All New Fabric Savvy: How to Choose & Use Fabrics [Paperback]

Named a Best Reference Book of 2017 by Library Journal

The best-selling fabric guide for sewers just got better.Fully updated to reflect new fabrics and notions as well as changes in sewing tools and techniques,All New Fabric Savvyis chock-full of essential information that all garment and home dec sewers need to work with 107 different types of fabric.

Organized alphabetically, the 107 fabrics include:

• old favorites like cotton, wool, and knits
  
• new synthetic options like faux fur and leather, oilcloth, and ripstop.
• more than 475 photographs and 110 illustrations

Includes a comprehensive set of appendices covering everything you need to know about working with fabric.All NewFabric Savvyguarantees success for sewers of all stripes by removing the confusion inherent in working with the many types of fabric available today.

I first encountered Sandra Betzina in her wonderful Craftsy classes. So, I was super happy when I saw that she had a new version of a wonderful book,All New Fabric Savvy.If, like me, you hoard magazine articles about different types of fabric and pore over fabric choices in blogs, this book is for you. If, also like me, you can never remember where you saw those great tips on sewing scuba fabric, this book is DEFINITELY for you!

Each entry gives you the background on the given fabric and also has tips on pretreating, pressing, hemming and (most importantly, for me) matching the fabric to the project so that you can get the most out of your sewing time. My favorite resources are in the back of the book: a visual glossary of techniques, details on interfacing, presser feet, tools, choosing knit fabrics, determining fabric content, linings, and stain removal.

Overall, I recommend this book heartily for sewists of all experl1