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A beginner's guide to sewing by hand and machine : a complete step-by-step course / Jane Bolsover.

By: Bolsover, Jane [author ].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : CICO Books, 2022Copyright date: ©2014Description: 192 pages : illustrations (color), 28 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781800650930 (paperback); 1800650930 (paperback).Subject(s): Machine sewing | Sewing | Sewing -- Technique -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Needlework | Appliqué | Fancy work | Keep learningDDC classification: 646.2
Contents:
Let's get started -- Tools for the job -- Choosing paper patterns and fabrics -- Preparing paper patterns and cutting out -- Workshop and projects -- Plain sewing -- Zippers -- Hems -- Fancy stitches and pockets -- Quilting and applique -- Patchwork and binding -- Gathers, shirring and smocking -- Darts and wait finishes -- Tucks, pleats, and more fastenings -- Necklines and collars -- Sleeves and sleeve finishes -- Simple curtains -- How to use the pattern sheets.
Subject: A Beginner's Guide to Sewing by Hand and Machine is a complete sewing course for first-timers. It starts by telling you which pieces of sewing kit you need to buy, explaining which fabrics to use and how to use paper patterns. The second part of the book is a structured course of 12 workshops, which build from the most basic hand-sewing techniques through to more advanced dressmaking skills. At the end of each workshop, there is also a step-by-step project, which reinforces the skills mastered in the workshop, allowing you to recognize your progress as you go. The projects range from simple hand-embroidered cushions to a lined throw, and from a shirred sundress to an organdie pleated skirt. Techniques include embroidery, patchwork, quilting, dressmaking and curtain-making, and there are useful tips and shortcuts throughout the book to help you become a sewing expert! -- Provided by publisher.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A Beginner's Guide to Sewing by Hand and Machine is a complete sewing course for first-timers. It starts by telling you which pieces of sewing kit you need to buy, explaining which fabrics to use, and how to use paper patterns. The second part of the book is a structured course of 12 workshops, which build from the most basic hand-sewing techniques through to more advanced dressmaking skills. At the end of each workshop, there is also a step-by-step project, which reinforces the skills mastered in the workshop, allowing you to recognize your progress as you go. The projects range from simple hand-embroidered pillows to a lined throw, and from a shirred sundress to an organdie pleated skirt. Techniques include embroidery, patchwork, quilting, dressmaking, and curtain-making, and there are useful tips and shortcuts throughout the book to help you become a sewing expert!

Includes index.

Includes glossary and index
"Includes 9 full-size pull-out patterns"--Cover
First published in 2014 as Sewing School Basics

Let's get started -- Tools for the job -- Choosing paper patterns and fabrics -- Preparing paper patterns and cutting out -- Workshop and projects -- Plain sewing -- Zippers -- Hems -- Fancy stitches and pockets -- Quilting and applique -- Patchwork and binding -- Gathers, shirring and smocking -- Darts and wait finishes -- Tucks, pleats, and more fastenings -- Necklines and collars -- Sleeves and sleeve finishes -- Simple curtains -- How to use the pattern sheets.

A Beginner's Guide to Sewing by Hand and Machine is a complete sewing course for first-timers. It starts by telling you which pieces of sewing kit you need to buy, explaining which fabrics to use and how to use paper patterns. The second part of the book is a structured course of 12 workshops, which build from the most basic hand-sewing techniques through to more advanced dressmaking skills. At the end of each workshop, there is also a step-by-step project, which reinforces the skills mastered in the workshop, allowing you to recognize your progress as you go. The projects range from simple hand-embroidered cushions to a lined throw, and from a shirred sundress to an organdie pleated skirt. Techniques include embroidery, patchwork, quilting, dressmaking and curtain-making, and there are useful tips and shortcuts throughout the book to help you become a sewing expert! -- Provided by publisher.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction (p. 6)
  • How to use this book (p. 7)
  • Section 1 Let's get started (p. 8)
  • Tools for the job (p. 8)
  • Choosing paper patterns and fabrics (p. 11)
  • Preparing paper patterns and cutting out (p. 22)
  • Section 2 Workshops and projects (p. 32)
  • Workshop 1 Plain sewing (p. 32)
  • The Project Embellished envelope pillow (p. 50)
  • Workshop 2 Zippers (p. 52)
  • The Project Brilliant bean bags (p. 60)
  • Workshop 3 Hems (p. 62)
  • The Project Reversible throw (p. 68)
  • Workshop 4 Fancy stitches and pockets (p. 70)
  • The Project 1950s-style embroidered apron (p. 79)
  • Workshop 5 Quilting and appliqué (p. 82)
  • The Project Vintage-style pillow (p. 89)
  • Workshop 6 Patchwork and binding (p. 92)
  • The Project Recycled patchwork bedspread (p. 101)
  • Workshop 7 Gathers, shirring, and smocking (p. 104)
  • The Project Little girl's shirred sundress (p. 114)
  • Workshop 8 Darts and waist finishes (p. 118)
  • The Project Jeans-style skirt (p. 126)
  • Workshop 9 Tucks, pleats, and more fastenings (p. 130)
  • The Project Organdy evening skirt (p. 140)
  • Workshop 10 Necklines and collars (p. 144)
  • The Project The perfect summer dress (p. 151)
  • Workshop 11 Sleeves and sleeve finishes (p. 156)
  • The Project Baby's smocked dress and pants (p. 163)
  • Workshop 12 Simple curtains (p. 168)
  • The Project Contrast-lined curtains (p. 179)
  • Glossary (p. 182)
  • Useful addresses (p. 186)
  • Author's acknowledgments (p. 186)
  • Index (p. 187)
  • How to use the pattern sheets (p. 192)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Jane Bolsover has over 20 years' experience as a designer and writer specializing in sewing and crafts. She was sewing editor on Essentials magazine, contributes to magazines, has written several books on soft furnishings, and now works as a consultant for a major textile and craft show company, for whom she organizes craft demonstrations, workshops, and displays. She is the author of Sewing Machine Basics (978-1-90703-073-4) also published by CICO Books and holds workshops through Rowan at Liberty of London and John Lewis stores. She is based in Surrey, UK.