Claire Shaeffer's Fabric Sewing Guide

✍ Scribed by Shaeffer, Claire B

• Publisher: F+W Media
• Year: 2011;2008
• Tongue: English
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Claire Shaeffer's Fabric Sewing Guide is your one-stop sewing resource, with answers to the most common sewing questions and details about the latest advancements in sewing. This new, thoroughly updated edition contains everything you need to know, and will surely be a reference you will review again and again. In addition to an extensive glossary with answers to the most common sewing questions, this must-have guide includes easy-to-read charts for needle sizes and thread and stabilizer types. It also includes 225 full-color photos and a fabric and fiber dictionary. Truly a one-stop reference.;Cover; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE: Basic Guide for Sewing Any Fabric; CHAPTER TWO: Natural-Fiber Fabrics; CHAPTER THREE: Manufactured-Fiber Fabrics; CHAPTER FOUR: Leathers; CHAPTER FIVE: Synthetic Suedes; CHAPTER SIX: Nonwoven Plastic; CHAPTER SEVEN: Fur; CHAPTER EIGHT: Feathers; CHAPTER NINE: Woven Fabrics; CHAPTER TEN: Stretch Fabrics; CHAPTER ELEVEN: Knits; CHAPTER TWELVE: Sheers, Open Weaves, and Meshes; CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Lace and Net; CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Special Occasion Fabrics; CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Napped and Pile Fabrics.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Introduction
CHAPTER ONE: Basic Guide for Sewing Any Fabric
CHAPTER TWO: Natural-Fiber Fabrics
CHAPTER THREE: Manufactured-Fiber Fabrics
CHAPTER FOUR: Leathers
CHAPTER FIVE: Synthetic Suedes
CHAPTER SIX: Nonwoven Plastic
CHAPTER SEVEN: Fur
CHAPTER EIGHT: Feathers
CHAPTER NINE: Woven Fabrics
CHAPTER TEN: Stretch Fabrics
CHAPTER ELEVEN: Knits
CHAPTER TWELVE: Sheers, Open Weaves, and Meshes
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Lace and Net
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Special Occasion Fabrics
CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Napped and Pile Fabrics. CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Felt and Felted FabricsCHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Reversible Fabrics
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: QuiltedFabrics
CHAPTER NINETEEN: Plaids and Stripes
CHAPTER TWENTY: Prints and Border Designs
CHAPTER TWENT Y-ONE: Technical and Outerwear Fabrics
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: Interfacings, Linings, and Battings
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: Seams
CHAPTER TWENTY- FOUR: Seam and Hem Finishes
CHAPTER TWENTY- FIVE: Hems
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: Edge Finishes
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN: Closures
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT: Hand Stitches
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
Appendix F. Tips for TopstitchingFiber and Fabric Glossary
Glossary of Sewing Terms
Index
Resources
Additional Reading
About the Author.

✦ Subjects

Sewing;Textile fabrics;Dressmaking;Electronic books