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Fabric Savvy -OSI [Paperback]

Sandra Betzina (Author)
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For those of you who have managed in the past to find the right pattern and the perfect new fabric, only to give up in frustration when the fabric doesn't behave like anything you've used before, Fabric Savvy is here to help. Author Sandra Betzina, host of Home and Garden TV's Sew Perfect, has wrestled with just about every fabric out there, and she's lived to tell about it.

Perfectly suited to beginning and experienced sewers alike, this excellent guide devotes, in alphabetical order, two pages to each of 85 fabrics. For every material Betzina highlights a multitude of topics, including fabric facts (bulky/drape/breathable/how fabricated), suitability (types of projects), sewing tips, lay-out (and why it matters), interfacing, stitch length, seam finish, closures, and hemming. The categories are thorough, as is the scope of fabrics addressed: waterproof breathables, tencel, and lame, to name a few, along with 14 types of silk and 8 wools.

Color photographs accompany the descriptions of fabrics and projects, while helpful illustrations further explain the techniques used. Finally, Betzina offers a glossary of fabric terms and a thorough listing of contact information for fabric and alternative pattern companies, making Fabric Savvy a necessary resource for any sewing enthusiast. --Molly McElroy --This text refers to the Spiral-bound edition.

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Betzina (No Time To Sew, LJ 12/96) is the author of the Power Sewing series and hostess of HGTVs Sew Perfect. Fabric Savvy is a guidebook to 85 different fabrics available to the home sewer, from African mudcloth to wool melton. Each fabric is given a two-page spread that includes information on recommended thread and needles, stitch length, presser foot, finishing, seams, marking, interfacing, cutting, types of hems, topstitching, and closures as well as basic information about the fabric and the types of garments for which it is suitable. Recommended for general purchase by public libraries.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Spiral-bound edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wanted to add an amen!, Mar 8 2003
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Diane Yaghoobian (Stowe, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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I hadn't been pleased with Sandra Betzina's stuff generally: I found her Vogue patterns for "Today's Women" didn't fit this woman any better than yesterday's patterns, and Power Sewing was a big disappointment. But she gets a ringing endorsement for this one. Logical layout, all related information: foot to use, thread, suggested uses, and it's in alphabetical order. Wonderful reference book!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!, Nov 27 2002
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This review is from: Fabric Savvy: The Essential Guide for Every Sewer (Spiral-bound)
I'm a new sewer and find myself referencing this book all the time when I'm using a new fabric. It's amazingly complete! I just finished my first project in velvet and it went very smoothly, thanks to the tips from this book. I would have been fighting with the fabric forever if I'd just followed the pattern instructions.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource, April 29 2004
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This review is from: Fabric Savvy: The Essential Guide for Every Sewer (Spiral-bound)
I have to say I love this book. Easy to use, you can get in get the information you need and get on with your project!!! Love it...Thanks Sandra Betzina.
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