December 2002/ January 2003 Threads

Issue # 104

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Table of Contents

Feature Articles		Page
A CRAZY WORKSHOP by Barbara Randle What happens when you put five women in a room for two days with all the fabric, beads, tassels, and trims they could want? Crazy creativity.		32
BEST BETS IN FALL/WINTER PATTERNS by Patricia Moyes Modern, feminine fashions feature clean lines and interesting details		36
MAKING A SHEARLING COAT by Kathryn Brenne With electric hair clippers to trim away the fur, you can successfully sew shearling on any sturdy home sewing machine		42
SLEUTHING THE WORLD OF READY-TO-WEAR by Louise Cutting Tips and techniques for fit, form, and fashion from an industry expert		48
EMBROIDER TO SUIT by Kayla Kennington For artful garment enhancement, arrange motifs in allover patterns -- or group them to emphasize style lines		52
FOUR FANCY FINISHES FOR PILLOW CORNERS by Linda Lee Triims make the point on simple, knife-edge pillows		56
EYES ON THE HEMLINE by Fred Bloebaum Add diagonals and curves to draw attention to the lower edge of your garments		61
AN ALL-IN-ONE FINISH by Sally Silvers Piped bias binding doubles as facing and trim		66
LIGHT ON THE SOLE by Saskia Wassing-Shepherd Handmade slippers are the last word in coziness for toes		68

Departments		Page
CONTRIBUTORS		6
LETTERS Dressing furniture, more couching, basics are valued, free-motion techniques, praise for machine chart		8
TIPS Squeezing a jacket out of too little fabric, pins and soap, binding edges, a too-short thread, pivoting your grainline, maternity waistbands, pincushions, balancing uneven stripes		12
QUESTIONS Sequins and beads, invisible zippers, new life for a down jacket		16
BASICS All about ease		20
FITTING Fitting bias patterns		24
TOOLS OF THE TRADE Simplicity's Americana Series Model SE3, Ottobre Design, Garrett Wade heirloom French scissors		74
QUICK TO MAKE When the gift is the gift wrap		78
DELICIOUS DETAILS Cowl variations		82
EXPLORING DESIGN The Denim Challenge		86
ADVERTISER INDEX / WEB DIRECTORY		104
CLOSURES Fabric Forays Past...		106
BACK COVER A nineteenth-century crazy quilt		108

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