Title:
Simple machine sewing : a beginner's guide to making home accessories, bags, clothes, and more / Angela Pressley.
ISBN:
9781800652941
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
London : CICO Books, 2024.
©2024
Physical Description:
144 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Sewing kit -- Home furnishings and decorations -- Napkins and table runner -- Bowl and mug cozies -- Zippered pillow -- Soft plant pot covers -- Pet bed -- Garden kneeler -- Pouffe -- French press jacket -- Accessories, bags, and purses -- Scrunchie -- Key fob wristlet -- Reversible notebook cover -- Cozy slippers -- Sleep mask -- Neck tie -- Bucket hat -- Reversible tote bag -- Bag strap -- Foldable coin purse -- Foldaway tote -- Glasses/phone case -- Crossbody bag -- Plush tote -- Cosmetics bag -- Bag organizer -- Laptop bag -- Garments -- Cross-back apron -- Duster jacket -- Tailor-made top -- Drawstring skirt -- Workshops -- Workshop 1: Cutting out and pinning -- Workshop 2: Sewing skills -- Workshop 3: Seams, hems, mitered corners, and darts -- Workshop 4: Building on your skills -- Hand sewing -- Patchwork and quilting -- Bag-making skills and fastenings -- Templates
Summary:
Create 30 beautiful and useful projects with this essential guide to machine sewing. As well as being an invaluable skill and a relaxing hobby, machine sewing is a great way of being kind to the planet by upcycling scraps of fabric. Here, expert sewing teacher Angela Pressley shows you how to make 30 stunning accessories, garments, and home furnishings, each of which will help you to practice different techniques. Master topstitching, quilting, and patchwork so that you can create items for the home including a pouffe, mug cozies, and plant-pot covers. Learn how to sew curves, add pockets, and work with lightweight fabrics as you make accessories such as a bucket hat, a reversible tote, and a foldaway shopper. Finally, there's a chapter of clothes such as a tailor-made top, a drawstring skirt, and a duster jacket, where you'll learn how to create an elasticated hem, draft a paper pattern, and sew buttonholes. You'll also find advice on all the tools and equipment you will need, as well as step-by-step tutorials that guide you through the machine-sewing techniques. -- Amazon.com
OCLC Number:
on1381176891
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