Threads Magazine No. 19 Oct/Nov 1988

Threads Magazine No. 19 Oct/Nov 1988. Betsy Levine, Editor. Published by Taunton Press, Newton, CT, 1988. Bimonthly Edition. Paperback. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine. Small taped tear outside back cover edge. 98 Pgs. Stalking the Perfect Raincoat: a survey of fabrics, patterns and details essential for staying dry. Weatherproofing knitting. Practical Smocking: a fitting approach to fullness in garment design and embellishment. Smocking Techniques. Design for Needlepoint: motifs from the environment turn chairs into living sculpture. Upholstering a Needlepoint Chair. Children's Tapestries: Ramses Wissa Wassef nurtured creativity in Egypt. Designing with Cables: textured designs drawn from nature on proportional graph paper. Spinning Flax: linen yarn without muss from commercially prepared fibers. Handmaking Leather Gloves: beginner's guide to a disappearing art. Sewing with Knits: state-of-the-art techniques fro zigzag machines and sergers. Ruffles from the Renaissance: clever hand-finishing techniques join machine-knit fabrics. Improvisational Technique in African-American Quilts. Description text copyright 2013 www.BooksForComfort.net. Item ID 27686.