Serger Shortcuts: Tips, Tricks & Techniques

Make the most out of your serger with the essential hints, top technical advice, and cleverest design ideas ever from the greatest experts in the field. Sew professional-looking clothes with beautiful rolled hems on sheer materials; circular ribbing on necklines or cuffs; sharp, crisp points on a jacket or collar; and lapped and topstitched zippers. If you're out to do a little home decorating, there are plenty of fabulous suggestions here, from edging curtains with a mock-mitered band to serging flatlock hems on valances or bed skirts. Or turn out easy, tiny tucks that lend linens a classic touch. And don't miss key facts on the hardware, including picking equipment, selecting the right foot or attachment for the job, checking for bent needles, maintaining blades, and adjusting tension. You'll never run out of inspiration and solutions for any design problem again. Pugh-Gannon lives in St. Charles, IL, and Hastings resides in Wall, NJ. 128 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 10. NEW IN PAPERBACK.

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Pugh-Gannon, JoAnn

Hastings, Pamela

Crafts & Hobbies

Sterling

Make this nifty machine do even more for you—no matter which type you own—with these invaluable tips. “Close-up, large color photos...are worth studying. They show, for example, coverstitch topstitching both in close-up color and with how-to drawings....covers parts of the serger...thread, garment construction, feet, stitches, and notions. Educators from most major companies...contribute techniques.”—The Creative Machine.

Encyclopedia of Sewing Machine Techniques

Demonstrates over seventy sewing machine techniques, including applique, cording, embroidery, drawn threadwork, hemstitching, monogramming, quilting, ruffling, tucks, bias binding, buttonholes, gathering, and zippers

Bednar, Nancy

Sterling Pub. Co., Inc.

Making The Most Of Your Sewing Machine & Serger Accessories

With practice, it will become second nature to use a gathering foot rather than a long stitch for soft ruffles; to make and attach piping in a single step; and to add binding quickly. Go through labeled photos of the machines; then see the challenges posed by different stitches, threads, and fabrics and how to meet them with style. Perfect every technique, and try them out on our projects.

Making the Most of Your Sewing Machine & Serger Accessories

Sterling/Silver

Help your sewing machine and serger serve you as never before! Knowing all the ins-and-outs of every feature and a range of accessories, plus special tricks for doing those sometimes tricky jobs, will make sewing a lot easier. Go point by point through labeled photos of the machines. Meet the challenges posed by different stitches, threads, and fabrics. Perfect every technique, and try them out on projects ranging from simple chair covers to sweet dream pillows. With all these expert tips, sewing can become a joy. 128 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 10. NEW IN PAPERBACK.

If the sewing machine does it, then the technique is here! Anyone looking for advice on those indispensable basics will find a variety of ways to do bias binding, buttonholes, edge finishes, gathering, hem finishes, mitering corners, seam finishes, topstitching, and zippers. Or sewers can learn how to make any item eye-catching with an array of creative touches, including appliqué, crisscross chain stitching, eyelet embroidery, and lacework. Every technique comes complete with machine setups and guidance on fabrics, stitching, needles, threads, tension, and the presser foot.

Union Square & Co.

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Serger Shortcuts: Tips, Tricks & Techniques

Serger Shortcuts: Tips, Tricks & Techniques

Encyclopedia of Sewing Machine Techniques

Making the Most of Your Sewing Machine & Serger Accessories

Making The Most Of Your Sewing Machine & Serger Accessories

Encyclopedia of Sewing Machine Techniques