Stitch in Time...Life's Most Essentia (Finishing Touches) - Hardcover

Taylor, Clarice

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1584793244 ISBN 13: 9781584793243

Publisher: Stewart, Tabori & Chang Inc, 2004

Synopsis

The Finishing Touches housekeeping series harkens back to the day when people knew how to do things: a young girl would have learned the proper way to sew a button at her mother's knee; a young man's father would have demonstrated how to polish a pair of shoes. Those days are gone, and we're all more likely to run to the tailor or the shoemaker (if we're lucky enough to still have one close by) for the simplest of tasks. And sadly, the even more common result is the perfectly good item that ends up getting tossed because we lack the very basic knowledge needed to mend it. A Stitch in Time...demonstrates 13 simple hand sewing repairs that everyone needs at one time or another: sewing a button, replacing a lost button, repairing a tear under a button, tightening a loose button hole; fixing a ripped seam, a hanging hem, a torn pocket, a ripped zipper, a broken zipper, lost hook and eye, a hole or tear; replacing elastic, and closing a splayed dart, pleat, or pocket. Opening sections cover what to have in a basic home sewing kit and a detailed description of the 5 essential stitches you need to know for quick repairs. Stylishly designed and filled with clear, step-by-step illustrations, this book is sure to appeal to all aspiring do-it-yourselfers.

About this title

About the Author

Clarice Taylor is passionate about needle arts and handcrafts and has seized opportunities to experience and learn about sewing arts from all over the world. Today, she employs her needle arts gifts for friends and family.

Edition details

• Publisher: Stewart, Tabori & Chang Inc
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1584793244
• ISBN 13: 9781584793243
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 80