Tag: sewing machines

  • Needles in the Stacks: Refining Techniques Edition

    Hi, everyone! Welcome back to Needles in the Stacks. This edition focuses on fine construction techniques. As we write these reviews, Denise and I have noticed that the publication date of a book has a huge effect on how that book presents information. Graphic design has changed dramatically since the 1920s, when the oldest book…

  • Needles in the Stacks: Fancy Machine Work and Sergers

    Welcome back to another episode of Beth & Denise’s reviews of needle-oriented books in our stacks!  With the holidays ahead, it seems a good time to continue our series reviewing the how-to manuals collected in the library.  What’s on your Christmas list? Encyclopedia of Sewing Machine Techniques, by Nancy Bednar and JoAnn Pugh-Gannon 5th Floor…