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The Sewing Book New Edition: Over 300 Step-by-Step Techniques

The Sewing Book New Edition: Over 300 Step-by-Step Techniques

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  • Create Date：2021-07-10 09:54:07
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Alison Smith
  • ISBN：0241313635
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Summary

This is your complete guide to sewing absolutely everything， from altering clothes to home decor。 Master every sewing technique in the book！

Fully illustrated and easy to use， this sewing book covers all the essential skills and techniques for successful hand and machine-sewing。 It's a must-have for beginners and expert stitchers alike。

Comprehensive step-by-step instructions cover everything from cutting out patterns to making sleeves and stitching hems。 Accompanied by close-up photographs， clear instructions， and a glossary of sewing terminology to demystify even the trickiest technique。 This book will help you advance from a sewing learner to a seasoned stitcher in no time。

All the techniques and projects are graded by difficulty level， from the simple and straightforward to the more complex and challenging ones。 There are 10 new， stylish projects to help you put into practice what you've learned。 Explore in-depth descriptions on more than 100 tools， 250 techniques， and browse an updated visual directory of more than 50 fabrics。

From basic sewing kits and cutting tools， to measuring tools and marking aids， this book will also help you get properly kitted out！ Zoomed-in photographs of hand and machine tools show you the best equipment for the job and teaches you exactly how to use it。

A Stitch in Time

There have been over 375，000 copies sold worldwide， making this is the ultimate sewing book！

We will guide you through every hand stitch， machine stitch， and sewing technique you'll ever need。 We've included the best way to seam and hem， and put in linings， fasteners， darts， pleats， and pockets， and how to create necklines， collars， and sleeves， so you can make your favourite bespoke outfits。

Inside the pages of this sewing guide， you'll find:
- Up-to-date techniques to help you master the art of sewing and develop your stitching skills。
- How to choose and use today's sewing equipment， fabrics， and paper patterns。
- 10 new projects for stylish homeware and clothing。
- Step-by-step photographs and easy-to-follow instructions。

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Reviews

Amy ，

This book is EXACTLY what I was looking for: A reference guide to all things sewing。 It gives step by step guides on everything from tools to fabrics to patterns to notions and everything in between （with photos to match for the visual learners）。 It includes detailed information that you might not think to look into if you were just googling or reading the pattern。 It gives definitions and examples wherever it can。 Would recommend to anyone who is looking for a place to start。

Annette McIntyre ，

A book full of all kinds of how to techniques any person who wants to learn how to sew can use。 Very useful in any sewists reference collection。

Becky Gust ，

I am so glad I purchased this book。 I am getting more interested in sewing my own clothing。 Although I have some sewing experience， I would like to become more proficient。 I love the detailed descriptions on how to do a variety of techniques。 I can’t wait to make my first garment without having to guess at how to do certain techniques。

Aya Castillo ，

While this is a comprehensive guide， I wouldn’t recommend this to someone who is just starting out。 Maybe for seasoned sewers it will be helpful but for someone who is just learning to sew， it is not too helpful。

Ingasha ，

eeeh。。。。it really does show a lot of stuff but the explanations are not properly detailed and are kinda confusing requiring you to have a lot experience and knowledge about techniques and terminologies。。。It's like a reference book for sewers who are at least at an intermediate level and know this stuff but need a refresher， sth like that if it makes sense eeeh。。。。it really does show a lot of stuff but the explanations are not properly detailed and are kinda confusing requiring you to have a lot experience and knowledge about techniques and terminologies。。。It's like a reference book for sewers who are at least at an intermediate level and know this stuff but need a refresher， sth like that if it makes sense 。。。more

Marichell ，

This is a good sewing book for someone new to sewing。 It does have quite a bit of detailed information on so many different ideas from notions， fabric， mending， and a few quick projects。

Tisha （IG: Bluestocking629） ，

I've been chipping away at this one for a while。 It is most informative。 I think no stone was left unturned。 Tools？ Check。 How to？ Check。 Projects？ Check （small check for this category）。I suppose watching a You Tube video helps some folks but I prefer the written word with photos and sketches like this book。 I've been chipping away at this one for a while。 It is most informative。 I think no stone was left unturned。 Tools？ Check。 How to？ Check。 Projects？ Check （small check for this category）。I suppose watching a You Tube video helps some folks but I prefer the written word with photos and sketches like this book。 。。。more

