Decorative wide hems
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Designers the world over have started to make garment edges bigger and bolder, and sprinkled all sorts of embellishments along them. Some design options in four different categories like the contrast border, faux layers, volume and texture, and embellished are illustrated to inspire and focus the creative energy on the garment edge.
Publication Name: Threads
Subject: Fashion and beauty
ISSN: 0882-7370
Year: 2006
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Off the rack and ready to hemstitch
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Hemstitching a ready-to-wear shirt adds a personal touch and is easily accomplished by a machine with the proper selection of fabric, needles and thread. The sewing machine must have a hemstitch feature, or a manual machine can be used with a double wing needle.
Publication Name: Threads
Subject: Fashion and beauty
ISSN: 0882-7370
Year: 1996
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Better blind hems by machine
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A description of the sewing technique of making blind hems by machine is presented. Advice is given on needle size, thread thickness, the selection of sewing machine feet and stitch tension.
Publication Name: Threads
Subject: Fashion and beauty
ISSN: 0882-7370
Year: 2000
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