Encyclopedia of sewing machine techniques

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Title:

Encyclopedia of sewing machine techniques

Author:

Bednar, Nancy.

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9781402742934

Publication Information:

New York : Sterling Pub., 2007, c1999.

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336 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

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Includes index.

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Library	Call Number	Status
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If the sewing machine does it, then the technique is here! Anyone looking for advice on those indispensable basics will find a variety of ways to do bias binding, buttonholes, edge finishes, gathering, hem finishes, mitering corners, seam finishes, topstitching, and zippers. Or sewers can learn how to make any item eye-catching with an array of creative touches, including appliqu#65533;, crisscross chain stitching, eyelet embroidery, and lacework. Every technique comes complete with machine setups and guidance on fabrics, stitching, needles, threads, tension, and the presser foot.

Foreword	p. 5
Introduction	p. 8
Getting the Most from Your Sewing	p. 10
Your Sewing Machine	p. 12
Needle and Thread Options	p. 17
Creative Techniques	p. 20
Applique, Basic Satin Stitch	p. 22
Applique, Bias Bar	p. 26
Applique, Blanket Stitch	p. 30
Applique, Decorative Stitch	p. 34
Applique, Frayed-Edge	p. 36
Applique, Madeira	p. 40
Applique, Mola	p. 44
Applique, Net	p. 48
Applique, Reverse	p. 52
Applique, Shadow	p. 56
Battenburg, Contemporary Lacemaking	p. 60
Bobbinwork	p. 64
Charted Needlework	p. 68
Circular Embroidery	p. 72
Cording, Monk's Cord	p. 76
Cording, On Scalloped Edges	p. 78
Couching, Beads and Sequins	p. 80
Couching, Cords, Braids and Bulky Fibers	p. 84
Crisscross Chain Stitching	p. 86
Cutwork	p. 90
Drawn Threadwork	p. 94
Embroidery, Free-motion	p. 96
Entredeux, Basic	p. 100
Entredeux, Corded	p. 102
Eyelet Embroidery	p. 104
Fagoting, Bobbinwork	p. 108
Fagoting, Bundled	p. 110
Fagoting, Traditional	p. 112
Folded Flourishes, Prairie Points	p. 114
Folded Flourishes, Shark's Teeth	p. 118
Fringe, Long	p. 122
Fringe, Short	p. 124
Handlooms	p. 126
Heirloom Sewing, Entredeux to Flat Fabric	p. 128
Heirloom Sewing, Entredeux to Gathered Laces	p. 132
Heirloom Sewing, Flat Lace to Entredeux	p. 136
Heirloom Sewing, Lace to Lace	p. 140
Heirloom Sewing, Puffing	p. 144
Hemstitching, Double Wing Needle	p. 148
Hemstitching, Single Wing Needle	p. 150
Lacemaking, Decorative Stitch	p. 152
Lacemaking, Free-motion	p. 156
Monogramming, Free-motion	p. 160
Monogramming, Satin Stitch	p. 162
Multi-needle Techniques	p. 166
Needlelace	p. 170
Passementerie	p. 172
Pintucks, Corded	p. 176
Quilting, Hand-look	p. 180
Quilt-Piecing Methods, Easy Triangles	p. 182
Quilt-Piecing Methods, Seminole Patchwork	p. 186
Quilt-Piecing Methods, Strip	p. 190
Quilt-Piecing Methods, Victorian	p. 192
Quilting Styles, Echo	p. 196
Quilting Styles, Linear	p. 200
Quilting Styles, Outline	p. 204
Quilting Styles, Sashiko	p. 206
Quilting Styles, Trapunto	p. 210
Ruching	p. 214
Ruffling	p. 216
Scallops, Off-the-Edge	p. 220
Scallops, Double Satin Stitch	p. 224
Silk Ribbon Machine Embroidery, Bobbinwork	p. 228
Silk Ribbon Machine Embroidery, Couched	p. 230
Shirring, Basic	p. 234
Shirring, Elastic	p. 238
Smocking, Decorative One-step	p. 242
Smocking, On Pre-Pleated Yardage	p. 244
Smyrna Embroidery	p. 248
Stippling, Basic	p. 252
Stippling, Elastic	p. 254
Thread Painting	p. 256
Tucks, Mexican	p. 260
Tucks, Picot-edged	p. 262
Tucks, Single Needle	p. 264
Indispensable Techniques	p. 266
Bias Binding	p. 268
Buttonholes, Bound	p. 272
Buttonholes, Corded	p. 274
Buttonholes, Decorative	p. 276
Buttons, Machine-sewn	p. 278
Edge Finishes, Picot	p. 280
Edge Finishes, Rolled	p. 282
Edge Finishes, Wire-edged	p. 284
Gathering, Basic Technique	p. 286
Gathering, Clear Elastic	p. 288
Gathering, Over Cord	p. 290
Hem Finishes, Corded	p. 292
Hem Finishes, Decorative Stitch	p. 294
Hem Finishes, Double and Triple Needle	p. 296
Hem Finishes, Hemmer Feet	p. 298
Hem Finishes, Hemstitched	p. 302
Hem Finishes, Raised Double Needle	p. 304
Hem Finishes, Shadow	p. 306
Mitering Corners	p. 308
Seam Finishes, Edge-stitched	p. 310
Seam Finishes, Flat Felled	p. 312
Seam Finishes, French	p. 314
Seam Finishes, Hong Kong	p. 316
Seam Finishes, Tricot Bound	p. 318
Topstitching	p. 320
Zippers, Centered	p. 322
Zippers, Hand-picked	p. 324
Zippers, Invisible	p. 326
Zippers, Placket	p. 328
Important Information	p. 330
Acknowledgments	p. 331
Index	p. 332

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