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A-Z of Heirloom Sewing SALE $31.00
Regular Price $35.00
With the help of the 20th book in the world famous A-Z Series, beginner and seasoned sewers will
be encouraged to develop their skills and creativity to achieve a professional finish. Filled with over 840 step-by-step photographs
and detailed instructions, this indispensible reference guide will enable you to make the best possible use of your sewing
machine.
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Discover machine and
hand sewing techniques, from basic to advanced
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Choose the right fabrics,
laces and trims
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Learn more about the correct tools and equipment
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Achieve a perfect finish
with handy hints and tips from experienced sewers
A-Z of Smocking $32.00
Learn the art of smocking from the experts! Whether you are a novice or a professional,
the A-Z of Smocking will give you fresh ideas, new perspectives, renewed confidence and bring smocking within reach of anyone
who can thread a needle.
Have you tried ribbon weaving or freeform smocking? Explored the versatility of chain stitch on pleats? Do
you know the difference between jigsaw and template smocking? Starting at ‘A’ with accent
stitches and finishing at ‘Z’ with zigzag stitches you’ll agree that this is the most comprehensive smocking
book ever published.
You’ll learn how to work the stitches, pleat and block a garment, read graphs and select colours, fabrics
and threads. You’ll also find a list of smocking terms, comprehensive information about the
threads, fabrics and equipment required and receive expert advice on different techniques such as ribbon weaving, counterchange,
template and freeform smocking and much more.
Just imagine opening up this ‘how to guide’ to find 1020 step-by-step photographs with simple
instructions for you to learn 71 different stitches and techniques! It’s bursting with hints,
including tips for left handed smockers, ideas and inspirational photographs which will unleash your creativity – order
your copy today!
A-Z of Sewing for Smockers $32.00
The smocking is finished and looks fabulous. What do you do now?
Have you ever been frustrated by sleeves that won’t sit properly or a hemline that droops? What is the
difference between a sleeve cuff and a sleeve band? Does the stitching show on your piping no matter how hard you try to avoid
it? How do you trim a collar so that it has a perfectly curved edge?
The answers to all these questions, plus many more, are contained within the pages of this book, the perfect
companion to the A-Z of Smocking. Like most tasks, constructing a smocked garment is made easier
if you have the right equipment. You’ll find detailed information about the tools and materials to use as well as a
multitude of hints and information to help you perfect the techniques.
Just imagine opening up this ‘how to guide’ to find 582 step-by-step photographs with simple instructions
for you to learn 78 different construction techniques!
The Pleater Manual $18.00
by Sarah Douglas
A comprehensive guide to the use of the smocking pleater. Includes topics such as:
Choosing a Pleater
Caring for a Pleater
The Bishop Dress
PLUS
Pleating Lessons
(you will be an expert after these lessons)
and much more!
Books by Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn $23.00 each
Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn are textile artists, embroidery teachers and Artists in Residence at the Windsor
School of Textile Art.
Book 18 Seductive Surfaces
This book will lure you into the realms of experimentation as you see the many sumptuous textile surfaces
that can be created using traditional stitching combined with the modern media available in the market today. And from
the trials many marvelous pieces of art textiles can be created. 28 pages, full color.
Book 20 Embellish & Enrich
This book offers exciting opportunities for decorating and adorning fabric surfaces using an embellishing
machine, hand and machine stitching, beading and other mixed media. 28 pages, full color.
Book 5 Gardens & More
This book inspires you to look at gardens with fresh eyes. See how to interpret unusual viewpoints
or individual plants in fabric and thread. Explore the patterns and color to be found both in the exotic flower and
humble vegetable. 28 pages, full color.
Book 2 Voluptuous Velvet
This book provides a wealth of instruction on working with coloring,bonding and stitching velvet pile fabrics.
Adding and removing color (discharge techniques) are discussed in detail. Burning velvet pile chemically using devore'
paste and with a soldering iron are explained in simple terms. 28 pages, full color.
Book 22 Seeing Double - Developing Personal Themes
This book shows much of their own work and answers the often asked questions of 'how do you get started'
and 'where do you get your ideas from', encouraging the reader to take their own personal paths. 28 pages, full color.
Book 16 Over the Line: Couching Rediscovered
Takes couching beyond its traditional heritage. The book suggests a range of approaches with this
family of stitches and shows and encourages experiments, incorporating new and exciting materials. 28 pages, full color.
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