Fast Interface Trimming
Cut exactly the right amount of interfacing to avoid bulky seams - and do it fast.
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Loop Your Creativity
Three fashion-forward FIT professors teach you to make stylish and inexpensive belts in their new book.
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Cool Tips for Conquering Leather
Leather is a tricky fabric to find under the foot of your sewing machine. Here's some tips to make the tough fabric easier.
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Fashion: A History from the 18th to the 20th Century
A two-volume set that follows fashion through three centuries—a must for any true fashionista.
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More Tips and Tricks - Sewing with Silk
How to use and treat this delicate yet glorious fabric for sublime, snag-free results.
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Pink Loves Brown
A website that sells cute cards and notebooks features designs sure to appeal to seamstresses.
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Tips and Tricks for Sewing with Knits
2 commentsKnits are comfy to wear but can be challenging to sew. Take these tips from seamster supreme Ann Steeves.
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Buttonholes in Tweedy Fabrics
Tweed fabrics can be difficult to match to a thread color—you don't want the stitching to stand out too much. Here's how one reader solved the problem.
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Drape Yourself a Bodice
Cornell University course Web site offers instruction on how to drape a basic bodice—from measuring a muslin to adding or subtracting the final darts.
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Project Runway in Connecticut
Upcoming fashion folks from designers to students to models converged on Connecticut.
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You Can Fuse Leather
2 commentsThe tricky business of fusing interfacings to leathers.
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American Fashion Review
American Fashion is visually stimulating and establishes thought-provoking connections to great movements in history that are not customarily associated with fashion. The timeline is extended over the past eighty years and delves into: cultural, political, economic, and social elements that have influenced fashion.
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The Golden Age of Couture
This great companion to the display at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London covers many aspects of the couture industries in the 1950s.
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No Such Thing as a Rough Patch - Pocket!
Patch pockets are easy to make and fun to use no matter what type of garment.
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Chanel: Collections and Creations
Designs by Coco Chanel teach and inspire in this book by Daniele Bott.
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Strike a Pose, There's Nothing to It Vogue
A well-edited volume by top-quality purveyors, Rizzoli, condenses the best of Vogue magazine into coffee-table format.
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Multiply your wardrobe options with Simplicity's shirt pattern
This pattern is a must-have for creating an infinite variety of blouses and shirts.
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Yum! A Deliciously Comfy Dress that Looks Fabulous, Too
Check out this design for an assortment of jersey dresses that are as soft as your favorite T-shirt, but pack enough style for just about any occasion.
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