Thread's 2013 Magazine Archive,Used

28 years of instruction, tips, techniques, and tools to make you a better sewer. The Threads Magazine Archive is a tool no sewer should be without. In one amazingly easytosearch disc, youll enjoy 28 years of content from Americas most trusted sewing magazine. Thats all 170 issues of Threads, starting with issue #1 and including all the issues from 2013.You'll get the classic articles, timeless techniques, a wealth of information on the hottest topics, plus insight from our most popular contributors all the expert advice you need to sew wellmade clothes that fit and flatter. And with the 2013 Threads Magazine Archive, that information is right at your fingertips. It's a breeze to search through, and you'll know that every project, technique, and tip you find here comes from a credible source, including iconic designers, renowned instructors, and industry professionals.Our collection from 2013 includes articles you wont find anywhere else, such as Louise Cuttings A Better Collar in #166, showing you how to smooth away bulky points and edges for a neater look. For a more durable and comfortable waistband, Susan Khalje has the solution in Build a Better Waistband in issue #165. Get pants you'll love to wear with a breakthrough process youll find in issue #168s A Great New Way to Fit Trousers. And for casual wear youll love our piece from #169, Why Bother Sewing Jeans? where we get three designers to weigh in on why they love sewing dungarees. After hearing from them Kenneth D. King, Jennifer SternHasemann, and Angela Wolf youll be hooked, too. Order this years Archive collection to ensure you get these cantmiss pieces!See experts design, cut, sew, and fit the styles they're famous forAt Threads we turn to the experts to see what theyre showcasing now, and we help you recreate the results for yourself. Look at the top names youll meet in our 2013 Threads Magazine Archive: Louise Cutting A contributing editor and the creator of Cutting Line Design Pattern Company, Louise demystifies the complexities of duplicating designer looks. In issue #157 you can see how she uses a vintage tailoring technique called half lining to add structure without bulk. Susan Khalje As a contributing editor and blogger at ThreadsMagazine.com, Susan has made a study of vintage attire. From creating great godet skirt panels to new uses for hand stitching, she shows how to apply timeless ideas to todays garments. See four exciting examples in Vintage Details featured in issue #155. Mary Ray A Threads contributing editor, Mary teaches apparel construction and pattern design at the college level. She enjoys making involved, detailed garments and is influenced by fiber content and color. Youll want to read TissueWeight Wovens in #161. Mary offers simple solutions to control tissueweight fabrics while maintaining their airy quality to produce sumptuous, translucent garments. Kenneth D. King Youll learn so much from this Threads contributing editor, renowned for his haute couture eveningwear. To apply his subtle but effective technique for comfortable sleeves, take a look at Add a Gusset to a Sewin Sleeve featured in September 2011. Claire B. Shaeffer Professional design studios swear by this instructor and author of Couture Sewing Techniques, and you can learn from her too, as she walks you through the intricacies of working with lace and six nofail ways to edge it perfectly. Its right there in Lace Edges in issue #157.