Threads December 1999 January 2000

CONDITION  Good, unmarked pages, reading wear

CONTENTS

Techniques

Sew to the Next Level – Here are tips to boost your skills, whether you’re a beginner, intermediate, or advanced sewer – By Celeste Percy

Expand Your Pressing Area – An ordinary ironing board becomes a multipurpose work surface when you build this handy extension – by Leslie Maddocks Hiatt

Details

The Elegant Mitered Vent – A quick pattern adjustment transforms a standard sleeve vent into a bulkless, tailored one – Judy Barlop

Load up on Cargo Pockets – From oversized patch to pleated to expandable bellows, learn to draft and sew this popular pocket style – Patricia Moyes

Fit & Fabric

Fabric and Design: A Machine Embroidered Marriage – For great results, pair the right design and fabric. Here are guidelines for embroidering fabrics, from sheers to corduroy. By Lindee Goodall

Sewing Lycra Blends – Puzzled by wovens and knits featuring a touch of this springy fiber? Getting the most from these fabrics is surprisingly simple.

Design

Revisiting the Rectangle – A look at fashion’s fascination with uncut lengths of draped fabric—past, present, and future – By Laura Hotchkiss Brown

A Conversation with Kaffe Fassett – This multifaceted designer and his quilting partner, Liza Prior Lucy, talk about collaboration, color, and designing quilts – By Christine Simmons

Textures: From Photo to Fabric – The real world offers endless visual stimulation. With a little ingenuity, you can transfer the excitement onto fabric. By Lois Ericson

Departments

Letters – Fitting pants, patch pockets—pro and con

Questions – Garment sizing

Asics – Choose the correct pattern size

Tips – Pleats, padded work surfaces

Fitting – Removing and reducing shoulder pads

Pattern Review – Best bets for fall/winter

Notes – Rock-and-roll fashion exhibit, fitting products

Books – Fashion in Detail form the 17^th and 18^th Centuries

Index – Issues 81-86

Closures – sewing Success

Back Cover – Charles James gown

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