Kayley ，

This is a great book if you want to know the ins and outs of sewing。 This book goes in great depth about fabric， stitching， pleating， and even gives some patterns to draft from。 I love the visuals the book provides， and I learned how to sew on pockets！ Definitely recommend。

Deb （Bee） ，

Fabulous book full of easy to follow instructions and illustrations by numbers to make sewing any project easy to understand and accomplish。 This is a book to buy and keep on hand for a reference。

DDog ，

I only got as far as the pleats and gathers section before giving up。 At first it was really helpful but quickly got confusing。 The example photos would have benefitted from more contrast between right sides and wrong sides of fabric。 I would have preferred a book that had fewer techniques with more detailed explanations， as the the instructions frequently elided or skipped crucial steps， seemingly in the interest of specific page layout。 It says it's suitable for all skill/experience levels， bu I only got as far as the pleats and gathers section before giving up。 At first it was really helpful but quickly got confusing。 The example photos would have benefitted from more contrast between right sides and wrong sides of fabric。 I would have preferred a book that had fewer techniques with more detailed explanations， as the the instructions frequently elided or skipped crucial steps， seemingly in the interest of specific page layout。 It says it's suitable for all skill/experience levels， but it seemed more like a reference book to remind someone how to do a technique they'd already successfully used rather than teach new techniques。 I had to google how a slotted seam was different than a top-stitch seam because I'd never studied either one and the photos looked identical。 。。。more

Debbie ，

This book is a good starting point but it doesn’t explain how to do a lot of important stitches and techniques。 Some of the illustrations a confusing， particularly the one on darts。 It’s hard to tell what is a dart and what isn’t。 It’s a little disappointing。

Amy ，

Fantastically clear photos of pretty much any dressmaking process you might need to know。 The best sewing reference book I've found。 Fantastically clear photos of pretty much any dressmaking process you might need to know。 The best sewing reference book I've found。 。。。more

Luanne Ollivier ，

I'm a self taught sewist， always looking to improve on my skills and discover new ideas and techniques。 I was quite excited to explore the 400 pages of The Sewing Book - "more than 300 step by step techniques。 Tools。 Fabric。 How to Use Patterns。 Projects for the Home and to Wear。" I happily turned the first page。。。。 DK books excel at presenting information and ideas。 The Sewing Bible was no exception。 The images presented are full colour photographs。 They are crisp， clean images that let you see I'm a self taught sewist， always looking to improve on my skills and discover new ideas and techniques。 I was quite excited to explore the 400 pages of The Sewing Book - "more than 300 step by step techniques。 Tools。 Fabric。 How to Use Patterns。 Projects for the Home and to Wear。" I happily turned the first page。。。。 DK books excel at presenting information and ideas。 The Sewing Bible was no exception。 The images presented are full colour photographs。 They are crisp， clean images that let you see easily see the details， such as the thickness of different threads and the different types of fabrics。 The accompanying information is clear and concise。 The layout makes it easy to read。I sewed a lot of my children's clothes when they were young using commercial patterns。 I've never attempted to create or alter patterns for myself， which is something I'd like to try。 The section covering this was excellent。The actual sewing process is detailed as well - stitches。 There was a great little pattern for a simple tote bag at the end of this chapter to practice （I have lots of scraps I could use up here！） Subsequent chapters deal with the different techniques of sewing clothes。 Again， excellent directions and accompanying photographs。 （I preferred these over drawn illustrations。） There are more small projects to practice more skills such as zippers， linings， buttons and more。 A small unit on mending was also included。 Patterns and an index complete the book。The Sewing Book is an excellent resource for both novice and experienced sewists。 And it's the quality of information and product that I've come to expect and appreciate from DK。 。。。more

Yadana ，

This was a very exciting book。I would recommend it to my class

Jec ，

many photos， clear descriptions， good reference

Erin ，

Love the How-To images。 Sewing must have been what they were talking about when they first said that a picture is worth a thousand words。 I wouldn't have been able to do it with words alone！ Love the How-To images。 Sewing must have been what they were talking about when they first said that a picture is worth a thousand words。 I wouldn't have been able to do it with words alone！ 。。。more

Critterbee❇ ，

Encyclopedic， easy to read， wonderful photographs， this is my idea of a perfect sewing book。 DK always uses high-quality photographs， and has sensible sized fonts。 I have been looking around for an all-in-one sewing help book， and I have decided that this is the one for me。 It is large， like most DK books， and very heavy， but I think I will put it next to my sewing table， and can imagine referring to it repeatedly。 And， as a complete novice to sewing with a machine， it is worth the 36USD to me。

