The Business of Teaching Sewing - NEW SECOND EDITION
$24.95
by Marcy Miller, Pati Palmer
Now is the ideal time to enter the business of teaching sewing. As sewing curriculum in the schools diminishes, thousands are looking elsewhere to learn to sew, or to improve their sewing skills. This newly revised book compiles more than 30 years of teaching ideas gleaned from thousands of classes taught by Palmer/Pletsch corporate educators. The authors guide you through setting up a business, identifying what, where and when to teach, creating lesson plans and visuals for teaching, then marketing yourself and your "product." Reproducible and editable business forms and teaching handouts give you a head start on making money teaching sewing.  112 pages.
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Mother Pletsch's Painless Sewing
$9.95

Mother Pletsch's Painless Sewing Pati Palmer, Susan Pletsch This completely revised Mother Pletsch's Painless Sewing is a lighthearted book for both beginners and those who want a sewing brush up... the most uncomplicated sewing book of the century! Learn to sew FAST, with professional-looking results. And with Pretty Pati's Perfect Patter Primer, you'll find your clothes fit better than ever before, thanks to co author Pati Palmer, who also designs for The McCall Pattern Company as The Fit Expert.  128 pages.

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"Mother Pletsch's" (Spiral Bound) $11.95
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Pants for Any Body
$8.95
Pants For Any Body Pati Palmer, Susan Pletsch Yes, you can look GOOD in pants. Learn to make pants that FIT using the easy to follow step by step problem and solution illustrations in Pants for Any Body. Noted fashion sewing authorities Pati Palmer and Susan Pletsch have designed pant fit & fashion patterns for Vogue Patterns and now for The McCall Pattern Company. They have compiled years of pant fitting and sewing experience into this easy to follow book that guides you from choosing a fabric and flattering style all the way to the finishing details... as they apply to plain pants, trousers, cutlottes, jumpsuits, and jeans for the whole family.  128 pages.

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   Easy, Easier, Easiest Tailoring
$9.95

Easy, Easier, Easiest Tailoring Pati Palmer, Susan Pletsch Now tailoring is easier than ever... as easy as YOU want it to be. Learn four different tailoring methods, easy fit tips and a wonderful, timesaving machine lining technique from noted fashion-sewing authorities Pati Palmer and Susan Pletsch. They have designed for Vogue Patterns and now for the McCall Pattern Company, where Pati is known as The Fit Expert. It's possible to make a blazer in 8 hours!  128 pages.  

"Easiest Tailoring (Book)" $9.95
"Easiest Tailoring (Spiral Bound) $11.95
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Sew a Beautiful Wedding
 $8.95

  by Gail Brown and Karen Dillon

This book will help you identify your image and body type as well as the gown style that will compliment it.  It covers selecting, preparing and sewing with bridal fabrics and laces.  It also includes many types of hem, button, and spaghetti straps and loop  techniques; embellishment tips for adding pearls and beads; as well as making slips, headpieces and veils. There is a handy planning checklist and a sewing time line to make sure you finish your dress before the wedding.
Hundreds of clear line drawing guide you through the techniques. 128 pages.

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Creative Serging for the Home and Decorating Ideas
$19.95
Creative Home Decorating Ideas Lynette Ranney Black, Linda Wisner Discover hundreds of decorating ideas. Inviting, personalized rooms range from rustic and country to contemporary and elegant, with inspiring photos and easy-to follow illustrated how-tos for window and wall coverings, table toppers, furniture and bed covers, pillows, napkins and accessories. Easy no-sew techniques combined with serger finishes, decorative threads and simple sewing.  160 pages.

 

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Sew To Success!
$10.95
Custom sewing is growing along with an appreciation for fine hand made clothing. Kathleen Spike is an excellent role model for the profession. She not only makes executive salary in her business, but has been a leader for her colleagues. Learn how to make money in a home-based sewing business.  128 pages.

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Ultrasuede is an amazing suede-like fabric that looks, feels, moves and even sounds like real suede. It made its debut almost twenty years ago - and Pati Palmer, Marto Alto and Barbara Weiland have been sewing with it, designing with it, experimenting with it, wearing it, washing it, writing about it and teaching others how to sew on it ever since. Now, in the '90s, Ultrasuede is still fashion news, along with the newest Ultrasuede Brand Products - Ultrasuede Light, Caress and Ultraleather. This book, with its color fashion photography, simple step-by-step how-tos, easy-to-follow line drawings, tips and care guidelines, will inspire and guide you as you sew with these fabulous fabrics.  128 pages

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Sew a Beautiful Wedding
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Smart Packing 
for Today's Traveler  
240-page 2004 Revised Edition -- $19.95

Imagine traveling with all the right things -- no matter what, no matter where -- without 
carrying five suitcases!  Sound impossible?  In Smart Packing for Today's Traveler, 
globetrotter Susan (Pletsch) Foster shares how-to secrets discovered during hundreds 
of business and pleasure trips. 

Learn to pack the right clothes for every trip,  for business or vacation, for men, women and 
children, to any place in the world.  Discover how to dress for all seasons at any destination -- 
by knowing which fabrics and styles are comfortable, fashionable, and packable! Find out which type of  luggage works for each trip, and the best packing  methods for any bag.

Smart Packing for Today's Traveler answers all your planning and packing questions, including:

-- How to pack less
-- Check your bag or carry on?
-- What clothes are best for a cruise?
-- What and how to pack for adventure trips or sports vacations
-- Everything you need to know about packing toiletries, cosmetics, 
    electrical appliances, and the best in travel gadgets 
-- Plus critical information about airport security, safety, and travel health.

"Smart Packing for Today's Traveler" $19.95

   

 Let's Sew! $10.95
by Nancy Zieman

A beginner’s sewing guide
Step by step instructions and illustrations convince novice sewers, “I can do that.” Book focuses on the basics of using sewing machines and sergers, fabric facts, and using patterns. Examples of fundamental construction techniques include adding a patch pocket, stitching buttonholes, inserting a centered or lapped zipper, and making a wrapped corner collar. Let’s Sew! is a perfect gift for beginning sewers of all ages! Written in association with the National 4-H Council. Soft cover; 80 pages.

"Let's Sew!" $10.95