SINGER Sewing Reference Library : 101 Sewing Secrets HB

• Hardback book
• Copyright © 1989 Cy DeCosse Incorporated

Contents includes:

" How to Use This Book

Sewing Room Secrets
Easy Organizing Ideas
Using Short Yardages
Testing Fabrics for Fiber Content
Selecting Pins
Selecting Machine Needles
Selecting Hand Needles
Thread Secrets
Making Your Own Pressing Aids
Using Freezer Paper as a Stitching Guide
Reinforcing Patterns with Plastic Film
Holding Fabrics without Pins
Solving Sewing Room Mishaps

The Art of Copying
The Rub-off Technique
Rubbing Off a Garment
Copying Other Details
Changing Design Details

Trade Secrets
Topstitching Tips
Easy Flat-fell Seams
Simple Tab Plackets
Quick Shirring
Comfortable Waistbands
Sport Elastic
Transparent Elastic
Zippers
Buttons & Buttonholes
Chinese Ball Buttons
Frog Closures
Button Loops
Using Fasteners in New Ways
Reinforcing Slits & Skirt Front Closures

Designer Techniques
Circular Ruffles
Soft Bias Ruffles
Bias-cut Garments
Shaping Garments with Boning
The Mystery of Single-thread Sewing
Designing with Striped Fabric
Machine-stitched Braids
Easy Edges
No-sag Coat Hem
Invisible Hanging Hem

Just for Fun
Fun Button Ideas
Buttons & Bows
Chrysanthemum Buttons
Braided Ribbon Belt
Silk Flower Appliques
Secrets of Lace Embroidery
Perforating Paper "

There is a piece of the cover missing on the spine of the book.
This book is in very good condition with minor wear to the cover.
No torn or ripped pages.
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