations to mix and match. Gorgeous designs for every shape--quilt blocks, backgrounds, and borders. Step-by-step illustrations, visual index, full-page quilt photos, and photo details of motifs. For longarm, midarm, and domestic sewing machines."--page [4] of cover.
Provides step-by-step instructions for making more than seventy free-motion...
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162 pages ; 21 cm
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""This doll's eye view is a total delight and surveys a world awash with shadowy wit and exquisite collisions of beauty and the grotesque."--Helen Oyeyemi, author of Boy, Snow, Bird "Down to its most particular details, The Doll's Alphabet creates an individual world-a landscape I have never encountered before, which now feels like it was been waiting to be captured, and waiting to captivate, all along."--Sheila Heti, author of How Should a Person...
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xvi, 366 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
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The fun and easy way to get started with quilting-now revised with 25 percent new material This accessible guide gives people just what they need to start stitching, offering how-to guidance on sewing as well as 16 projects that range from simple to spectacular. Revisions include terrific all-new projects, insights from experienced quilters, the latest on quilting software and Internet resources, coverage of new sewing machines and materials, and...
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