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Dream Sewing Spaces
by Lynette Ranney Black 
At last... a book to help you turn your dream into a reality. Whether you have a closet, laundry room, a corner of the family room, a spare bedroom, or even the attic, author Lynette Ranney Black guides and inspires you with pages of color photos, plus, selecting lighting and cabinets. Learn how to make the most of the space you have. Check out the hundreds of storage ideas. She even shows you how to reorganize existing closets to make room for sewing storage. The Second Edition includes new sewing room photos, lots of color, and updated information. 
128 pages.

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Dream Sewing Spaces
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Creative Serging
for the Home and Other Quick Decorating Ideas
$19.95
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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Creative Home Decorating
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Smart Packing 
for Today's Traveler  
248-page Third 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

 

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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.

Pants for Any Body (Book)" $8.95

Pants for Any Body (Spiral Bound) $10.95

Sewing Ultrasuede Brand Fabrics
$16.95
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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Bridal Gowns--How to Make the Wedding Dress of Your Dreams by Susan E. Andriks, 8½x11, 160 pgs., color, $19.95 
With this book, the bride will have a gown that fits, flatters and compares to those costing thousands. Tips for cutting and sewing lace, sewing satins and other slippery fabrics, embellishments, trains, veils and headpieces. Also included is a simple guide for creating a total wedding color plan, including attendants gowns and flowers. 160 pages.

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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