Heirloom Sewing Books Soft Cover

Labours Of Love Heirloom Sewing Supplies
Heirloom Sewing w Smocking w Fine Embroidery w Teddy Bear Supplies

Master heirloom sewing techniques on block at a time. Create an heirloom baby quilt and learn the best of heirloom sewing basics in the process. anyone with basic sewing knowledge and a zigzag sewing machine can put together this one of a kind treasure. Whether you're brand new to this sewing genre or simply feel the need to brush up on the basics, our approach will let you focus on the task at hand without being overwhelmed by a large heirloom project. Creating one block at a time, you will master heirloom techniques that will surely enhance, if not inspire future sewing projects. Softcover, 40 pages, some colour, pattern included.

Featuring a one piece, sleeveless dress, a tied front jacket, a straight skirt and an over blouse, this book has twenty versions of elegance or just plain fun to jazz up your wardrobe. The jacket has an optional overlay in the front which is the perfect place for embellishment. The slip over the head over blouse has a casing in the back which allows the wearer to pull it in closer to the body or to let it hang loosely. The dress is simply EASY to make and it just slips over the head. The skirt has elastic in the waist. No zippers or buttons in this book. Just plain elegant and easy. All patterns sizes XS - 4XL. French Sewing Techniques included as well as other decorative options like twisted rick rack, hand embroidery, pocket ruffles, serged edges, machine hemstitching, handkerchief embellishment and more. Softcover, 112 pages, some colour, and full size tissue patterns included.

The heritage of the christening gown is beautifully captured in the pages of this full-color book. Five of Sew Beautiful’s most exquisite gowns are featured with full-size patterns, templates, and illustrated instructions. These designs include traditional christening styles, machine smocking in the hoop, a bubble with a detachable skirt, and an ornately embellished ensemble with matching coat and bonnet. In addition, a breathtaking pictorial showcasing several of our best christening styles is included. An array of heirloom techniques are brilliantly woven together forming each of the pictured dresses. Embellishment techniques include heirloom sewing, machine and hand embroidery, lace shaping, pintucks, puffing, bias tape shaping, shadowwork appliqué, and smocking. Also included are patterns and instructions for a garment bag, slips, bonnets, and many other christening accessories. Softcover, 144 pages, full colour, and patterns included.

See the Companion CD - It includes embroidery designs for Wendy Schoen's Le Petit Oiseau Bleu gown featured in the book

The Princess Collection By Martha Pullen (Item #TPC)

This enchanted book is filled with patterns, techniques and projects. The charming princess dress sized 4 - 14 with seven variations is included with full sized pattern pieces. Three quilts will tickle your sewing fancy as well as 16 home decorating projects, four baby projects, four silk ribbon projects and 19 new sewing techniques. There are seven doll dresses, each in 17 different sizes. Craft projects number eight and there are 13 gorgeous antique garment fully illustrated. Softcover, 232 pages, full colour, and all the patterns included. Just a great book!

Elegant Sewing For Baby By Martha Pullen (Item # ESFB)

This book is filled and I mean filled with beautiful baby things! From a gorgeous silk dupioni christening gown to tiny hand embroidered baby booties, to a matching royal christening dress/big sister dress/bonnet completely machine embroidered. -- this is your newest and latest baby layette dream book. For those of you who have yearned for a "new Grandmothers's Hope Chest" book here it is with wonderful page after page of baby things. Patterns galore plus hand and machine embroidery ideas will intrigue your sewing fancy. The book contains five christening gowns (6 - 18 months size), 13 day gowns (0 - 12 months size), a slip ( 0 - 12 months), 3 bibs, 3 blankets, 5 bonnets, booties, purse, 4 pillows, a pillowcase, 4 home dec projects (mobile, bonnet display stand, door hanging, mother's memory board) and a child dress (12 months - 2T size). Techniques include cathedral window, bias shaping, hemstitching, serger braid, serger fagotting, serger tucks and creating a machine embroidery template. Whew! 118 pages, soft cover, full colour and a full size pull out pattern sheet.

