February/March 2008

Feature Articles		Page
LITTLE BLACK DRESS FROM START TO FINISH by Susan Khalje Couture dressmaking techniques make it easy for anyone to give this fashion icon the all-star treatment		28
CREATE COUTURE LINGERIE by Alexandra Armillas Delicate fabgric and lace, a simple pattern, and fine sewing add up to a couture cami		34
YOU SAY UNDERLINING, I SAY INTERLINING by Kenneth D. King by any name, it's a good way to support fabric		40
SLEEVES ON THE BIAS by Mary Ray Cutting on the bias adds comfort and interest to all types of sleeves		44
LES SATELLITES by Louise Cutting Check out this insider's list of custom services that support the fashion industry		48
CLOSE-UP WITH CHARLES KLEIBACKER by Susan Khalje The "Master of the Bias" answers questions on fabric, design, and being original		54
Departments		Page
CONTRIBUTORS		6
LETTERS		8
NOTIONS Fabric-dye workstation, bra-strap keepers, Sewing Yoga DVD, sewing-machine pedal pad, creasing pen, tailoring shears, collage purse kit, seam guides		12
TIPS Homemade cording, stash dividers, lint roller, serger care		18
EMBROIDERY ESSENTIALS Embellished buttonholes		22
PATTERN REVIEW Detail driven		24
Q&A Control panels, quilted garments, swimwear, filling dress-form gaps		60
MASTER CLASS Master the hand stitch		62
FUNDAMENTALS Stabilize and support your garment		66
NOSTALGIA Stitches from the past		70
READER'S CLOSET The eighth annual "Inspired by Threads" Fashion Challenge		73
EMBELLISHMENTS Bead it on the edge		78
QUICK TO MAKE Kimono purse		80
FINE FABRIC Linton tweeds		82
ADVERTISER INDEX / WEB DIRECTORY		89
CLOSURES Sewing-room envy		90
BACK COVER Up close: 1940s woman's tailored suit

Little Black Dress from Start to Finish; Create Couture Lingerie; You Say Underlining, I Say Interlining; Sleeves on the Bias; Les Satellites; Close-Up with Charles Kleibacker