About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 42. Chapters: Patchwork, Yarn, Sewing machine, Glossary of sewing terms, Button, Pleat, Pattern, Vibrating shuttle, Overlock, Sew Fast Sew Easy, Darning, Dressmaker, Rotary hook, Piteado, Lining, Simplicity Pattern, Gimp, Butterick Publishing Company, Stitch, Hemline, Padding, Passementerie, Clothkits, Embroidered patch, Trim, Gusset, Tuck, Ruffle, Nancy Zieman, Gather, Bias, Bias tape, Godet, Armscye, Piping, Heirloom sewing, Interfacing, Notions, Embellishment, Sewing with Nancy, Self-fabric, Style line, Torrington Company, Lutterloh, Contrast fabric, Topstitch, Fabric tube turning, Cut, Floating canvas, List of sewing occupations, Sewing gauge, Tritik. Excerpt: Sewing is the craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with needle and thread. Sewing is one of the oldest of the textile arts, arising the in Paleolithic Era. Although usually associated with clothing and household linens, sewing is used in a variety of crafts and industries, including shoemaking, upholstery, sailmaking, bookbinding and the manufacturing of some kinds of sporting goods. Sewing is the fundamental process underlying a variety of textile arts and crafts, including embroidery, tapestry, quilting, applique and patchwork. armscyeThe armscye is the armhole, the fabric edge to which the sleeve is sewn. The length of the armscye is the total length of this edge; the width is the distance across the hole at the widest point. Bias or cross-grainbiasThe bias (US) or cross-grain (UK) direction of a piece of woven fabric, usually referred to simply as "the bias" or "the cross-grain," is at 45 degrees to its warp and weft threads. Every piece of woven fabric has two biases, perpendicular to each other. Non-woven fabrics such as felt or interfacing do not have a bias.bias tapeBias tape or bias binding is a narrow strip of fabric, cut on the bias. Th...
