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Sewing 101: Pocket Guide

A Guide to Necessary Skills for Garment Making
By Rocky Nook
Series: The Pocket Guides Series for Sewers
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A handy guide with essential info for sewing beginners. Quickly learn and reference the basic skills of sewing and apply them to garment making and crafting. Designed for sewists and DIY crafters who need a guide to the many common stitches, fasteners, pleats, darts, and hems... Read More
Format: Spiral bound
$4300

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Quickly learn and reference the basic skills of sewing and apply them to garment making and crafting.

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A handy guide with essential info for sewing beginners.

Quickly learn and reference the basic skills of sewing and apply them to garment making and crafting.

Designed for sewists and DIY crafters who need a guide to the many common stitches, fasteners, pleats, darts, and hems used for sewing. This handy and ultra-portable quick reference Sewing 101: Pocket Guide offers sewists information on the basic and necessary skills you need to follow a pattern, alter and embellish your projects, and create exquisite and accurate works of textile art!

The spiral-bound format allows sewists to have their hands free to sew while they reference information on:

  • Pleats, darts, and hems so you can fit and finish your projects
  • How to install fasteners of all kinds
  • The most effective ways to place and measure your pattern pieces
  • Reading pattern instructions and referencing terms and skills for most projects

Series: The Pocket Guides Series for Sewers

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  • Sewing 101: Pocket Guide
    A handy guide with essential info for sewing beginners. Quickly learn and reference the basic skills of sewing and apply them to garment making and crafting. Designed for sewists and DIY crafters who need a guide to the many common stitches, fasteners, pleats, darts, and hems used for sewing. This handy and ultra-portable quick reference Sewing 101: Pocket Guide offers...
    By Rocky Nook
    Spiral bound
    $4300
    Available
    Ships in 2-3 weeks
  • Common Fabrics for Sewing: Pocket Guide
    Quickly learn the basics of the many different kinds of fabrics commonly used for sewing projects so you can pick the perfect material for your project! Designed for sewists and DIY crafters who need a guide to the many common fabrics used for sewing, this handy and ultra-portable quick reference Pocket Guide offers sewists information on over 50 types of...
    By Rocky Nook
    Spiral bound
    Sold Out

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9798888140659

Publisher: Rocky Nook

Format: Spiral bound

Date Published: 05 January 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: Rocky Nook

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 89.0mm

Height: 130.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 48

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