101 Essential Tips: Sewing

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Tack, darn and hem your way to sewing success with 101 Essential Tips: Sewing, a fantastic pocket-sized guide that gives you all the sewing basics you'll need to get started, understand pattern lingo, and learn beginner sewing techniques. Understand the basics of sewing stitch-by-stitch with 101 Essential Tips: Sewing, a little guide that's packed full of wonderful sewing tips. Build your knowledge and confidence — fast! This pocket guide has all the essentials you're looking for, including the latest tips and tricks. For the price of a magazine, you get incredible research and colorful design that breaks a big subject down in a way that's complete and easy to understand. With 101 Essential Tips, you get a pocket guide that's jam-packed with information and details, from simple explanations of the basics to illustrated step-by-step guides and close-up pictures with detailed descriptions. Whether you want to build up your basic skills, become an expert, or just have a little more confidence in conversation, 101 Essential Tips is right for you. This pocket guide is chock-full of information to guide you, inspire you, and give you the knowledge and confidence you're looking for. Want to continue learning? Be on the lookout for our complete set of 101 Essential Tips pocket guides from DK. 101 Essential Tips......Page 7 1 Tools for cutting......Page 10 2 Tools for measuring & marking......Page 11 4 Tools for pressing......Page 12 6 Needles, bobbins & feet......Page 13 7 Natural fabrics......Page 9 8 Synthetics......Page 15 9 Special fabrics......Page 16 10 Threads......Page 17 11 Two ways to thread a needle......Page 18 13 Using a backstitch to secure a thread......Page 19 15 Slip stitch......Page 20 18 Herringbone stitch......Page 21 19 Securing machine stitches......Page 22 22 Sewing a zigzag......Page 23 24 Seam neatening......Page 24 25 How to choose a pattern size......Page 25 26 Taking vital measurements......Page 26 29 Pattern markings......Page 27 32 How to lay out a pattern......Page 28 34 Tailor’s tacks......Page 29 36 Trace tacking......Page 30 38 Press as you go......Page 31 40 Pressing a dart......Page 32 42 Pressing a hem......Page 33 43 Sewing a plain seam......Page 34 44 Sewing a French seam......Page 35 46 Stitching a corner......Page 36 48 Sewing a curved seam......Page 37 50 Clipping an outside curve......Page 38 52 Joining bias strips......Page 39 53 Interfacings......Page 40 55 What are facings?......Page 41 56 Neatening the edge of a facing......Page 42 57 How to attach facings......Page 43 58 Types of darts......Page 44 60 How to make a dart on thick fabric......Page 45 62 Making gathers......Page 46 64 How to press gathers......Page 47 65 How to make a basic waistband......Page 48 66 Machine-finished waistband......Page 49 68 Making a neck facing......Page 50 69 Bound neckline......Page 51 71 How to make a flat collar......Page 52 72 How to attach a flat collar......Page 53 73 Inserting a set-in sleeve......Page 54 75 Making a self-hem......Page 55 76 Making an elasticized hem......Page 56 77 Making a turn-back cuff......Page 57 78 Making a patch pocket......Page 58 80 Turning up a hem......Page 59 82 Hand finishing pinked hem edges......Page 60 84 Machine stitching a double-turn......Page 61 86 Stages of a buttonhole......Page 62 88 Sewing on a shanked button......Page 63 90 Adding snaps......Page 64 91 Adding a lapped zipper......Page 65 92 Adding a centered zipper......Page 66 93 Clothes mending kit......Page 67 95 Repairing a broken zipper......Page 68 97 Adding a patch by hand......Page 69 99 Darning a hole......Page 70 101 Repairing beneath a button......Page 71 Index 70......Page 72 Acknowledgments 72......Page 74