February/ March 2003 Threads

Feature Articles		Page
BOLSTERS AND NECK ROLLS by Linda Lee The secret to cylindrical pillows is to plan ahead -- the sewing is easy		30
IRONING SYSTEMS by Cecelia Podolak Home sewers now have access to industrial-quality irons and boards -- here's what they do, how they do it, and why we want them		35
TULLE ILLUSIONS by Connie Long Create magical embellished fabric by suspending a snip of this and a thread of that within layers of tulle netting		41
PEEKING INSIDE AN ARMANI by Louise Cutting A look under the lining of a round-neck jacket reveals interesting tricks that support its neckline and shoulders		46
BOUTIS PROVENÇAL by Marie Yolande Stitch first, stuff later -- this sophisticated cousin to quilting makes a textured, pliant, and completely reversible fabric		48
FASHION SKETCHING FOR UNTRAINED ARTISTS by Jennifer Sauer Industry shortcuts enable you to coax creative visions out of your head and onto paper		54
MACHINE EMBROIDERY AND LEATHER? by Karna Lackey Know your materials and analyze your motifs -- then embroider away		56
PLAID RUCHING by Cindy Oravecz Make a fanciful trim by using the multiple hues of plaid fabric to advantage		60
RESTYLING PANTS by Injoo Kim Got a pants pattern that fits well? Use it to make any style of pants that you want.		62
SEEN FROM BEHIND by Paddye Mann Design variations transform the back of a coat from plain to showstopper		67
Departments		Page
CONTRIBUTORS		6
LETTERS Slipper tips, fan mail, a tailor's tale, culture shock, Threads online		8
TIPS Darts, protecting fingers, hanging photos		12
QUESTIONS Colorfastness, sewing vacations, transforming a jacket into a coat, raglan shoulder pads		16
BASICS Pretreating fabric		20
FITTING Adjusting princess seams		24
TOOLS OF THE TRADE Label printer, steamer		74
QUICK TO MAKE Pillow cummerbunds		76
DELICIOUS DETAILS Pleats		80
BOOKS Learn to sew, fabric collage		86
INDEX Issues 99 - 104		90
ADVERTISER INDEX / WEB DIRECTORY		104
CLOSURES From the Other Side of the Counter		106
BACK COVER Well-designed jacket backs		108

Bolsters and Neck Rolls, Ironing Systems, Tulle Illusions, Peeking Inside an Armani, Boutis Provenal, Fashion Sketching for Untrained Artists, Machine Embroidery and Leather?, Plaid Ruching, Restyling Pants, Seen from Behind