Books like Simple sewing with a French twist by Céline Dupuy

A practical handbook for both beginners and seasoned sewers, featuring clear instructions and 1,000 full‑color photographs that guide you through 50 projects ranging from clothing to home décor.

Gives general instructions for hand and machine sewing and more specific directions for embroidering, making gifts, and sewing from an easy-to-make pattern.

This book uncovers the mystery of silk, and demonstrates techniques for bringing out its cooperative nature, and offers inspirational poetry, prose and spiritual expressions. As silk rapidly gains ground as a creative fabric choice.Simply Silk provides a unique approach to transforming this delicate fabric into an easy-to-use material. In addition, this innovative guide also teaches you how to use fabric transfer, machine-stitched wording, rubber stamps and other techniques to create 20+ projects including slippers, chair covers and picture frames.

171 p. : 28 cm

Sewing Made Simple is an inspiring and enlightening introduction to an incredibly useful and enjoyable skill. Filled with clear instructions and clever tips, it demystifies the subject and provides a wealth of know-how that will give you the confidence to make and customise clothes and home furnishings. The first five chapters introduce you to all the tools, equipment and materials you will need for sewing success. 'The Sewing Box' explains different threads, needles, pins, scissors and other haberdashery must-haves. 'The Secrets of Sewing-Machine Success' guides you around your machine and its accessories, and includes a useful section on troubleshooting. 'Stitch Craft' teaches you the essential hand- and machine-stitches - the building blocks of any sewing project. 'The Paper Pattern' explains how patterns work and how to use and adapt them for expert dressmaking. 'Fabric Choices' reveals how to select the most appropriate fabrics for your project, taking into account colour, pattern, composition and weave. The last chapter, 'Basic Sewing Skills', shows you how it's done, with the essential techniques for making almost anything explained in plain and simple terms - from sewing on buttons and stitching darts to applique and piping. Interspersed are 20 gorgeous projects that will help you to consolidate your skills. The projects range from a simple bias-cut skirt and tailored cushion to a more complicated apron and lined tote, and include useful basics such as a curtain, blind, child's dress and customised T-shirt that every reader will want to try.

Would you like to try sewing but don't know where to start? This book is full of brilliant beginner sewing projects that will be the envy of your friends. 'I Love Craft Sewing' features instructions for fantastic sewing projects from a needle case and yo-yo necklace to a flower cushion and a shoe bag. Each craft is explained with illustrated step-by-step instructions. The book also provides instructions for the different sewing stitches, sewing on a button and fastening off. The book is part of the I Love Craft series - fantastically fun project craft books for children aged 7+.

"An extensive collection of stitching techniques right at your fingertips! Enjoy this must-have references of hand-finishing techniques and turn a good sewing project into something outstanding! Discover heritage handsewing techniques that add beautiful or couture-like finishing touches. Small hand-finished details can quickly become a testament to your style, skill, and unique creativity"--P. [4] of cover.