Tried and true sewing notions from yesterday and today
ProductFeatures
From pressing surfaces to rotary cutters and machine feet to scissors, you'll learn about 101 types of notions
Find a tool that works for you and discover its various uses
Includes illustrated tips from Nancy
Product Specifications
Soft cover
128 pages
By Nancy Zieman
copyright 2010
"Gotta have notions" are those notions of necessity that make your sewing easier and more enjoyable for a multitude of projects. Nancy shares information about her favorite notions.
60 minute running time
From Sewing With Nancy and Nancy Zieman
Closed Captioned for the hearing impaired
Program Descriptions
Part 1:
Learn about sewing techniques great grandma used, and see how much easier sewing has become today.
Nancy takes a look into the past and compares sewing techniques from sewing books written in the 1920s-1950s to the same techniques sewn now. Among the techniques included in this 2-part series are stitching pockets, piping, hems, and zippers, plus many more comparisons between sewing "then and now."
Part 2:
Take a virtual trip to sewing in the past, and then fast-forward to convenient sewing of the present.
Nancy demonstrates how easy sewing has become over the years. She compares the sewing techniques from decades ago with present techniques made fast and fun with one-task wonders and other tools made to simplify our sewing, quilting, and embroidering.
Get introduced to this product: Nancy's Favorite 101 Notions Book!
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