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Table of Contents
DISCLAIMER * TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION PREFACE HOW TO USE THIS PRODUCT
Chapter One
What are the differences between different fabrics, and how to I know the right fabric?
Chapter Six
PREFACE
The Worlds Greatest Hobby is the first book in a series of dynamic resource books designed to give you detailed how to explanations, directions, and information on hundreds of questions concerning sewing and quilting. The aim is to provide simple straightforward practical explanations and helpful information that you will find easy to use and understand. We hope you will find the information here to be quickly understood, simple to follow, and easy to use. SEWING ANSWERS. COM is a work in progress. Sewing Answers.Com is developed to provide practical answers to your sewing and quilting questions. These questions have been collected from among thousands of questions asked by sewing students and requested over the internet, user groups, and search engines. If you have sewing or quilting questions, please submit your questions to: Contact@sewinganswers.com. For more answers to your sewing questions check out: www.sewinganswers.com :
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INTRODUCTION
Dear Reader, Our hope is that you will enjoy sewing more and sew with much greater confidence by having these sewing and quilting resources at your fingertips. The Sewing Answers.Com team includes professional sewing machine technicians, sewing educators, and professional sewing business owners and managers. The Sewing Answers.Com team brings over fifty years of professional sewing experience: Custom sewing, Alterations, Drapery Production, Sewing Machine Repair, Embroidery Design, and Teaching Sewing. The Sewing Answers. Com team brings over 10,000 hours of sewing education, workshops, and trainings. Our team includes graduates of Baby Lock Tech, Bernina University, Necchi Sewing Machine School, V.D.T.A., Milligan College, Towson University, Indiana University, and numerous other state universities. Donna Trumble fell in love with sewing as a nine year old girl and has been fascinated by sewing, home dcor, heirloom sewing, custom sewing, costume design, alterations, and quilting ever since. She has been a professional seamstress since 1968, when she conducted her own alterations business to pay her way through college. While teaching in public schools, she was constantly amazing her fellow teachers and friends with her sewing
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skills. As mother of five children, Donna provided steady flow of quality clothes, suits, dresses, window dressings, and more. Donna has original designs that have appeared across the country in Revolutionary War reenactments, wrestling rings, and formal events. Over the past fifteen years, Donna has managed an alterations shop, a drapery and window covering workroom, custom sewing center, and opened her own sewing and quilting stores. Today, Donna is responsible for the sewing education of three sewing centers in central Texas. Donna and her husband, David have been married for almost forty years. They have five grown children, four sons and a daughter. They have seven grandchildren. David Trumble is a minister, author, sewing machine technician, and educator. David earned his doctors degree in 1985, and has worked as a Minister Of The Gospel for over thirty years. He has vast experience with sewing including work with Donna in several sewing businesses (alterations shop, a drapery and window covering workroom, and custom sewing center). David has completed advanced technical training as a sewing machine technician and has worked in the repair shop for over eight years. He also has numerous articles and books published in multiple areas of interest. David and Donna are part owners of Temple Sewing and Supply, Inc. of Temple, Texas a chain of sewing and quilting stores in central Texas.
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in each and every project. The answers, instruction, guidance, and support are here to meet your needs. Confidence comes with experience. The whole world of sewing awaits you. So, relax, enjoy, and take pride in your creative possibilities. What are your possibilities? There are virtually no limits. Yes, you can alter and repair your ready made clothing. Custom made clothing and other items now come in the size, color and fabric YOU want and choose. Yes, you can make clothing, draperies, home decorations, wall hangings, table runners, heirloom treasures, beautiful gifts, quilts, crafts, and so much more. You can make exciting personal items like lingerie, robes, and sleepwear. . You can make all kinds of practical things for your home, family, and heritage. . You can create beautiful artwork. .