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 Tea Ladies (The Tea Ladies, #1)
The Seamstress of New Orleans
The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World
A Dress of Violet Taffeta
The Grace Kelly Dress
Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World
The Little Book of Cottagecore: Traditional Skills for a Simpler Life
Mending Life: A Handbook for Repairing Clothes and Hearts
The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes
Crossed by Death (Stitches In Crime, #1)
The Edge of Summer
A Flag for Juneteenth
Seams Deadly (A Measure Twice Sewing Mystery, #1)
The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison
Couture Sewing Techniques, Revised and Updated
The Sewing Book
The Colette Sewing Handbook: Inspired Styles and Classic Techniques for the New Seamstress
Gertie’s New Book for Better Sewing: A Modern Guide to Couture-Style Sewing Using Basic Vintage Techniques
One-Yard Wonders: 101 Sewing Projects; Look How Much You Can Make with Just One Yard of Fabric!
Vogue Sewing
Bend-the-Rules Sewing: The Essential Guide to a Whole New Way to Sew
Patternmaking for Fashion Design
Complete Guide to Sewing
New Complete Guide to Sewing
The Complete Photo Guide to Perfect Fitting
The Art of Manipulating Fabric
Weekend Sewing: More Than 40 Projects and Ideas for Inspired Stitching (Weekend Craft)
Design-It-Yourself Clothes: Patternmaking Simplified
Sew What! Skirts: 16 Simple Styles You Can Make with Fabulous Fabrics

Tracy Chevalier
She attributed her own fine sewing to the prolonged periods of silence at Meeting; these had made her thoughts level and her hand steady, which was reflected in her even stitching.
Tracy Chevalier, The Last Runaway

Polly Shulman
What are you doing?" "I'm darning a sock," he said, holding it up to show me. "What's that lump inside?" "A sock egg." "A sock egg? I didn't know socks hatched from eggs." "Only the best ones do. I can't wear the cheap kind, the ones that grow on trees. They give me blisters. ...more
Polly Shulman, The Grimm Legacy

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