VINTAGE Threads Mags ARTISTIC SEWING Buyers' Choice $5 each Dec'97,Jan-Nov'98

Description: Buyer's choice of 6 VINTAGE Threads Magazines (Dec'97-Nov'98) for $5.00 each, USPS Ground Advantage Shipping with tracking and insurance included. Dec'97/Jan'98 TOPICS: Dress Up Your Fleece Fabric--Embellish It! How to Pick a Pattern; Great Designer Pockets; Industry Tips for Sewing Silk 98 PagesArticles: High-Street, Low-Tech; Look tailored and stay cozy without all that lining and interfacing. High-Voltage Quilts; Use piecing and applique to create explosive color. Six Ways to Dress Up Fleece Fabric! Expand your basic skills to embellish your next fleece garment. Stop!... Are You Sure That Pattern Will Work? Not all patterns produce equally good results. Here's how to tell the wheat from the chaff. Fabulous Cheater's Felt: Make and embellish felt in one easy no-mess process. Simply Silk: Practice silk techniques from fine ready-to-wear to make an elegant blouse. Behind-the-Seams Designer Pockets: Here's a trio of neat patch pockets whose patch sits inside the garment. Ribbonwork Ornaments: There's more to ribbon folding than simulating flowers. Feb'98/Mar'98 TOPICS: Rediscover the Slot Seam; Terrific Pants-Pattern Upgrade; Interfacing Mysteries Solved; Make Your Own Dress Form 98 pagesArticles:The Unforgettable Slot Seam: Borrow a great detail from the '40s to add texture and design lines to a garment. A Beret of One's Own: Start with an inexpensive, purchased beret and add custom details, from the whimsical to the exotic. Clone Yourself a fitting Assistant: Every sewer needs a dress form; Here are four fast, cheap (and amusing!) ways to make your own. Lush, Embossed Velvet: Design your own unique fabrics with rubber stamps and an iron. Pants-Pattern Upgrade: Use menswear construction techniques to improve the comfort, appearance, and quality of any basic pants pattern. Test That Interfacing! Here's a strategy for improving your results with both fusible and sew-in interfacings. No-Bulk Envelope Welts: Flatten single-welt edges with a clever mitering technique. Just Add Some Leather: Whether your garment is leather or fabric, leather trimmings can add a distinctive touch. The Go-Anywhere Kimono Coat: An intriguing shape and unusual appliques give this coat lots of versatility. Apr'98/May'98 TOPICS: A New Strategy for Piecing; Fitting Plus-Size Figures; Bias 101; Inspired Corded Closures 90 pagesArticles:Design Ideas from a Miyake Shirt: Here's a collection of versatile details you can easily adapt to most simple jackets and shirts. Pieced, Textured, and Graphic: A combination of piecing, applique, and satin-stitched graphics yields a richly textured fabric. Bias 101: Master the tricks of sewing bias-cut garments with a simple style and foolproof fabric. The Petersham Waisband: Substitute hatband ribbon for a waistband facing on any fitted skirt or pant. Sew in Comfort: Set up your sewing area so you won't get tired--you'll be able to work much longer! A Fabric Store in Your Mailbox! Ordering fabric by mail doesn't have to be a shot in the dark. Sizing up to Plus Sizes: Real-life pattern grading for the full figure. Cording: Beyond Button Loop: Bring the lowly covered cord to center stage, and your designs may never be the same. Double-Take on Embroidery: A double dose of stitching on springtime blooms adds texture and depth to machine embroidery. Jun'98/Jul'9 TOPICS: Machine-Sew Elegant Fagoted Seams; Soup Up Your Sewing Machine; Sewing Great Swimwear; Vest-Lining Strategies 98 pagesArticles: Soup Up Your Sewing Machine: Five Quick, do-it-yourself accessories boost sewing efficiency. Silk Thread for Construction? Yes! For strong, flexible nearly invisible seams, edge finishes, and hems, use silk thread in your machine. Fagoting by Machine: Duplicate on the machine this "open" seam traditionally joined by hand with decorative stitches. There's More Than One Way to Line a Vest: Four options make quick (and fun) work of lining your vest. Enter the Third (Quilted) Dimension: Raise your quilt to new heights with 3-D techniques like sculptural applique. Sewing Less Is More: Designer Loes Hinse combines a minimalist approach to fashion with simple industry techniques. Playing with Design: Three designers' advice: identify your assets, showcase your strengths, and enjoy yourself. From Tablecloth to Terrific Garment: Why pass up a great, vintage, flea-market find just because it's stained or torn? It might be a superb addition to your next garment! Get in the Swim! Learn the tricks you need to sew custom swimwear on a par with ready-to-wear. Aug'98/Sep'98 TOPICS: Sew a Vest with Curved Pin Tucking; "Basic" Patterns Fit and Flatter; Perfect Your Thread Tension; Lining Pants 94 pagesArticles: Pin-Tuck on the Wild Side: Depart from the straight and narrow: "Pin-tuck" curves, angles, and motifs on all types of fabrics. The Perfect Little Bag: Sew a fanciful yet practical purse to top off your latest outfit. What Makes "Basic" Patterns Basic? With slightly varied details and fitting tweaks, a single basic pattern suits almost any body type. Introducing Fusible Wigan: Here's an industrial interfacing that simplifies a host of stabilizing tasks. Understanding Thread Tension: Here's how to adjust your machine's tension settings--and when not to. Lining Pants: Pants patterns usually lack a lining, but it's easy to add one. Designer Tacks: These hand stitches anchor and reinforce parts of a garment and give it a couture touch. Sewers, Look East! Inspiration from the Orient is all around us. Flipped over Piecing: "Flip-and-sew" both sides of a reversible garment at once. Build a Design File: Here's how to turn a stack of torn-out magazine pages into a powerful tool for design inspiration. Oct'98/Nov'98 TOPICS: Rediscover Cartridge Pleating; Perfect Your Topstitching; The Foolproof Lapped Zipper; 20 Ways to Improve Your Sewing 98 pagesArticles: 20 Ways to Improve Your Sewing: Use these sewing principles to both streamline your work and greatly enhance its quality. Pocket Stays for Pleated Pants: Connect the pockets and center-front seam with a pocket stay so pleats fall gracefully, without strain. Lapped Zippers Rule! They're easier to insert and look better than centered zippers in almost every situation. Prints Meet Hand-Dyed Fabrics--and Fall in Love: Start the courtship of these unlike fabrics by using one hand-dyed piece per block in your next quilt. Celebrating Cartridge Pleats: Once used for Victorian skirts, these soft, standing pleats control fullness and add a textural detail. Your Sloper as a Fitting Tool: Use a fitted basic shell to simplify altering commercial patterns. Mastering Microfibers: Learn how to tame this densely wove high-tech fabric that ravels and resists pressing. Top-Notch Topstitching: These simple lines of stitching embellish and strengthen a garment. Here's how to sew them perfectly. Tools for Topstitching: For gorgeous stitches, select the best thread, needle, and presser foot for the job. The Perfect Contour Belt: Use quality leather and professional techniques to create a shaped belt that fits and flatters. We no longer ship internationally due to erratic shipping delays.

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Location: Lake Elsinore, California

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