The Basic Book of Sewing |
Contents
Learning to Sew 6 Introduction | 6 |
Choosing styles measuring and altering | 9 |
Fabrics and linings | 19 |
Copyright | |
30 other sections not shown
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36-inch wide fabric apron armhole Back at side BACK NECK FACING Back sections back stitch BACK WAIST LENGTH Baste and stitch bias binding bias-cut bodice bolero bust buttonhole stitch buttons carbon paper centre back place Centre Back seam Coats Drima thread colours commercial paper pattern Cut 2 centre Cutting directions dress dressmaking finished fold line Front and Back FRONT Cut Front facing garment graph pattern hems hooks and eyes inch seam allowance Insert zip fastener inside interfacing jacket Join Front long edge machine stitching marked Materials required neaten neck edge neck facing cut neckline pattern 1 square Pattern B-Back cut petersham place to fold pleat line raw edges right sides facing ruffle seam line seamline self-fabric sewing machine short ends shoulder seams side seams sleeve edges snap fastener squared paper Stitch Centre Back Stitch Front stitching line Tailor's chalk Top-stitch trousers waist facing waistband wrong side yards 36-inch wide