Lovely Lingerie By Martha Pullen (Item #LLMP)

Projects from Martha's Sewing Room 1100 and 1200. Featuring lingerie from Baby Lock, Bernina, Brother, Elna, Janome, Pfaff, singer and Viking. Patterns include the Tucked Nightshirt, Button Front Night Shirt, Baseball Nightshirt, Perfect For Embroidery Camisole, Tap Pants, Princess Line Camisole, Draw String Pants, Kimono Robe, Yolk Nightie and a Spaghetti Strap Nightgown. Techniques include lace shaping, embroidery, shadow work and more. This is it if your into lingerie and pretty things. 11 Full Size Patterns all included in women's size 6 - 28 with 44 pattern variations. Soft cover, 120 pages. We call this the $22 book with $100 worth of patterns.

French Hand Sewing by Machine II By Martha Pullen (Item # FHS-100)

This is a revised edition of the first book and a really nice reference for someone that is just starting Heirloom Sewing. It covers all of the basic techniques and some that are a little more advanced. It has information on yokes, collars, christening gowns and blouses, to name a few. It also features the pattern and instructions for the famous Heirloom Party Dress in size 3 months - 10 years. 52 pages, 8 full colour, a shadow work alphabet & embroidery designs are included.

60 Minute Heirlooms, Serging For Babies By Kathy McMakin (Item #SFB)

This book is finally back! Make lovely heirlooms for baby on your serger and literally trim hours off of your sewing time. It contains complete how to's for French sewing by serger along with tips and secrets for serged garment construction. Patterns including day gowns, diaper shirts, bibs, bonnets, booties, diaper bag, blanket and even a christening gown that are perfect for gift giving. Full size patterns included in size 3 - 24 months. 48 pages, 9 full colour.

Grandmother's Hope Chest By Martha Pullen (Item #GHC)

Open Grandmother's Hope Chest, and you open up your creative mind to a panoply of designs and construction techniques for the ultimate layette.

Included in this 400 page book and the adjoining pattern envelope are the instructions for everything you might want to make for a new baby, from lace ballet bootees and infant day gowns to wall hangings and writs rattles. Among the sewing techniques are French sewing by machine, lace shaping, English smocking and shadow embroidery. The patterns, sized small, medium and large or 8 - 18 months, include bubbles, bonnets, bibs, and yoke dresses. Inside you'll fins more than 150 shadow embroidery designs, and 13 graphed smocking plates.

The book's section of 16 brand new christening gown designs is probably the greatest collection of heirloom gowns ever published. These designs were inspired by both Martha's personal antique collection and by her many years in the heirloom sewing industry. All of these gowns as well as many of the patterns and gifts featured in the book are captured in detailed illustrations and in breathtaking, colour photography.

Grandmother's Hope Chest is a book to be treasured by those who make gifts of love for their children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, friends or just someone special. 400 pages, 48 full colour, 28 projects, softcover, full size patterns included.

You might like our How To DVD's on Heirloom Sewing By Machine and Serger

The Following Selection of Books Are Out Of Print But Highly Recommended
Gently Used, Is Better Than Nothing!

They come and go, so don't give up, just keep checking back they're worth it.

Mimi's Machine Heirloom Sewing, By Mildred Turner, long out of print, to get a copy buy one "used" through the link below.

This book gives you clear, concise, illustrated, step-by-step instruction for all of the techniques used in machine heirloom sewing including pintucks, puffing and lace shaping. You will find everything you need to know about the techniques and how to apply them. Mimi provides you with many collar and sleeve variations that give you an idea of how and where to lace and pintuck variations can be used. There are three full size collar patterns included as well as 34 sleeve variations to use on any basic dress pattern. Soft cover, 138 pages.

