Sewing

Sewing is the craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with a needle and thread. Sewing is one of the oldest of the textile arts, arising in the Paleolithic era.

The Secret Keeper of Main Street
The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle
The Dressmakers of London
The Seamstress of New Orleans
Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free
The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison
The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes
The Edge of Summer
An Amish Quilting Bee
Crossed by Death (Stitches in Crime #1)
Me and the Boss: A Story About Mending and Love
The Winter Dress
Zero Waste Patterns: 20 Projects to Sew Your Own Wardrobe
Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World
Seams Deadly (A Measure Twice Sewing Mystery, #1)
Couture Sewing Techniques, Revised and Updated
The Sewing Book
The Colette Sewing Handbook: Inspired Styles and Classic Techniques for the New Seamstress
Patternmaking for Fashion Design
Gertie’s New Book for Better Sewing: A Modern Guide to Couture-Style Sewing Using Basic Vintage Techniques
Vogue Sewing
Bend-the-Rules Sewing: The Essential Guide to a Whole New Way to Sew
One-Yard Wonders: 101 Sewing Projects; Look How Much You Can Make with Just One Yard of Fabric!
Complete Guide to Sewing
New Complete Guide to Sewing
The Art of Manipulating Fabric
The Complete Photo Guide to Perfect Fitting
Weekend Sewing: More Than 40 Projects and Ideas for Inspired Stitching (Weekend Craft)
Make, Sew and Mend: Traditional Techniques to Sustainably Maintain and Refashion Your Clothes
Design-It-Yourself Clothes: Patternmaking Simplified
Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonCradle to Cradle by William McDonoughThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanThe Urban Homestead by Kelly CoyneThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Being "Green"
392 books — 244 voters

Nobody Cares by Anne T. DonahueA Sentimental Education by Hannah McGregorDeath & Other Inconveniences by Lesley CreweHoop Dreams by Cristin MorganFeminist Cross-Stitch by Stephanie Rohr
Embroidery Hoops
14 books — 1 voter
Boho Crochet by Julie BrookeKnit Your Own Kama Sutra by Trixie Von PurlQuilts du Jour by Marny BuckCrochet by Claire CulleyFrom Gritty to Knitty by C.G. Brill
Craft Books from 2015
22 books — 6 voters

Period Costume for Stage and Screen by Jean HunnisettCorsets and Crinolines by Norah WaughCostume Close Up by Linda BaumgartenPatterns of Fashion 3 by Janet ArnoldPeriod Costume for Stage & Screen by Jean Hunnisett
Costuming Aids
56 books — 15 voters
The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara  CollinsThreadneedle by Cari ThomasThe Embroidered Book by Kate HeartfieldStories That Bind Us by Susie FinkbeinerCities of Women by Kathleen B. Jones
Stitched Covers
33 books — 5 voters


“ And so a number of soldiers are laying in wait for you in various places around the castle grounds. I will get them out of the way at least. Then you can sweep in and terrify us all with your sewing kit my lord. ”
― Heather Fawcett - Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales

T.A. Miles
“ You are not one of Pentrigrel’s creations. This is not where you belong. He will not keep his word to you. He is concerned only with himself. You cannot condemn yourself to this over Lunette’s fate. ”
― T.A. Miles, Masque of Shadow

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