February/ March 1999 Threads

Issue # 81

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Table of Contents

Articles		Page
Techniques
LET IT RAIN by Rochelle Harper High-tech outerwear fabrics are simply the best for weathering the elements and keeping you dry in style		36
PERFECT PLEATS FOR EVERY BODY by Gale Grigg Hazen Use a paper template and lengths of fashion fabric to drape and sew flattering pleats for any figure		48
Fit & Fabric
FABRIC LOVERS ALWAYS CARRY A FLAME by Mary Elliott and Elaine Zarse The burn test is a simple way to determine any fabric's content. Here's how to do it and how to read the ashes		42
WOOL GAUZE: FEATHERWEIGHT AND FABULOUS by Sarah Veblen It has all the virtues of wool, drapes like a dream, and can be worn year-round		66
Details
FABRIC IN BLOOM by Celeste Sheets Welcome the prospect of spring with three techniques to make fashion-fabric scraps blossom		44
SILK-RIBBON BOBBIN WORK by Laura Jennings Give bobbin stitches top billing by filling the bobbin with silk ribbon and stitching your design on the wrong side		53
A DESIGN WORKSHOP FOR FREE-MOTION EMBROIDERY by Gabriella Verstraeten If you start with a simple underlying grid, countless design variations will evolve easily		62
Design
SLEEVE-CAP DESIGN FOR HARD-TO-EASE FABRICS by Jeffrey Mayer and Todd Conover To avoid easing, try adapting your favorite pattern with one of three exquisite options		30
SHATTERED QUILTS by Ellen Adams Explode a single image with offset repeats of it to create dynamic effects		58

Departments		Page
LETTERS More hand-dyed fabric sources, pin-tucking Q&A, objections to Basic Patterns		6
QUESTIONS Bras for mastectomy		12
TIPS Quilt needles for silk hems, the right thread for the job, unfuse your soleplate		16
BASICS Pattern layouts		20
FITTING Necklines that float		24
NOTES Japonism in fashion, children's fabrics by mail		72
QUICK TO MAKE Gorgeous beaded buttons		76
BOOKS Sewing with Leather and Suede, Weekend Sewer's Guides, The Quilter's Computer Companion		80
CLOSURES Life support for a sewing machine		94
BACK COVER Trapunto-quilted silk bathrobe		96

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