About this title: This edition offers a comprehensive guide to the selection, wear, care and sewing of fabrics of all kinds. It has been updated to feature details on microfibres and information in the fast-changing arena of stabilizers and interfacings. Shaeffer examines the content and distinctive properties of each textile, from classic linen to novelty ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Chilton Book Co
Date Published: 1989-12
ISBN-13:9780801978029ISBN:0801978025
Description: Very Good. Binding is tight and square. No names, no remainder marks, no stickerbs. Text is clean and bright. Back corner has crease. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Chilton Book Co
Date Published: 1989-12
ISBN-13:9780801978029ISBN:0801978025
Description: Excellent Conditon. Softcover, Excellent Condition, text is clean/unmarked, tight binding, minor edge/cover wear, from a private collection. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Toronto, ON, Canada: Chilton Book Company, 1994, Toronto, ON, Canada
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780801986284ISBN:0801986281
Description: Very Good. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Soft Cover. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Nice clean book in very good condition, clean bright pages, tight binding. There is a light cover crease on the back of the book. " Home sewers have their choice of many guides to clothing construction, but this title is unique because it focuses on fab rics and materials used to make garments. The fiber content of leathers, synthetic suedes, vinyls, fur, feathers, natural fab rics, and man-made fabrics are all de tailed. The ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Toronto, ON, Canada: Chilton Book Company, 1994
ISBN-13:9780801986284ISBN:0801986281
Description: Quarto, softcover, near fine in blue and purple pictorial wraps. Giftable. A guide to the wear, care, and sewing of all fabrics includes a section on microfibers telling how to select, sew, style and care for these 21st-century fabrics, plus brand new charts for sewing machine needles and threads, and a needle/thread selection guide. 531 pp. including index. read more
Edition: Updated Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Chilton Book Company, Radnor
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780801986284ISBN:0801986281
Description: Very Good. 4to-over 9"-12" Tall. Clean, tight and unmarked copy. 531pp, index. Diagrams, illustrations, photos. From classic linen to novelty metallics, from underlinings to waterproof outerwear, it's all here: after describing the content and distinctive properties of each textile, Shaeffer suggests appropriate designs and patterns, tells how to plan and lay out a garment, and provides a sewing checklist. Then, sewing instructions specific to the fabric are given, from timesaving shortcuts to ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Chilton Book Company, West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780801986284ISBN:0801986281
Description: Very Good. 0-8019-8628-1. Softcover, in Very Good to Fine condition, no stamps or writing, updated edition, foreword by Nancy Zieman, An all-new section on microfibers telling how to select, sew, style and care for these 21st-century fabrics, Entirely revised charts of stabilizers and interfacings, Brand-new charts for sewing machine needles and threads, etc, book show crease along spine, light cover wear, orange remainder mark on bottom edges, nice used book, read more
Description: Near Fine. No Jacket. 8.5"x11" This hard cover book has a grey cover with pink and green lettering on the front and pink and white lettering on the grey and green spine of the cover. A book about the fabric and textile industry. Black and white and color photo illustrations all throughout the book. 531 indexed pages. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Krause Pubns Inc
Date Published: 2008-12-31
ISBN-13:9780896895362ISBN:089689536X
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780896895362. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Krause Publications
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780896895362ISBN:089689536X
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
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