Sewing Expressions

Teaches children basic and intermediate machine sewing techniques through grade-related activities to be carried out individually or in a group.

Kathleen Cheetham presents her original garment patterns and detailed sewing instruction so plus-size women can create a closetful of flattering shapes and silhouettes. By working with the 4 enclosed patterns, step-bystep construction, and fitting instruction, readers can create a wardrobe of versatile and stylish garments—which can be adapted for office wear, casual wear, or evening wear, just by varying the colors, fabrics, and finishing details. The four enclosed patterns are for pants, a blouse, skirt, and jacket—to create 20 unique garments. Each garment is shown in petite to full sizes, from size 14 to 24. The author also includes her patented Perfect Fit guide for each garment style, based on grading rules she has developed herself for her own line of commercial patterns. Author also provides a gallery of 51 outfits for a wardrobe made with the four patterns.

From "applique" to "zippers" and everything in between! Tasia St. Germaine of Sewaholic shares 101 of the most essential sewing terms and techniques. Presented in an easy-to-use format, this alphabetical reference gives more than just definitions: photographed step-by-step tutorials will guide you through each technique, showing you in detail how to apply the technique to your own projects. No matter what stage you're on in your sewing journey, The Sewtionary is here to help. Features: • 101 common sewing terms and techniques, listed alphabetically for easy reference • Ideas, variations and suggestions to take your sewing to the next level • Real life examples to help you master techniques

Sweet and Clean? challenges the widely held beliefs on bathing and cleanliness in the past. For over thirty years, the work of the French historian, George Vigarello, has been hugely influential on early modern European social history, describing an aversion to water and bathing, and the use of linen underwear as the sole cleaning agent for the body. However, these concepts do not apply to early modern England. Sweet and Clean? analyses etiquette and medical literature, revealing repeated recommendations to wash or bathe in order to clean the skin. Clean linen was essential for propriety but advice from medical experts was contradictory. Many doctors were convinced that it prevented the spread of contagious diseases, but others recommended flannel for undergarments, and a few thought changing a fever patient's linens was dangerous. The methodology of material culture helps determine if and how this advice was practiced. Evidence from inventories, household accounts and manuals, and surviving linen garments tracks underwear through its life-cycle of production, making, wearing, laundering, and final recycling. Although the material culture of washing bodies is much sparser, other sources, such as the Old Bailey records, paint a more accurate picture of cleanliness in early modern England than has been previously described. The contrasting analyses of linen and bodies reveal what histories material culture best serves. Finally, what of the diseases-plague, smallpox, and typhus-that cleanliness of body and clothes were thought to prevent? Did following early modern medical advice protect people from these illnesses?

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In this craft compilation of craft opportunities and craft resources, I am going to show you how you can do much better than the average Etsy craft seller! The goal of Sewing Tutorials the second Volume of the "Top Ways Of Sewing For Beginners" series is to show you 7 more sewing ways that you could apply today as a beginner. This is the reason why I have started this new sewing series for beginners to ultimately bring out their passion for a craft like sewing and to help them develop a passion for sewing which is the ultimate goal in order to be able to run a profitable crafting business. I have added another exciting section called "Interactive Ways Of More Cool Sewing Nuggets" sections to learn even more cool stuff about sewing and to continue your learning path. Be aware that I will constantly be updating this book so that it will always reflect the top ways and resources of sewing that a beginner is looking for. Lastly, I hope that the guide will get you started the right way so that you are going to be hooked and passionate about sewing for life like so many others who have been able to start their own lucrative from passion to profit type businesses. Let's get started with these exciting sewing tutorials that include seven exciting ways of sewing for a beginner + 300+ Resources + Even More Cool Interactive Sewing Nuggets + A Cool Surprise Sewing Bonus...