The Fabric Selector: The Essential Guide To Working With Fabrics
Fashion Design Adult Learning Textiles & Fabrics Sewing & Needlecraft Reference & Educational DIY & Crafts
The Fabric Selector: The Essential Guide To Working With Fabrics is the 2011 paperback that seamstresses, fashion students, cosplayers and up-cyclers keep within arm’s reach. In one well-organised volume, Dana Willard—quilter, pattern designer and sewing educator—distils everything you need to know about choosing, handling and combining more than 100 contemporary textiles. From stable quilting cottons and slippery silks to activewear knits and faux leather, each fabric family is profiled with clear photos, recommended needle sizes, pressing temperatures, shrinkage notes and insider tips on which patterns and notions play nicely together. The result is a reference that replaces costly trial-and-error with confident, professional results every time you approach the cutting table.
What makes this copy extra appealing is the tidy, gift-quality condition: the pages are crisp, free of dog-ears and marginalia, and the only personal touch is a neat gift inscription on the inside front cover—no ex-library stamps or cracked spine. Because the title has become a staple in fashion programs and adult-education sewing labs, clean used copies are increasingly scarce; grabbing a well-preserved 2011 printing now saves you from the long back-order times that plague newer reprints.
Whether you are a young adult sewing your first capsule wardrobe, a costume maker sourcing the perfect drape for a Marvel hero suit, or a home dressmaker determined to sew knits without ripples, The Fabric Selector gives you the quick-look confidence usually earned only after years of swatching. Keep it next to your scissors and you will never again guess which interfacing to fuse, which stitch length prevents puckers, or how to pre-treat that luscious linen so it stays flawless after the first wash.
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