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All new fabric savvy : how to choose & use fabrics : a quick reference guide / Sandra Betzina.
The essential guide for every sewer just got better! All New Fabric Savvy is updated to include detailed information on 107 different fabrics; must-know information on determining fabric content, working with knits, working with different types of interfacing, removing stains, and choosing lining material; recommended tools and notions; illustrated reference sections on seams, details, closures, and hems; 476 photographs and 110 illustrations. Organized alphabetically, the 107 fabrics include old favorites--like cotton, wool, knits, and silks--to new options, some of which you might never have heard of or sewn with--synthetics; those that resist water, sun, stains, and wrinkles; those made from animal hides (and, of course, their faux cousins); those regenerated from wood pulp; and many more.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781631868412
- ISBN: 1631868411
- Physical Description: 252 pages : color photographs ; 25 cm
- Publisher: Newtown, CT : The Taunton Press, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
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| General Note: | Includes index (pages 251-252). |
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| Subject: | Textile fabrics. Dressmaking materials. Machine sewing. |
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All New Fabric Savvy : How to Choose and Use Fabrics
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All New Fabric Savvy : How to Choose and Use Fabrics
Named a Best Reference Book of 2017 by Library Journal The best-selling fabric guide for sewers just got better. Fully updated to reflect new fabrics and notions as well as changes in sewing tools and techniques, All New Fabric Savvy is chock-full of essential information that all garment and home dec sewers need to work with 107 different types of fabric. Organized alphabetically, the 107 fabrics include: old favorites like cotton, wool, and knits new synthetic options like faux fur and leather, oilcloth, and ripstop. more than 475 photographs and 110 illustrations Includes a comprehensive set of appendices covering everything you need to know about working with fabric. All New Fabric Savvy guarantees success for sewers of all stripes by removing the confusion inherent in working with the many types of fabric available today.
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