Sewing

Sewing is the craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with a needle and thread. Sewing is one of the oldest of the textile arts, arising in the Paleolithic era.

The Seamstress of New Orleans
The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle
The Tea Ladies (The Tea Ladies, #1)
Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free
The Secret Keeper of Main Street
A Dress of Violet Taffeta
The Edge of Summer
The Little Book of Cottagecore: Traditional Skills for a Simpler Life
Crossed by Death (Stitches In Crime, #1)
Seams Deadly (A Measure Twice Sewing Mystery, #1)
The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison
Make, Sew and Mend: Traditional Techniques to Sustainably Maintain and Refashion Your Clothes
Urban Quilting: Quilt Patterns for the Modern-Day Home
Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World
Quilty as Charged (A Measure Twice Sewing Mystery #2)
Couture Sewing Techniques, Revised and Updated
The Sewing Book
The Colette Sewing Handbook: Inspired Styles and Classic Techniques for the New Seamstress
Gertie’s New Book for Better Sewing: A Modern Guide to Couture-Style Sewing Using Basic Vintage Techniques
Vogue Sewing
One-Yard Wonders: 101 Sewing Projects; Look How Much You Can Make with Just One Yard of Fabric!
Bend-the-Rules Sewing: The Essential Guide to a Whole New Way to Sew
Patternmaking for Fashion Design
Complete Guide to Sewing
New Complete Guide to Sewing
The Complete Photo Guide to Perfect Fitting
The Art of Manipulating Fabric
Weekend Sewing: More Than 40 Projects and Ideas for Inspired Stitching (Weekend Craft)
Design-It-Yourself Clothes: Patternmaking Simplified
Sew What! Skirts: 16 Simple Styles You Can Make with Fabulous Fabrics
Fairy Tale Sewing Book by Heidi BoydFairy Tale Knits by A. Stewart-GuineeFairy Tale Knits by Fiona GobleTilda's Fairy Tale Wonderland by Tone FinnangerStorybook Toys by Jill Hamor
Fairy tale crafts
41 books — 1 voter

Tilda's Fairy Tale Wonderland by Tone FinnangerA Spoonful of Sugar by Lisa CoxMake Your Own Horse Clothing by Jean PerrySew Bags by Hilarie Wakefield DaytonCricut for Beginners by L.A. Creative Academy
Great Gift Craftbooks
9 books — 5 voters
Drape Drape 3 by Hisako SatōGertie’s New Book for Better Sewing by Gretchen HirschDrape Drape by Hisako SatōDrape Drape 2 by Hisako SatōThe BurdaStyle Sewing Handbook by Nora Abousteit
Fashion Sewing Pattern Book
31 books — 12 voters



Viola Shipman
The Sewing Machine Charm To A Life Bound by Family, The Thread That Ties Us All Together
Viola Shipman, The Charm Bracelet

Clare Hunter
Sewing is a way to mark our existence on cloth: patterning our place in the world, voicing our identity, sharing something of ourselves with others and leaving the indelible evidence of our presence in stitches held fast by our touch.
Clare Hunter, Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle

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