Simple sewing shortcuts for hasslefree seams, reducing fullness, marking a hem, handling tricky fabrics, and many finishing touches are included in a guide which also features more than eight hundred drawings
The Complete Book of Sewing Short Cuts
"What Hastings promises in her title is truly delivered--an encyclopedia of tricks of the trade for the more experienced sewer.
Sewers who have ever longed to create clothing with the distinctive look of haute couture will love this book.
This book contains the best hands-on insider sewing tips from the popular sewing website PatternReview.com, a community of more than 170,000 members.
Sewing ShortCuts: Sew Easier, Faster, and Better with Cheat Sheets, Tips, & Tricks
This useful volume will help sewers of all levels to find reliable shortcuts and better solutions to ensure success with all their sewing projects.
Each project you make from this book will be stylish, but above all, useful. Part I of the book presents a fundamental overview on the art of sewing, the tools and materials you will need and homegrown tips on essential good practice.
Claire Shaeffer provides this key information for 88 of today's most popular fabrics.
With updated photography and techniques, this is the definitive guide to all things sewing, whether you're working with garments or decor
Supplementary artworks and special tip boxes appear throughout the book to make the techniques even clearer and to show you shortcuts and tricks of the trade. The Complete Book of Sewing tells you which tools you need for each technique.