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May 7, 2013


July 2013
Issue Number 167






 Current Issue of Threads magazine
On the Cover:
Summer Knits, Designer Details, Perfect Sleeves

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How to Embroider Garments Like Penn & Fletcher
See more examples of the exquisite embroidery and to learn more about the Penn & Fletcher Studio

Get Creative with Edge Finishes on Your Twist Top
Learn how to create three different neckline finishes for the "Twist Top"

Armhole and Sleeve-Cap Seam Worksheet
Print out this handy worksheet to record armscye and sleeve-cap dimensions

Finding Fabric Shops in Paris
Here are site markers, directions, and two maps to help you locate the more difficult-to-find shops–plus some budget-friendly fabric shops to visit

From Drab to Decorated
Learn more about SewBaby owner Ann Brodsky in this Q&A and browse through more images from the SewBaby workshop studio

Video: Sew a Blind Hem
Learn how to sew a blind hem on both, standard and industrial sewing machines

360-Degrees of a Lightweight Jersey Knit Dress
Take a 360° view of this feather-light garment from the article "Designing & Sewing with Lightweight Knits" by Connie Crawford

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Feature Articles
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LIGHTWEIGHT KNITS
by Connie Crawford
Learn the secrets of creating feather-light garments

Online extra:
360-Degrees of a Lightweight Jersey Knit Dress

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THE SLEEVE-CAP SEAM AND THE ARMSCYE
by Jeffery Diduch
Understand their relationship for a precise fit

Online extra:
Armhole and Sleeve-Cap Seam Worksheet

 43
SEWING DESTINATION: PARIS, FRANCE
by Susan Khalje
The City of Light is also the heart and soul of couture sewing and a textile shopper’s dream

Online extra:
Finding Fabric Shops in Paris

 50
DESIGNER DETAILS
by Jacque Goldsmith
Four techniques for sewing and finishing high-fashion clothes

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PENN & FLETCHER
by Kenneth D. King
Tour the sanctuary of elegant embroidery

Online extra:
How to Embroider Garments Like Penn & Fletcher

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Departments
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CONTRIBUTORS

6
LETTERS

 8
NOTIONS
Protecting your fingers from heat, Bernina’s 7 series sewing machines, Kaffe Fassett’s autobiography

 12
TIPS
Clear lint from your machine, make strapless bodices snug, match elastic with dye, prevent yardage from raveling

16
EMBELLISHMENTS
Appliqué on net

 20
HOW DID THEY SEW THAT?
Smock a bodice

 24
QUICK TO MAKE
Twist top

Online extra:
Get Creative with Edge Finishes on Your Twist Top

 28
PATTERN REVIEW
Summer getaway

 32
TEACH YOURSELF TO SEW
The blind hem

Online extra:
Video: How to Sew a Blind Hem

 		70
IN THE SEWING ROOM
A tale of two studios

Online extra:
From Drab to Decorated

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A STITCH IN TIME

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READER'S CLOSET

 82
Q&A
Zippers on curves, options for measuring crotch depth

 84
CLOSURES

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BACK COVER
Honeycomb gown