Threads December 2000 January 2001
CONDITION Good, unmarked pages, reading wear
CONTENTS
Design
Abstract Fabric Collage – Turn small pieces of
fabric-even scraps—into elegant material for out-of-the ordinary garments. By Kayla
Kennington
Best Bets in Fall/Winter Patterns
Take a Pattern to the Max – Unearth many fine garments
hidden in a single pattern. By Gayla Gardner
Fit &
Fabric
Making a Muslin – Three’s no better way to ensure that
you’re garment will fit and look great than by first sewing a full or partial
muslin. By Abby Riba
Sequin Smarts – Tips for Smooth sailing with this
sumptuous fabric. By Karen Howland
Softly Tailored, One-Seam Trousers – Convert any well-fitting
pants pattern to soft, quick-to-make slacks with an in-pocket zipper and no
side seams. By Shirley Smith
Introducing Decorator Fabrics – There’s an astounding
fabric source out there that most sewers don’t know a thing about. Here’s how
to find it and shop it. By Laurel Sprigg
Techniques
Copying Complex Garments – Even if your garment has lots
of shaping and unusual pieces, making a pattern from it is straightforward—and doesn’t
require taking the garment apart.
Beginners’ Silk-Ribbon Embroidery – Hand-embroidered
exquisite designs with a few basic stitches. By Karen Kieppe
Details –
Sewing on a Button – It may sound like Sewing 101, but there’s more to
attaching a button securely than meets the eye. By Claire Shaeffer
Departments
Letters – Medicinal dragonflies; real-world bravos
Tips – Effortless fabric cording
Questions – Vertical-welt pants pocket; pinking shears
Basics – Must-have tools
Fitt5ing – Makin and fitting hip-huggers
Tools of the Trade – Baby Lock Line Hemmer BL101
Quick to Make – Take the ribbon road
Books – Quilting, tassels
Delicious Deails – Pockets, utility and decorative
Index – Issues 87-92
Advertiser Index/Web Directory
Closures – “Barbie Doll Wars”
Back Cover – 1920s rayon dress embellished with buttons
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