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If you are planning or working on a sewing project, Threads is a great source for tips and ideas. You can find articles on making

• jackets
• pants
• skirts
• tops -- including shirts, blouses, and tees
• vests
• outdoorwear -- including coats, swimsuits and activewear
• home dec projects

They say that the devil is in the details. There have been many articles in Threads on garment details, both on making them better and on making them more interesting:

• sleeves
• pockets
• seams
• zippers
• hems, edges, and corners
• buttons, buttonholes and other closures

Threads articles are an excellent source of information on a variety of sewing topics:

• fabric -- including tips for working with challenging fabric
• fitting, drafting and pattern alteration
• draping
• machines -- getting the most out of your sewing machine, embroidery machine or serger
• notions and tools -- threads, stabilizers, pressing aids, and so on
• real world sewing -- includes sewing rooms and sewing as a business
• tips and techniques -- good general sewing information
• underlayers, underpinnings, and unseen details -- lining, interfacing, lingerie, and so on

I am one of those who sees handsewing as a necessary evil. But I have admired the beautiful work in these Threads articles:

• hand embroidery
• other hand sewing-- including bridal
• gourmet garments -- including couture, fine designer, and eveningwear

Sometimes it's hard to know what to sew next. These articles might help you decide on your next project:

• wardrobe planning and figure flattery
• obtaining fabric -- including some unusual sources
• patternless fashions -- creating garments without a pattern
• sewing patterns -- choosing and using them
• creative ways to use your present sewing patterns
• creating unusual accessories

My favorite Threads articles have always been the ones meant to inspire:

• artistry -- learn how to think like an artist who works with textiles
• dyeing -- and painting and other creative ways to change a fabric's color
• embellishment -- including applique, beadwork, couching, topstitching, and so on
• ethnic -- garments and techniques with an ethnic inspiration
• machine embroidery -- sewing machine and embroidery machine
• patchwork and piecing -- sewing small pieces of fabric together to make big pieces of fabric
• quilting -- sewing two layers of fabric together, used in both garments and quilts
• quilts -- designing and constructing quilts (not garments)
• ribbons -- including silk ribbon embroidery
• textures -- creative ways to change a fabric's texture
• trims -- other than ribbons
• vintage -- including adapting vintage techniques to modern garments

Longtime Threads subscribers recall the outstanding knitting articles, as well as articles on a host of other needlecrafts. Note: All of these articles are from 1995 and earlier.

• knitting
• other needlecrafts -- crocheting, needlepoint, beadwork, rug hooking, weaving, felting, and more