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| THE DRESS FORM: A SEWER'S BEST FRIEND Standard-size to custom-made -- there's a body double that's right for you  Preview this article | 30 | |
| UPDATED JEANS JACKETS by Gigi Louis Classic details take you beyond denim Preview this article | 36 | |
| FIT THE TISSUE AND GET SEWING SOONER To audition your pattern, pin it together and try it on Preview this article | 42 | |
| TWO WAYS TO SEW A DART Experts offer their views Preview this article | 47 | |
| SEW SWEATER KNITS WITH CONFIDENCE Here's the know-how you need when handling knits, from meshy, open-weave fabric to chunky woolens Preview this article | 50 | |
| MAKE FABRIC FROM SCRATCH Thread, soluble stabilizer, and a serger are all you need Preview this article | 56 | |
| REVERSIBLE TECHNIQUES FOR DOUBLE CLOTH Hide your stitches and allowances between the fabric layers Preview this article | 60 | |
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| Departments | Page | |
| CONTRIBUTORS | 6 | |
| LETTERS | 8 | |
| NOTIONS Chanel exhibition catalog, electric scissors, tool for perfect piping, using your serger creatively, HotPatterns.com, cover-stitching machines, T-shirt patterns | 13 | |
| TIPS Elasticized swimsuit straps, streamlined shirt collar, unconventional sewing-tool sources | 18 | |
| BASICS How to apply fusible interfacing | 22 | |
| PATTERN REVIEW Tailored shape and style | 26 | |
| READERS' CLOSET The sixth annual inspired by Threads fashion challenge | 66 | |
| EMBELLISHMENTS Surface rubbings transform fabric | 70 | |
| Q&A Grainline on copied garments, distressing jeans, getting rid of thread bits, gold eye needles, bespoke tailoring | 74 | |
| MASTER CLASS Jacket-facing solutions | 77 | |
| ADVERTISER INDEX / WEB DIRECTORY | 88 | |
| CLOSURES A thimble in time | 90 | |
| BACK COVER Fine fabrics: Belgian linen gauze | ||
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