Claire Shaeffer's Fabric Sewing Guide

by Shaeffer, Claire B.

• ISBN13: 9780801978029
• ISBN10: 0801978025
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1989-12-01
• Publisher: Chilton Book Co

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Nancy Zieman
Letter from the Series Editor	x
Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xii
Introduction	1	(2)
Basic Guide for Sewing All Fabrics	3	(14)
Planning a Garment	3	(5)
Design Ideas and Pattern Selection	8	(9)
PART ONE: FIBER CONTENT
Natural Fiber Fabrics	17	(45)
Cotton	17	(4)
Linen	21	(5)
Ramie	26	(1)
Silk	26	(12)
Wool	38	(21)
Specialty Hair Fibers	59	(3)
Man-Made Fiber Fabrics	62	(18)
Rayon	62	(1)
Acetate and Triacetate	63	(2)
Nylon	65	(2)
Polyester	67	(7)
Acrylic	74	(2)
Spandex	76	(2)
Olefin	78	(2)
Leathers	80	(16)
Leather and Suede	80	(12)
Pigskin	92	(1)
Shearling	92	(4)
Synthetic Suedes	96	(11)
Ultrasuede	97	(8)
Lightweight Synthetic Suedes	105	(2)
Vinyls	107	(5)
Vinyl Laminates	111	(1)
Fur	112	(8)
Feathers	120	(5)
PART TWO: FABRIC STRUCTURE
Woven Fabrics	125	(22)
Plain-Weave Fabrics	125	(2)
Twill-Weave Fabrics	127	(6)
Loosely Woven Fabrics	133	(6)
Wash-and-Wear Fabrics	139	(3)
Outerwear Fabrics	142	(5)
Knits	147	(43)
The Knit Family	147	(6)
Jersey/Single Knits	153	(4)
Double Knits	157	(5)
Interlocks	162	(1)
Raschel Knits	163	(3)
Sweatshirt Knits	166	(2)
Mesh	168	(2)
Tricot	170	(5)
Milanese Knits	175	(1)
Sweater Knits	175	(3)
Ribbing	178	(3)
Stretch Terry and Velour	181	(3)
Action Knits	184	(4)
Power Net	188	(1)
Polar Fleece	189	(1)
Stretch-Woven Fabrics	190	(7)
Stretch Wovens	190	(2)
Elasticized Fabrics	192	(5)
PART THREE: SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS
Transparent Fabrics	197	(15)
The Transparent Family	197	(8)
Crisp Transparent Fabrics	205	(3)
Soft Transparent Fabrics	208	(4)
Special-Occasion Fabrics	212	(43)
Satin and Sateen	212	(5)
Ribbed Fabrics	217	(3)
Taffeta	220	(3)
Decorative Surface Fabrics	223	(4)
Prepleated Fabrics	227	(4)
Metallics	231	(4)
Sequinned and Beaded Fabrics	235	(3)
Lace	238	(12)
Net	250	(3)
White Fabrics	253	(2)
Napped and Pile Fabrics	255	(30)
Napped Fabrics	255	(2)
Pile Fabrics	257	(4)
Corduroy	261	(3)
Velveteen	264	(3)
Velvet	267	(4)
Panne Velvet	271	(2)
Woven Terry and Velour	273	(2)
Tufted Piles	275	(1)
Fake Furs	276	(9)
Felt and Felted Fabrics	285	(7)
Felt	285	(2)
Felted Fabrics	287	(5)
Reversible Fabrics	292	(27)
Two-Faced Fabrics	292	(5)
Double-Cloth Fabrics	297	(14)
Double-Faced Quilted Fabrics	311	(8)
Quilted Fabrics	319	(6)
Single-Faced Quilted Fabrics	319	(3)
Custom Quilting	322	(3)
Fabrics with Designs: Plaids, Stripes, and Prints	325	(28)
Plaids	325	(12)
Checks	337	(1)
Stripes	338	(3)
Border Designs	341	(2)
Diagonal Patterns	343	(3)
Prints	346	(7)
PART FOUR: LININGS AND INTERFACINGS
Interfacings and Battings	353	(19)
Interfacings	353	(16)
Batting and Insulating Fabrics	369	(3)
Linings and Underlinings	372	(7)
PART FIVE: SEWING TECHNIQUES
Seams and Seam Finishes	379	(36)
Seams	379	(31)
Seam Finishes	410	(5)
Hems and Hem Finishes	415	(21)
Hems	415	(20)
Hem Finishes	435	(1)
Edge Finishes	436	(13)
Bands	436	(1)
Bindings	437	(7)
Elastic	444	(2)
Facings	446	(2)
Ribbings	448	(1)
Closures	449	(15)
Button Loops	449	(1)
Buttonholes	450	(10)
Fly Plackets	460	(1)
Snaps	461	(1)
Ties and Straps	462	(1)
Claire's Super-Easy Zipper	462	(2)
Hand Stitches	464	(7)
PART SIX: FABRIC AND FIBER DICTIONARY	471	(41)
APPENDIX
Sewing Machine Needles	499	(2)
Threads	501	(2)
Needle/Thread Guide for Machine Stitching	503	(1)
The Sewing Clinic	504	(4)
Microfibers	508	(3)
Tips for Topstitching	511	(1)
Glossary	512	(5)
Bibliography	517	(4)
Index	521	(11)
Fabric Worksheet	532