Vicki ，

Invaluable resource as a self-taught sewer。

Heidi ，

This book is basically a dictionary of sewing techniques with a few projects at the end。 It describes the "proper" way to do things。 It was not what I was looking for; I felt it was lacking in describing when you might want to choose one technique over another as well as why a garment might be designed a certain way。 A useful reference， but not one to really teach me how to sew garments。 This book is basically a dictionary of sewing techniques with a few projects at the end。 It describes the "proper" way to do things。 It was not what I was looking for; I felt it was lacking in describing when you might want to choose one technique over another as well as why a garment might be designed a certain way。 A useful reference， but not one to really teach me how to sew garments。 。。。more

lk ，

good ref book

Holly ，

Good overview of all the basics for sewing clothes and some furnishings， plus a couple of projects to test out the techniques in the book， but I would've preferred slightly more detailed tutorials for the more difficult techniques。 Good overview of all the basics for sewing clothes and some furnishings， plus a couple of projects to test out the techniques in the book， but I would've preferred slightly more detailed tutorials for the more difficult techniques。 。。。more

Wash your hands。 ，

Fantastic reference book， would be a 5 star but lost a point for the photographs with pink thread on pink fabric which does get some sot of special "least helpful" award。 Fantastic reference book， would be a 5 star but lost a point for the photographs with pink thread on pink fabric which does get some sot of special "least helpful" award。 。。。more

Amy Etzel ，

This book explained everything I've Googled in the past week， and it did it BETTER。 Definitely a keeper。 This book explained everything I've Googled in the past week， and it did it BETTER。 Definitely a keeper。 。。。more

Siti Jumari ，

I'm a novice in sewing and I looooove this book。 It displays clearly the many techniques in every aspect。 It really motivates me to try them out and be more confident and adventurous in my sewing :） the photos and explanations are clear too。 I'm a novice in sewing and I looooove this book。 It displays clearly the many techniques in every aspect。 It really motivates me to try them out and be more confident and adventurous in my sewing :） the photos and explanations are clear too。 。。。more

Kirsty Johnson ，

Good book， as they say does what it says on the tin。 Simple and easy to understand， learnt a lot from it。

Stoof ，

Excellent， detailed instructions on seam finishes， buttons， etc。 Great addition to any sewer's library。 Excellent， detailed instructions on seam finishes， buttons， etc。 Great addition to any sewer's library。 。。。more

Alicia ，

As someone just learning how to sew， this book is a great reference to have on your shelf。 It's basically a picture tutorial of and I found it great to learn some of the basics and to have as a reference in the future。I found the section regarding fabrics the most useful and since I haven't gotten to patterns， yet， I cannot review that portion but it seems helpful。 As someone just learning how to sew， this book is a great reference to have on your shelf。 It's basically a picture tutorial of and I found it great to learn some of the basics and to have as a reference in the future。I found the section regarding fabrics the most useful and since I haven't gotten to patterns， yet， I cannot review that portion but it seems helpful。 。。。more

Kelly ，

Sewing book for all！ Don't be intimidated by the size or range of techniques in this book， just work you way through and you will find that it has some thing for everyone。I found this book gave me great ideas for projects，as i am just a novice at sewing but this book really sparked my imagination！ I agree it is more like a textbook but if you really want to learn to sew well and expand your skills in sewing， i would recommend this book。The photos could have been a better in contrasting colors an Sewing book for all！ Don't be intimidated by the size or range of techniques in this book， just work you way through and you will find that it has some thing for everyone。I found this book gave me great ideas for projects，as i am just a novice at sewing but this book really sparked my imagination！ I agree it is more like a textbook but if you really want to learn to sew well and expand your skills in sewing， i would recommend this book。The photos could have been a better in contrasting colors and the book does start to use sewing terms that you may find confusing but glossary does give more details in to the terms used。 。。。more

Louise ，

Great all-around sewing resource。 I may have turned it in to the library super late because I just couldn't let it go。 This is going on my to-buy list。 Great all-around sewing resource。 I may have turned it in to the library super late because I just couldn't let it go。 This is going on my to-buy list。 。。。more

Polly ，

This is a helpful reference book。 However， I found most of the projects listed in the back to be dated。 I'm unlikely to purchase this book， but I will check it out from the library again。 This is a helpful reference book。 However， I found most of the projects listed in the back to be dated。 I'm unlikely to purchase this book， but I will check it out from the library again。 。。。more

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