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Sewing Books
Heirloom sewing is exquisite...fine fabrics and delicate stitching
combine to create the most beautiful of pieces. The purpose of Pintucks
& Lace is to teach how these lovely stitches that can be
made by machine, replicating the true heirloom look. You can then use
these techniques to make baby dresses, wedding gowns, special occasion
outfits, and more!
Pintucks & Lace shows you how to create gorgeous
heirloom look clothing and accessories that you can use and enjoy every
day! Use these delicate, detailed stitches and techniques to add a
touch of femininity and beauty to your projects in a fraction of the
time it took our ancestors. Bring a bit of the past into today!
Once you are familiar with such techniques as puffing, turned
appliqué, endredeaux, sharks teeth, pintucks and more, you will
put your new knowledge to work creating distinctive works of art.
Twenty-four projects, complete with sewing patterns, include items you
will be proud to wear and use yourself, give as gifts or display in
your home. You will create everything from an heirloom gift bag to a
tiered skirt to a tea cozy and an entire baby ensemble. Showcase your
newfound skills with showy blocks on an heirloom quilt – sure to be a
treasure for generations. You’ll utilize every last scrap by making
bookmarks from your leftovers!
Pintucks & Lace takes a lost art that can seem
intimidating and out-of-reach and brings it firmly within your grasp.
You will delight in the ease with which you are able to recreate the
fine skill of heirloom sewing with your machine and incorporate it
effectively into today’s styles.
24 Projects
96 Pages
Spiral Bound
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few of our projects:
Dress baby from head to toe - literally! Sew up an adorable baby
ensemble including everything from headband to booties. This set will
be a true treasure for any new Mom. Includes patterns for infants size
0 to 9 mos. You will sew a bonnet, headband, dainty slip, pinafore,
fancy panties, booties, a sweet dress and even frilly socks! Techniques
include fancy laces, embroidery stitches, ribbons & more.
Pillows and quilts adorned with fine heirloom detailing allow you to
showcase your newly learned skills and adorn your home in beauty.
In sewing heirloom you will be making the fabric using the heirloom
techniques first, and then cutting out your pattern.
You will be using lighter weight fabrics,
special sewing machine feet, starch, stabilizers, and completing a lot
of precision details. Heirloom sewing is not difficult once you know
the stitches and procedures, but takes time, patience and skill at the
machine. The end result is well worth the time and effort to learn the
techniques!
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Sewing Machine Feet
Although most all heirloom sewing techniques can be completed with a regular zig-zag sewing machine foot, there are a few specialty feet that make the job easier and give a more professional look to the finished technique.
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Pintuck Foot—This foot comes in several widths with either 3, 5, or 7 grooves under the bottom of the foot. The groove directly under the needle position allows room for the fabric to be taken up into a pintuck. The other grooves ensure even spacing between pintucks when a previously stitched pintuck is put under another groove. This foot also works well with tiny piping. If you can
purchase only one new sewing machine foot, this would be the one. Pintucks are used a lot in heirloom sewing.
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Edge Joining Foot—This foot, which has a blade in the middle, butts and stitches two finished edges together precisely and evenly without extra overlapping. You will use this foot to join together laces and laces to fabric.
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Open Toe Foot—This foot allows you to see what you are stitching! It is used mainly for appliqué and fancy machine stitches.
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Gathering Foot—This foot has a small hole in the middle and will automatically gather your fabric for you. Works great for making puffing.
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Walking Foot—This is a special machine presser foot
that feeds the fabric through from the top, allowing the top and bottom to feed through evenly. It works great for thick fabrics, quilting, slick fabrics...anywhere there might be slippage, or fabric creeping during the stitching process. This foot is great for sewing all kinds of fabrics and projects.
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