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Handmade style : 23 must-have basics to stitch, use, and wear / by Graham, Anna(Blogger); Hibbs, Amy.;
LSC
Subjects: Sewing.; Dress accessories; Quilting; Patchwork;

Patchwork Sashiko : Transform Your Scraps; 14 Slow-Stitched Projects. by Fitzgerald, Diana Li.;
Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: CRAFTS & HOBBIES / General; CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Needlework / Embroidery; CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Patchwork; CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Sewing;

Sewing clothes : elevate your sewing skills : a master class in finishing, embellishing, and the details / by Mahon, Joi,author.;
"Elevate your sewing with this comprehensive how-to guide! This comprehensive book for sewists who want to up their game features more than 30 different techniques to learn that will elevate your stitch work! From changing design lines to honeycomb smocking, you'll find clear and easy instruction for each technique, with illustration or photo step-outs to guide you as you work. Included is a stitch dictionary for couture work and unique embroidery detailing, a useful chart for handling and sewing a variety of couture fabrics, and more. Zippers, edge finishing and embellishments, beading, bead and sequins, stitches and seams--nothing is forgotten in this complete guide. Revisit some well-known techniques with a new twist on style, with Sewing Clothes--Elevate Your Sewing Skills!" --
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Clothing and dress.; Dressmaking.; Sewing.;

Countdown calendars : 24 stitched projects to celebrate any date / by Woods, Susanne.;
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Subjects: Holiday decorations.; Textile crafts.; Sewing.; Calendar.;
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How to train your sewing machine / by Begum, Rehana,author.; Morishima, Akio,illustrator.;
Trained on Savile Row, Rehana Begum's taught sewing for years, and knows how to introduce beginners to their sewing machines without stress or disaster. Now she presents that expertise in an elegant contemporary format. With the book's clearly illustrated techniques section, you'll quickly learn how to thread your machine, choose your stitch, and start up without creating a frustrating tangle of knots. Begum then introduces simple patterns, including a tote bag and a simple dress, so you'll quickly be able to build on your skills and turn them into finished products to be proud of. Removing the fear, this book will painlessly get you sewing--and open the way to a satisfying skill that will serve you for the rest of your life.
Subjects: Machine sewing.; Sewing machines.;

Scraps : stash fabric crafts to stitch / by Vandenbosch, Vera.;
Materials, tools -- And basics -- Jewelry -- Stacked bangles -- Lace cuffs -- Twisted bracelets -- Scrap necklaces -- Peter pan collar -- Bib necklace -- Beads 3 ways -- Braided necklace -- Rings -- Corsage -- Lace earrings -- T-jewelry -- Home -- Necktie pillow -- Egg hats -- Grandpa blanket -- Lampshade -- Pet bed -- Wallpaper paste bowls -- Coiled bowls -- Woven placemats -- Denim trivets -- Bath mat -- Indigo bench -- Gifts -- Cup holders -- Tie wrap -- Lavender cubes -- Yo-yo hairpins -- Cool tops -- Princess crown -- Coin purse -- Tassels -- Drawstring bags -- Cats -- Mice -- Beaded bugs.LSC
Subjects: Sewing.; Dress accessories.; House furnishings.; Textile fabrics.;

Mollie makes how to sew : with over 80 techniques and 20 easy projects.
Sewing is the perfect hobby it's relaxing, creative and useful! Now the team behind Mollie Makes magazine have brought together all their favourite designers to share their tips, stories and beautiful sewing projects. Featuring 20 fun and stylish makes, this book will appeal to all skill levels, but the step-by-by step instructions and comprehensive techniques section make it perfect for complete beginners building their confidence from the basics of hand-stitching, through utility and decorative stitching to machine sewing and beyond! Make great gifts like a dapper bear pyjama case or hedgehog sewing set; run up cute wedding favours, a foxy sleep mask or a beautiful make-up brush case; cosy up your home with fruity floor cushions, an easy peasy patchwork quilt or Christmas stockings; or makeover your wardrobe with an on-trend A-line skirt, embellished t-shirt or the picture perfect trapeze sundress. This book has everything to inspire readers to clear their kitchen tables and get sewing.
Subjects: Dressmaking.; Sewing.; Dressmaking;

The dressmakers of Auschwitz : the true story of the women who sewed to survive / by Adlington, L. J.(Lucy J.),1970-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.'The Dressmakers of Auschwitz' is a powerful chronicle of the women who used their sewing skills to survive the Holocaust, stitching beautiful clothes at an extraordinary fashion workshop created within one of the most notorious WWII death camps.
Subjects: Biographies.; Auschwitz (Concentration camp); Dressmaking; Fashion; Jewish women in the Holocaust.; Women dressmakers; Women Nazi concentration camp inmates; Women's clothing; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;

Zero waste patterns : 20 projects to sew your own wardrobe / by Helmersson, Birgitta,author.; Bendixen, Emli,photographer.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.A modern guide to sustainable sewing for the home dressmaker. Zero Waste Blocks offers a modern approach to sustainable sewing. Using natural fabrics and core sewing techniques, learn how to stitch without waste and make a scandi-style collection of 20 garments. Zero waste pattern cutting is a bit like a puzzle. You use a pre-determined length of fabric end to end by strategically planning your pattern pieces so that everything is used and then draw them onto the fabric. By using this unique 'paperless' method you can eliminate both textile and paper waste from your sewing projects and take the fear out of learning to self draft and sew your own clothing. This book includes 5 simple zero waste pattern blocks-- a t-shirt, skirt, tank top, shirt and trousers. These can then be used to make a further 15 projects by making simple changes or mixing and matching your blocks into new designs, and comes with pattern layout instructions and templates to make sizes US 2-26. Once you have mastered the 5 blocks the possibilities are endless.
Subjects: Patterns (Instructional works); Dressmaking.; Dressmaking; Sustainable design.; Machine sewing; Sewing;

The secret pocket / by Janicki, Peggy.; Victor, Carrielynn,1982-;
The true story of how Indigenous girls at a Canadian residential school sewed secret pockets into their dresses to hide food and survive. Mary was four years old when she was first taken away to the Lejac Indian Residential School. It was far away from her home and family. Always hungry and cold, there was little comfort for young Mary. Speaking Dakelh was forbidden and the nuns and priest were always watching, ready to punish. Mary and the other girls had a genius idea: drawing on the knowledge from their mothers, aunts and grandmothers who were all master sewers, the girls would sew hidden pockets in their clothes to hide food. They secretly gathered materials and sewed at nighttime, then used their pockets to hide apples, carrots and pieces of bread to share with the younger girls. Based on the author's mother's experience at residential school, The Secret Pocket is a story of survival and resilience in the face of genocide and cruelty. But it's also a celebration of quiet resistance to the injustice of residential schools and how the sewing skills passed down through generations of Indigenous women gave these girls a future, stitch by stitch.
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Off-reservation boarding schools; Carrier Indians; Carrier Indians; Dakelh; Indigenous students; Indigenous peoples;