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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