$24.95

More Fabric Savvy

The original has been updated!
Sandra has taken the fear out of selecting and sewing 100 fabrics by providing the essential information you need to create the perfect garment or home decor project.

Use this quick reference for information on preshrinking, layout, cutting, machine needle, presserfoot, thread, stitch length, interfacing, special handling at the machine, seam finishes, pressing, closures and hems.

This indispensable, easy-to-use reference now includes over 100 tips, the latest new fabrics, a stain removal guide and lining chart, and even a "burn test" chart to determine a fabric’s content.

240 pages with detailed illustrations and color photos. Hardback book with lay-flat, enclosed spiral binding

$24.95 paperback
$34.95 hardcover

Power Sewing Step-By-Step

Now you can create one-of-a-kind garments using hundreds of techniques and ideas from Sandra. Over 500 step-by-step photos show Sandra demonstrating exactly how to duplicate every technique. Learn to elasticize the back of pants, bag a jacket lining and prevent neckline gaposis. Apply classy neckline finishes, like a narrow satin binding to a round or square neckline, and learn to miter the corners.

Discover the secrets for making a zipper in a pocket, armholes that won't gape, and flawless lapels. Follow step-by-step instructions to line, underline, or half-line pants. But that's not all. Sandra shares extensive interfacing know-how: what products to use, where they're needed, and how to apply them.

There are plenty of inspirational photos of finished garments with pattern numbers included.

$19.95

Fast Fit

End "fit" frustrations once and for all. Detailed descriptions help you identify fitting problems followed by step-by-step alterations with photographs of altered pattern pieces. No more twisted sleeves, upper neckline gaposis, gaping armholes, uneven hemlines, tight sleeves, wrinkles in the upper bodice, baggy seats in pants, wrinkles under the waistband and poor fit in the bust.

This book covers every imaginable fitting problem including asymmetry caused by mastectomy, high hip, bow legs, and knock-knees. Ease chart tells you how much ease you need in different areas of the body so that you can measure the pattern before you cut, eliminating disappointments.

Learn how "fit insurance" is a secret to fitting success every time. If you love the easy info access of Fabric Savvy, you’ll find the same in Fast Fit.

This softcover book has 250 pages, plus full color illustrations and photos.