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 Seamstress of New Orleans
The Dressmakers of London
The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle
The Edge of Summer
Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free
Patchwork: A Sewist's Diary
Crossed by Death (Stitches in Crime #1)
Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World
A Dress of Violet Taffeta
A Flag for Juneteenth
The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison
Loved Clothes Last: How the Joy of Rewearing and Repairing Your Clothes Can Be a Revolutionary Act
Make, Sew and Mend: Traditional Techniques to Sustainably Maintain and Refashion Your Clothes
Miss Burnham and the Loose Thread
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
Vogue Sewing
One-Yard Wonders: 101 Sewing Projects; Look How Much You Can Make with Just One Yard of Fabric!
Patternmaking for Fashion Design
Bend-the-Rules Sewing: The Essential Guide to a Whole New Way to Sew
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
Make, Sew and Mend: Traditional Techniques to Sustainably Maintain and Refashion Your Clothes
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
31 books — 5 voters
The Organized & Inspired Scrapbooker by Wendy SmedleySticky Fingers by Sophie Maletsky500 Fun Little Toys To Crochet, Knit, Felt & Sew by Nguyen  LeThe Bust DIY Guide to Life by Laurie HenzelKnitLit (too) by Molly Wolf
Crafts and DIY
48 books — 13 voters

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


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

Sarah Beth Durst
She was pleasantly surprised at how much remained. Her parents had abandoned a heap of old Caltreyan clothes. Selecting one of the island dresses, Kiela shook it out. Dust plumed in the air. The skirt was a quilt of blue--- sky blue, sapphire blue, sea blue--- all stitched together with silvery thread and hemmed with silver ribbon, and the bodice was a soft white blouse. Not at all a city style, but it was perfect for a picnic in a garden or a stroll on a shore. With a few repairs, she could wea ...more
Sarah Beth Durst, The Spellshop

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