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Binding
Paperback
Weight
3 lbs
Product Group
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IsTextBook
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ISBN
0895770261
Book Title
Complete Guide to Sewing
Item Length
8.7 in
Publisher
Reader's Digest Association, Incorporated, T.H.E.
Edition
2
Publication Year
1997
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1.2 in
Author
Reader's Digest Editors
Genre
Crafts & Hobbies
Topic
Sewing
Item Width
10.9 in
Item Weight
50.2 Oz
Number of Pages
528 Pages

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Use the "Complete Guide to Sewing by Reader's Digest Editors" to design and create a complete wardrobe. Published in 1997 by the Reader's Digest Association, Incorporated, this paperback guide quickly becomes your favorite sewing reference book. With it in hand, expect to have the information you need to produce professional-quality clothing and a variety of practical and pretty household items. This impressive digest offers a wealth of information not typically found in other books of its type. Topics in this complete guide include everything from preparing a particular type of collar to inserting a zipper. Each topic is introduced by a brief and helpful overview. Among other skills, the reader learns to decipher a pattern, identify parts of a sewing machine, and choose appropriate fabrics. You also find helpful guidance on hand-sewing, including essential hand stitches. A complete guide to sewing, the book also provides step-by-step instructions for completing fantastic sewing projects. Find guidance for producing clothing for men, women, and children. Also included are directions for making lovely slipcovers, pillows, curtains, and bedspreads. Whatever project you choose to take on, this mega-resource helps to ease the way.At 528 pages, this comprehensive paperback book makes a perfect reference text for home use or as an in-class text. Carefully written how-to information walks you through the entire creative process. From choosing your thread to adding pockets, this digest covers it all. Find discussions about everything from basic stitching to advanced tailoring techniques. Instructions are accompanied by thousands of easy-to-understand diagrams. Whatever problems arise while you measure, cut, stitch, and tailor, this thorough guide helps you find a solution. Unlike some craft books, this guide is designed to accommodate a variety of skill levels. It offers beginner and intermediate hobbyists, as well as advanced seamstresses, complete access to the marvelous world of sewing. The digest is organized for easy and efficient reference purposes, and features a comprehensive table of contents to help the reader search for and locate general topics quickly. A multi-page, thorough index helps readers navigate the book even more effectively. Save loads of time searching for the solutions you need to bring your projects to completion. For the beginning seamstress who wants to continue her fashion journey, this book helps the reader to make smart choices. Discover a section on choosing styles that suits your particular body type, or learn how to select the right fabric for a specific project. Find information about making basic fit adjustments to clothing patterns. Craft lovers of every skill level should consider this digest a must-have for their collection of reference books.A favorite of novice and expert seamstresses, the Reader's Digest sewing book is rich in content. It includes detailed but easy-to-follow written explanations and oodles of clearly drawn pictures designed to help the reader. Both students and teachers find this title to be an invaluable resource. An oldie but goodie, this book is a real treasure.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Reader's Digest Association, Incorporated, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0895770261
ISBN-13
9780895770264
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1224866

Product Key Features

Book Title
Complete Guide to Sewing
Edition
2
Author
Reader's Digest Editors
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Sewing
Publication Year
1997
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Crafts & Hobbies
Number of Pages
528 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.7 in
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Width
10.9 in
Item Weight
50.2 Oz

Additional Product Features

Publication Date
1997-12-01
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
75-032106

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  • by darlenolse_0
    Oct 23, 2018Top favorable review

    Readers Digest Complete Guide to Sewing 1978 version

    The book is very complete in that there are many thing that we sewers from the l950's and on up in years use. It has a very nice section on pockets with linings, and it cover things that are not mentioned in newer books do not cover such as chinese buttons, how to make frogs and how to make leather buttons by placing by using a spool of thread as an aid. It also covers how the chinese use binding to cover raw edges on linings. It has a large area that covers home furnishings and drapery. How to cover a chair or a sofa. It go into tailoring that explains how to baste by machine or hand on interfacings to shape properly.a It also goes into mens and boys clothing and how to take measurements on them. It also has a great page or two on smocking by machine or hand. It cover tools that ...

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: betterworldbooks

  • by 34ave
    Oct 21, 2015Top critical review

    Not as good as the older versions

    I have an older edition of this book which is full of helpful hints as well as being easy to use. Although I read about it before I bought I am still a little disappointed. It seems as though Reader's Digest didn't want to as thorough an edition. It is not good for a beginner.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: nananot

  • by AistO2hDSQu@Deleted
    Mar 22, 2007

    Great Book for beginers

    I bought this book to replace a copy I had when I was younger. I also bought it for my 2 teenage daughters to use as a reference guide to learn a new sewing techinue. The step by step pictures make it a very easy to follow book there for making it a great book for any sewer that is begining. It also comes in handy if you forget how to do a techinue. I highly recmend this book to any one who is still a beginger at sewing or for anyone who loves to sew as a sewing reference book. The book came to me in excellent condition and was sent to me promptly.

  • by kFhp6QUFRoy@Deleted
    Jun 23, 2008

    This is the COMPLETE guide to sewing!

    This book is with out a doubt the most useful book ever written about sewing, (& believe me, I have them all)... A MUST for anyone who sews, from beginners to professionals! It explains those annoying little problems in an easy to understand way, & makes them easy. I absolutely LOVE this book! My old copy had been lost in my moving from state to state, & I have felt lost with out it. I didn't even feel the need to buy the newer, recently written version because I have been so satisfied with this one since it was written in 1981...

  • by caizakas
    May 02, 2011

    Pretty good little guide

    I bought this book for an advanced costume tech class I'm taking. Though the book is as old as I am, its techniques are still valid and useful. There are a few minor details that are left out that I had to ask my professor about, but those were in the tailoring section where it is assumed that those using such techniques will have a background in advanced sewing. I do feel like there could be some newer techniques that we're missing out on, but for a costume class and for general purpose sewing and tailoring (where it's not one's profession), this book is great. I would definitely have it as one resource for sewing, but not as the only resource.

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