Threads February March 1996

CONDITION  Good, unmarked pages, reading wear

CONTENTS

 Design

When Geometry Meets Fashion – Designer Ronaldus Shamask looks to paper folding and architecture for inspiration – By Laura Hotchkiss Brown and Susan Stark

Behind the Pattern – Recognizing the underlying grid helps convert countless complex pattern into pieceable quilt designs – By Margit Echols

Weave a Patchwork Vest, No Piecing Required – Make an infinite variety of checkerboard patterns from shaped-fabric strips – By Lois Ericson

Techniques

To Turn a Better Point – The custom shirtmaker’s technique gets tweaked for home sewers – By David Page Coffin

The Amazing, Expanding Waistband – Strategically placed elastic in a non-elastic waistband ensures comfort all day long – By Julia Reidy Linger

Fabric & Fit

Polartec—No-Fuss Fabric for the ’90s – Mittens are a great first project for this simple-to-sew fabric – By Linda Faiola

Fleece Garments with Style, Not Bulk – Transform thick, sporty Polartec fabric into a fashionable coat – By Karen Morris

Details

Hidden Embroidery in Every Machine – Whether utility or fancy, every stitch has rich embroidery potential – By Carla Lopez

There’s “Fabric” in Your Sock Drawer – New or old, socks offer endless color and texture choices for easy knit cuffs and jacket collars – by Linda Wakefield

Red-Hot Accessories – Ultrasuede and a leather punch make it simple – By Nancy Snell

Distinctive Braid Buttons – Wrap soutache braid or trim on a form for easy, elegant buttons – By Nancy Nehring

Departments

Letters – Fimo, fitting-software feedback, pattern concerns

Questions – The perfect diaper, pattern sizing, where to get patterns

Tips – No-sag quilt hangers, no-stretch elastic bobbin winding, smoother shoulder lines

Basics – Tips for a great gathering

Fitting – Pants fitting for a protruding derriere

Notes – Exhibits, health benefits of sewing, Quilter’s Transfer Stencil Pad

Quick to Make – Dimensional embroidery

Books – Sewing, quilting

Calendar – Exhibits, special events, tours, and workshops

Closures – If Woody Allen ran a fabric store

Back Cover – Hems as embellishment

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