How Do I
Sewing
Sewing is one of those crafts that once you get started, you can change your world: you can make clothes that actually fit, pillows and curtains the exact color you want, beautiful gifts for your friends and family… and so much more!
Books - Websites
Books
Getting Started
Betzina, Sandra
Power sewing step-by-step
qTT515.B48 2000
Gardiner, Wendy
Sewing basics
qTT713.G37 2003
Meyrich, Elissa K.
Sew fast sew easy: all you need to know when you start to sew
TT705.M48 2002
New complete guide to sewing: step-by-step techniques for making clothes and home accessories
TT705.N48 2002
Saunders, Janice S.
Sewing for dummies
TT705.S336 1999x
Singer: the complete photo guide to sewing
qTT713.S57 1999
Wills, Lydia.
The complete idiot's guide to sewing
TT705.W55 2000
The Basics & Beyond
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Abbott, Gail
Cargill, Katrin |
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The pattern companion: sewing
Pattern-free sewing
Sewing for the home
Sewing projects for the home |
Websites
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American Sewing Guild
http://www.asg.org/
The American Sewing Guild is a nonprofit organization for sewing enthusiasts, incorporated in 1993, that now has over 20,000 members with 130 chapters across the nation, including one in Pittsburgh. -
American Sewing Guild, Pittsburgh Chapter
http://www.westol.com/~staats/
Maintained by Janet G. Staats, this website provides a calendar of sewing events in the Pittsburgh region as well as information on neighborhood sewing groups, when and where they meet. -
PatternReview.com
http://sewing.patternreview.com/
PatternReview.com is used by 48,090 sewers to collaborate, share and discuss the projects they have been working on, or are planning to work on. It catalogs and describes sewers experiences and opinions in a structured way so that you can quickly and easily find the information they are looking for. -
Sewing.org
http://www.sewing.org/
This website by the Home Sewing Association (a nonprofit organization of manufacturers, suppliers and retailers) offers a Sewing Enthusiast section with sewing projects. -
Threads Magazine
http://www.taunton.com/threads/
The website of this Taunton publication offers a few articles to get you started as well as a preview of the articles in the print publication.
