Threads 1997 - Abstracts

Threads 1997
TitleSubjectAuthors
Add texture with trapunto.(Italian quilting)(Cover Story)Fashion and beautyConlon, Jane
Adventures with ultrasuede.Fashion and beautyAmes, Annette
A new hemline for an old jacket.Fashion and beautySmith, Mary
A primer on sewing knits.(includes related articles on sewing shoulder pads and hemming soft knits)Fashion and beautyPerson, Ann
A process for plaids.(sewing and cutting technique for striped garments)Fashion and beautyDeckert, Barbara
Bargello by the piece.(embroidery designs)Fashion and beautyLiittschwager, Jean
Bedazzled buttonholes.Fashion and beautyLopez, Carla
Behind-the-seams designer pockets. (includes pattern-making technique)Fashion and beautyLee, Linda
Best bets for spring/summer. (fashion)Fashion and beautyTilton, Marcy
Bias strips made easy.Fashion and beautyMorris, Karen
Birth of a couture collection. (the Parisian Haute Couture)Fashion and beautyGirod, Nathalie
Birth of a milliner.Fashion and beautyLynch, Claudia
Buckled belts that beckon.Fashion and beautySmith, Shirley L.
Call 'em irresistable-beads and tulle. (sewing techniques for making shawl or scarf)Fashion and beautyDiaz, Moises, Blum, Debra
Celestial sewing. (aerospace sewing experts make protective blankets for spacecrafts)Fashion and beautyToomey, Toni
Choking necklines. (pattern making an measuring techniques)Fashion and beautySernadi, Palma
Construction threads. (tips on how to choose the right gsrment-construction thread)Fashion and beautySchwandt, Millie
Custom leggings in a snap.Fashion and beautyArnold, Tara
Cutwork for knits. (cutwork on clothes can enhance daily wardrobe)(Cover Story)Fashion and beautyJohnson, Beverly
Dear old denim. (old denims can be used to make elegant new garments)Fashion and beautyMoss, Jan
Demystifying the serger. (sewing equipment)(includes threading tips and tricks)Fashion and beautySchwandt, Millie
Discovered buttons.(making buttons)Fashion and beautyNehring, Nancy
Draft a slim skirt that fits!Fashion and beautyHowland, Karen
Draft your own pants pattern.Fashion and beautySagers, Peggy
Dyeing with a pleater. (a smocking machine)Fashion and beautyHedstrom, Ana Lisa
Dyeing with bleach. (clothing design)Fashion and beautyEricson, Lois
Easing in a seam. (sewers match longer seamlines with the shorter ones)Fashion and beautyCoffin, David Page
Easy curved piecing. (batiks are combined with other fabrics to make a full garment)Fashion and beautyBontrager, Dana
Fabulous cheater's felt: make and embellish felt in one easy, no-mess process.Fashion and beautyRhodes, Donna
Fall/winter favorites. (women's clothing)Fashion and beautyTilton, Marcy
Fitting a bodybuilder. (sewing)Fashion and beautyBennett, Sue
Fitting. (tips on how to make seated pants)Fashion and beauty 
Give four designers a little fabric.... ('Threads' magazine's design challenge)Fashion and beauty 
Hemp: the forgotten fabric.Fashion and beautyNehring, Nancy
High-style low-tech: look tailored and stay cozy without all that lining and interfacing.Fashion and beautyBeggs, Valerie
High-voltage quilts. (techniques on creating quilts)Fashion and beautyCowley, Robin
Horsehair braid, center stage. (tips on how to use horse braids in garments)Fashion and beautyLee, Linda
Inside Galanos. (American designer James Galanos)Fashion and beautyShaeffer, Claire
Inspired crazy piecing. (odd pieces of fabrics arew sewn together)Fashion and beautyEinstein, Sylvia
Introducing the circle maker. (sewing machine-attachment)Fashion and beautyFlegal, Jewel
Make buddies with your binder. (binding attachment or binding foot)Fashion and beautyMoore, Andrea
No more wobbly welts. (techniques in setting up welt pockets)Fashion and beautyKing, Kenneth
No-stuff trapunto. (quilting)Fashion and beautyNelson, Patricia
Pocket play. (how to make free-hanging pockets)Fashion and beautyEricson, Diane
Precision piping. (dressmaking)Fashion and beautyCooper, Gail
Pull-on chiffon. (sewing reversible pants)Fashion and beautyBetzina, Sandra
Push-button patchwork. (making fabric patterns using machine stitches)Fashion and beautyLee, Iris
Quilted landscapes from straight stitches. (includes related article on how to develop a landscape in quilting)Fashion and beautyMoore, Dottie
Quilt in freehand.Fashion and beautyCunningham, Joe
Quilting day by day.Fashion and beautyHalpern, Nancy
Ribbonwork ornaments: there's more to ribbon folding than simulating flowers. (ribbon-folding techniques)Fashion and beautyNitschke, Camela
Room to move. (variations in the back vent of basic skirt patterns)Fashion and beautyAndriks, Susan
Seashells to wear.Fashion and beautyAtwell, Judy
Serge a mock-tailored jacket.Fashion and beautyBenton, Kitty
Simply silk practice silk techniques from fine ready-to-wear to make an elegant blouse. (sewing techniques)Fashion and beautyCowan, Frances
Six ways to dress up fleece fabric!Fashion and beautyHarper, Rochelle
Skirting the issue. (skater's ideas on creating skating skirt)Fashion and beautyChalmers, Roxana
Sleeve wrinkles. (dressmaking technique)Fashion and beautyBennett, Susan
Slinky knit, you flatterer, you.Fashion and beautyHazen, Gale Grigg
Stenciling workshop.(fabric painting)Fashion and beautyEricson, Diane
Stitch an easy bra-slip.Fashion and beautyLong, Connie
Stop! Are you sure that pattern will work? (techniques in choosing right sewing patterns)Fashion and beautyEmodi, Barbara
Straight pins.Fashion and beautyToomey, Toni
Symmetry for quilters.Fashion and beautyBenson, Jeanne
Tassels, tassels, tassels.(how to make tassels)Fashion and beautyGoodson, Mary
Test your sewing skills.Fashion and beautyBair, Cindy Brown
The bra dilemma - solved! (dressmaking)Fashion and beautyElam, Cynthia
The cloth with no wrong side. (double cloth)Fashion and beautyElliott, Mary
The fabric police.(what to do with outdated fabrics)Fashion and beautyScott, ReAnn
The hanger dilemma, solved. (hanger designing and its variations)Fashion and beautyBoate, Dianne
The magic "ruffled" pocket. (dress and pocket design)Fashion and beautyAmes, Annette
The master tailor: Richard Tyler.Fashion and beautyBloebaum, Fred
Traditional Japanese textiles: a sewer's guide to finding and using these exquisite fabrics.(includes related article on Japanese textile)Fashion and beautyImperatore, Cheryl A.
Two-in-one silk jacket.Fashion and beautyMannocci, Shirley
Your very own cut velvet. (easy-to-make ideas of making cut velvets)Fashion and beautyMorris, Karen
Zip it up!(putting zippers)Fashion and beautyKhalje, Susan
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