Textile Related Books FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about books on sewing, fitting, pattern drafting and a few other (sewing) subjects. Emphasizes books currently in print or easily available. Includes strengths and weaknesses of various books.
This FAQ about books on sewing, fitting, pattern drafting and a few other (sewing) subjects. Emphasizes books currently in print or easily available. Includes strengths and weaknesses of various books. It was compiled and written by Lara J. Fabans lfabans@adobe.com with numerous contributions by others.
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01 Textiles Magazines and Periodicals- Threads: Great source of ideas and techniques. Covers sewing, embellishment ...
- 02 Suggestions for general sewing books suitable for a novice.
- Very few books discussed in the newsgroups seem to be appropriate for ...
- 03 Novice Or Intermediate: Reader's Digest Complete Guide to Sewing
- This is my favorite general ...
- 04 Novice Or Intermediate: The Complete Book of Sewing Short Cuts
- The shortcuts in the title of ...
- 05 Novice Or Intermediate: The Fabric Sewing Guide. Claire B. Schaeffer
- highly recommended reference. Very detailed. Too repetitious to just ...
- 06 Novice Or Intermediate: The Vogue Sewing Book
- The first edition of this book was in 1970 and ...
- 07 Novice Or Intermediate: Singer's Sewing Step by Step
- [adamg@world.std.com (Nancy Reynolds, c/o Adam M Gaffin)]...
- 08 Novice Or Intermediate: The Vogue/Butterick Step By Step Guide To Sewing Techniques
- [(Diane Barlow Close)]...
- 09 Novice Or Intermediate: Dressmaking Explained
- An alphabetical reference to a large number of ...
- 12 Novice Or Intermediate: Sewing Essentials from the Singer Reference library
- [MAHE@YaleVM.YCC.Yale.Edu] ...
- 13 Novice Or Intermediate: 101 Sewing Secrets
- This book is a worthwhile investment for any sewer ...
- 14 Novice Or Intermediate: Creative Sewing Ideas
- This book is similar to 101 Sewing Secrets, but ...
- 15 Novice Or Intermediate: Sewing Update No 2
- similar to _Creative Sewing Ideas_ It includes ...
- 16 Novice Or Intermediate: Sewing Pants that Fit
- There is a review of this book in the June/July ...
- 17 Novice Or Intermediate: Sewing Activewear
- covers a wide range of different types of materials ...
- 18 Novice Or Intermediate: Sewing Lingerie
- covers both intimate apparel such as underwear and slips ...
- 19 Novice Or Intermediate: Sewing With Knits
- includes an interesting combination of simple ...
- 20 Novice Or Intermediate: Decorative Machine Stitching
- includes sections on: 1) Getting ...
- 21 Novice Or Intermediate: Power Sewing and More Power Sewing
- by Sandra Betzina. My ...
- 22 Novice Or Intermediate: The Busy Woman's Sewing Book, The Busy Woman's Fitting Book and Slacks Fitting Book
- by Nancy Zieman. $9.95 each. Book + video $34.95. From ...
- 23 Novice Or Intermediate: Great Sewn Clothes, Fit and Fabric
- by Taunton Press....
- 24 Novice Or Intermediate: Other Sewing Books
- The following books have been recommended in various places, often in ...
- 25 Specialty Topics: Notes on Tailoring
- Note about Tailoring: There are three general methods for tailoring jackets:...
- 26 Specialty Topics: Singer Reference Library: Tailoring
- I bought this book when I needed to ...
- 27 Specialty Topics: Tailoring: Traditional and Contemporary Techniques
- This is a very good ...
- 28 Specialty Topics: Classic Tailoring Techniques: A construction Guide for Women's/Men's Wear
- both books by Roberto Cabrera and Patricia Flaherty ...
- 29 Couture: The Art of Fine Sewing
- by Roberta Carr. published ...
- 30 Couture: Sew Any Patch Pocket (Claire B. Shaeffer)
- Covers many variations of patch pockets (however neither Diane nor I was ...
- 32 Couture: Shirtmaking. David Page Coffin
- A Tauntaun Press publication. I got the video and the book together. I ...
- 33 Notes on Sewing Books for Kids
- [carolyn@bucket.rain.com (Carolyn Peterson)]...
- 34 For Kids: My First Sewing Book--Hand Sewing
- by Winky Cherry. (list price $8.50)...
- 35 For Kids: Let's Sew--A Beginner's Sewing Guide
- by Nancy Zieman. (list price $5.95)...
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