Author: Editors of Reader's Digest

Brand: Brand: Readers Digest

Edition: Revised

Features:

• Used Book in Good Condition

Binding: Hardcover

Number Of Pages: 432

Release Date: 14-04-1997

Details: Product Description Combines sewing fundamentals with up-to-date coverage of the latest equipment and advice on how to set up an effective sewing center, choose fabrics, and produce professional-looking clothes and household items. 50,000 first printing. $50,000 ad/promo. From Library Journal Despite all the specialty guides, a good, basic sewing text is essential in any library collection. Clearly organized and full of diagrams and details, this revision of the 1976 edition contains some updates, new information, and cleaner text. Sections on tailoring and sewing projects have been dropped, information on sergers added, and metric measurements included everywhere. The section on fabrics has been enlarged, and children's wear has been simplified to reflect the joy of Velcro. Still, many of the changes are cosmetic, with some chapters reading word for word like the older edition?though the print is larger and darker in the new edition. Overall, this is a great source for sound sewing basics. Recommended for every library, especially those lacking the older edition.?Karen Ellis, Baldwin Boettcher Lib., Humble, Tex. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review Making even some of your clothes can save money (especially if you have kids), and sewing skills come in handy for alterations and repairs on your store-boughts (maybe you need to put in a new zipper or a hem, or you want to get creative with some old clothes). After 20 years, this is still the best all-around handbook on the shelves for sewing. No matter what your level of expertise, you'll find something you can use here. Everything from basic handstitching to using a sewing machine to sewing simple and complex patterns for clothing, bedding, slipcovers and drapes (even pesky zipper applications seem reasonable here). This newly revised edition has a slew of detailed drawings, friendly instructions and several new additions including a color photo spread of more than 190 fabric types. -- From ; review by Ilene Rosoff From the Back Cover Praise for the First Edition of THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO SEWING "...abundant and precise line art, enticing photographs, simple-to-follow instructions and valuable information on tools, supplies, materials and techniques." The New York Times "...encyclopedic...clear and reliable..." UPI "...an excellent suggestion for a teaching manual, and a must for homesewing reference." Homesewing Trade News "Reader's Digest 'Complete Guide to Sewing' has all the answers." The Houston Post "Here is a special masterpiecea work designed for the skilled craftsman and those who desire to be...a 'how-to' book destined for long-range sales records." Roanoke (Va.) Times "The book differs greatly from other sewing books in that it lets pictures tell the story." The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer "Detailing techniques are well covered..."The Sacramento Bee "More than 500 well-illustrated pages have all the answers for sewers, beginners and otherwise." The (Portland) Oregonian "...every subject is clearly explained and demonstrated from its simplest beginning to its most intricate variations." Long Beach (California) Press Telegram "Here is everything you always wanted to know about sewinga veritable encyclopedia of stitching facts." The Austin American-Statesman "A woman who takes sewing seriously, or who wants to learn to sew, won't want to be without this book." (Portland) Oregon Journal

Package Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.5 x 1.2 inches

Languages: English