Looks at the history of sewing and how it was transformed in the 1850s when an American inventor, Isaac Singer, not only invented a practical sewing machine, but also a way for everyone to afford one.
Thirteen-year-old Dina emigrates from Germany to America in 1871 wishing only to return home as soon as she can; however, as the months pass, she begins to adjust to living with her uncle and his family in Brooklyn.
Fourteen-year-old twins Chloe and Riley Carlson are thrilled when their fashion designer parents reward them for passing their sewing and cooking electives by letting them help with a televised fashion show--but the fun may end if the methods they used to pass are revealed.
A complete guide to sewing, patchwork and embroidery with step-by-step photographs and hands-on instruction. Includes a dictionary of traditional and contemporary techniques.
Provides twelve sewing lessons and features instructions for over twenty sewing projects for kids, including pillows, bags, coasters, aprons, and other items, with illustrations and pattern pieces.
Contains step-by-step instructions for thirty sewing projects, including totes, a laptop sleeve, an appliqu? party dress, a jacket, place mats, pillowcases, and more.
Contains step-by-step instructions for customizing skirts, pants, shirts, sweaters, jackets, and wraps with beads, buttons, ribbons, trimming, and other items.
A guide to designing, creating, and embellishing bags that uses illustrations and step-by-step instructions to explain basic and more complex techniques.
Thirteen-year-old Dina emigrates from Germany to America in 1871, her only wish is to return home as soon as she can, but as she survives a multitude of hardships living with her uncle and his young wife and baby, she finds herself thinking of Brooklyn as her home.
