More fabric savvy : a quick resource guide to selecting and sewing fabric

Book

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Name/Title

More fabric savvy : a quick resource guide to selecting and sewing fabric

Entry/Object ID

TT557.B49 2004

Description

A new edition of the best-selling fabric guide includes all-new updated information on the selection of the best fabrics for a variety of projects and how to make the most of them, including new tips and more than three hundred color photographs.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Suzanne Stassevitch

Notes

Gift of Suzanne Stassevitch, August 2022.

Lexicon

Search Terms

dressmaking materials, textile fabrics

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Book

Book Details

Author

Sandra Betzina

Publisher

Taunton Press

Place Published

City

Newtown, CT

Date Published

2004

ISBN

1561586625, 9781561586622

LCCN

2004004089

Notes

Length: 234

General Notes

Note Type

Contents

Note

Introduction -- African mudcloth -- Alpaca -- Batiks -- Batiste & voile -- Batting -- Beaded -- Boiled wool -- Brocade -- Burnout -- Camel hair -- Canvas -- Cashmere -- Charmeuse -- Chenille -- Chiffon -- China silk -- Corduroy -- Crepe de Chine -- Crinkle -- Damask -- Denim -- Dupion -- Embroidered -- Eyelash -- Eyelet -- Faux fur -- Faux leather -- Faux suede -- Felt -- Flannel -- Fleece -- Gabardine -- Georgette -- Glitter -- Guatemalan cotton -- Handwoven -- Hemp cloth -- Jersey -- Knits, double -- Knits, Lycra -- Knits, sweater -- Lace -- Lamé-- Leather -- Linen -- Loose weaves -- Matte rayon jersey -- Microfiber -- Mohair -- Moleskin -- Ottoman -- Piqué -- Polyester silky -- Prepleated fabrics -- Puckered fabrics -- Quilted fabrics -- Rayon viscose -- Ripstop -- Satin -- Sequins -- Shearling -- Shirting -- Silk gazar -- Silk noil -- Silk organza -- Silk, sandwashed -- Silk Shantung -- Silk, Thai -- Silk tussah -- Silk tweed -- Slinky knit -- Stretch leather -- Stretch wovens -- Suede -- Sueded rayon -- Sunbrella -- Sweatshirting -- Taffeta -- Tencel -- Terrycloth -- Tulle & net -- Upholstery -- Velour -- Velvet -- Velveteen -- Vinyl -- Viyella -- Water & wind resistant -- Waterproof breathables -- Waterproof non-breathables -- Wetsuit -- Windbloc -- Wool bouclé -- Wool challis -- Wool crepe -- Wool double cloth -- Wool gauze -- Wool jersey -- Wool Melton -- Woolens & worsteds -- Visual glossary : Seams ; Details ; Closures ; Hems -- Determining fabric content -- Linings -- Stain removal guide -- Glossary -- Sources.