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Whether you’re stitching clothes, creating home accessories, personalizing garments, or jazzing up interiors, these techniques help you add that special, creative touch. Photos and diagrams show how to stitch in a straight line by machine or hand. Try tricks of the trade for everything from buttonholes to adding collars. Plus: dressmaking basics and caring for and repairing textiles.
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Kw*l*t*l*. SEWING Book - - MAGGI McCORMICK GORDON •r WITHDRAWN The Ultimate SEWING -BOOK- The Ultirr TO1 / C/V v SEWING BOOK Maggi McCormick Gordon f&B COLLINS & BROWN First published in Great Britain in 2002 by Contents Collins & Brown Limited 64 Brewery Road London N7 9NT Distributed in the United States and Canada by Sterling Publishing Co. 387 Park Avenue South New York NY 10016 Copyright © Collins & Brown Limited 2002 Text copyright © Maggi McCormick Gordon 2002 The right of Maggi McCormick Gordon to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by her Getting Started Tools and equipment Sewing machine Creating a workspace Sewing Basics Stitches: Hand and machine Seams: Hand and machine Edges Pressing 8 10 16 18 24 26 34 40 52 in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. 98765432 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data: A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN: 1-85585-961-0 Designed and project-managed by Axis Design Editions Ltd Copy-edited by Charlotte Stock Indexed by Sue Bosanko Color reproduction by Classicscan, Singapore Printed in China Dressmaking Patterns Choosing fabrics Man-made fabrics Difficult fabrics Darts Facings and interfacings Tucks and pleats Sleeves Cuffs and plackets Collars Waistbands Pockets Fasteners Hems Linings Project: Evening wrap Project: Beach bag 54 56 64 66 68 72 76 80 82 85 88 92 96 104 110 120 124 126 Home Furnishings Assessing furniture Choosing a style Choosing color Choosing fabrics Choosing pattern Choosing texture Fabric glossary Measuring Preparing and cutting Zippers in furnishings Trims and embellishments Pads and fillings Assessing windows Curtains Curtain valances Blinds Tiebacks and holdbacks Curtain headings Choosing curtain supports Project: Tab-headed curtain Project: Plain Roman blind Sheets Pillowcases Duvet cover and duvet Throws and bedspreads Project: Striped duvet cover Project: Playmat Table Linen 130 132 138 140 142 150 152 154 162 170 174 178 184 186 188 197 200 208 212 218 220 224 228 231 234 236 242 246 253 Project: Double dressing Project: Bordered tablecloth Project: Guilted table mat Cushions and pillows Project: Colonial cushions Project: Velvet pillow Slipcovers Project: Chair cover Project: Sofa drape 260 264 266 268 284 290 292 300 304 Care and Repair 306 Index Acknowledgements 313 320 6 ULTIMATE SEWING About this book THE ULTIMATE SEWING BOOK is a stepby-step guide to successful sewing for beginners and for those who wish to Improve their skills or try a new technigue. Beginning with the basics, the book looks at the component parts of a garment and illustrates the process involved in making each one. In the same way the chapter on home furnishings shows you how to make curtains, drapes, and blinds: bed linen; table linen; and cushion and seat covers. Each section contains projects that allow you to practice th