Mimi's Machine Heirloom Sewing: Collars, Sleeves and Techniques

Mimi's Heirloom Sewing 2, By Mildred Turner, long out of print, to get a copy buy one "used" through the link below.

This book is filled with new and original techniques used in heirloom sewing. When you're in a spot and can't quite figure out a way to join this or that, this is the book! Thee are church doll patterns with bonnets and collars perfect for practicing your lace shaping on. Learn to shape hearts, diamonds, tear drops, loops and more. Lots of ideas for beautiful hems and yolks. An excellent resource. Mimi's own heart dress fold-out pattern and instructions in child's size 2 - 8 included. Soft cover, 176 pages.

Mimi's Heirloom Sewing Book 2: Lace Shaping

Mimi's Machine Magic, By Mildred Turner, long out of print, to get a copy buy one "used" through the link below.

This book features unique directions for so many techniques, I don't know where to begin. Let's start with "Galaxy of Tucks" which contains 25 topics, next is "Puffing" with 19 topics and a christening gown and slip pattern, on to "Decorative Stitching" which covers another 21 topics including collars, cutwork, edgings, shadow work by machine, how to do little doll collars and that's before we learn to make our own insertions on our machine. Then "Machine Techniques" with 26 topics including all Heirloom Sewing Techniques. Full size patterns included, soft cover, 196 pages.

Mimi's Machine Magic: Book 3: Twin Needles, Wing Needles and More

The New Art Of Peppering By Phillip Pepper - long out of print, to get a copy buy one "used" through the link below.

This book focuses primarily on hemstitching and heirloom work with the wing needle. The information contained is applicable to all machines, not just one brand. you will learn all sorts of new and practical ideas to add the "entredeux" by way of your machine. patterns include an antique pinafore, camisole, dress and collar. 40 pages, 8 full colour.

Peppering: The Artistic Creations of Philip Pepper

French Sewing by Serger, now out of print, to get a copy buy one "used" through the link below.
Have you ever wanted to make a special gift and left it until the last minute? With this book you won't have to stay up all night to make something beautiful! This manual provides the techniques you will need for French Sewing using your serger - fast and easy! Includes patterns and full directions for adult and children's collars, bonnets, lingerie and tote bags, fancy half slip, Battenberg petticoat, camisole and more! Patterns included, 48 pages.

French Sewing by Serger

Heirloom Sewing For Women - now out of print, to get a copy buy one "used" through the link at below.
Ladies blouse pattern in sizes 2 - 24, every style and every collar and sleeve option you could possible imagine. Many blouses are just like what they wore in Victorian times and the patterns are "lifted" from the vintage garments and instructions are clearly given how to recreated these timeless pieces. It's so much easier than you think. Over 27 blouse styles that's before we even begin to tell you about all of the techniques. The techniques included are beginning French sewing by machine, machine entredeux hems, shaped puffing, airplane lace, tied bows, cutwork by machine, Australian windowpane and shadow embroidery by hand. It's a beautiful hard cover with 400 pages, 48 full colour and a large pattern supplement.

Heirloom Sewing for Women: With Free Supplement

Heirloom Sewing For Jack and Jill - now out of print, to get a copy buy it "used" through the link below.
This wonderful book will charm you with beautiful antique clothing and also invite you to look back at styles and patterns from the early and mid - 1900's. There are nine plus patterns for little boys, nine plus patterns for little girls, three generic patterns, three quilts, six plus craft and home decoration projects for kids, and new heirloom techniques that include Madeira Applique, wash away basting, Madeira Motifs, Pinless Lace Shaping - diamonds, bows, circles and scallops, pinless puffing, gathering foot puffing, super easy smocked inserts, and more. There are also 12 smocking plates as well as embroidery and applique designs for children's clothing. It's a hard cover with 416 pages, 48 colour, over 2000 illustrations and a full sized pattern supplement. It's got it all for the little people in your life.

Heirloom Sewing for Jack & Jill

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