NEW
Lace Shaping DVD
with Martha Pullen
Detailed explanations are given about the various supplies that are used for lace shaping and how to prepare your fabric before you begin. You will enjoy learning how and when to use several machine heirloom stitches along with the techniques for the basic shapes of lace shaping and the adaptations that are made for pinless lace shaping. By the time the DVD is finished, you will be making exquisite lace-shaped bows and dreaming of a wardrobe of heirloom garments featuring lace shaping.
$39.00

Beginning Heirloom Sewing by Machine DVD
with Martha Pullen
Mastering the basics of heirloom sewing will be clear and easy as you learn how to use the sewing machine to combine laces with entredeux and fabric, how to select and apply specialty stitches that add an heirloom finish, and how to take flat fabric to enticing levels of three-dimensional artistry. You’ll feel like a master designer as you create your own classic Heirloom Party Dress.  Heirloom Techniques: Lace to Lace, Lace to Fabric, Lace to Entredeux, Gathered Lace to Entredeux, Entredeux to Flat Fabric, Entredeux to Gathered Fabric, Top Stitch Hemstitching: Wing Needlework Pinstitch, Entredeux Stitch  Specialty Techniques: Puffing, Double Needle Pintucks
$39.00

NEW
Heirloom Sewing by Serger DVD
with Martha Pullen & Kathy McMakin
Do you love heirloom sewing and serger sewing? Why not combine the two, making heirloom sewing twice as fast. You will learn about appropriate trims for heirloom serging as well as the importance of needle placement when serging. This DVD will unveil serger techniques you never thought possible.
$39.00

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Serging For Babies
by Kathy McMakin
Heirloom sewing by serger is fast & easy.  These simple techniques will allow you to create beautiful baby items in less than an hour.  If you are just beginning to use a serger, the ease with which you complete these projects will amaze you.  Patterns & easy-to-follow directions are inside for Christening gowns, day gowns, diaper shirts, booties & more.

Anybody Can Mend Lace and Linens
by Elizabeth Kurella

In just a few hours you can mend your great-grandmother's Hardanger collar, fix up
that crocheted tablecloth to display in a historic home, rescue a flawed veil from a
flea market.  The insights, examples, and needle-and-thread skills shown in
detail in this book will teach you how.  127 page soft cover book.
$25.00

Precise and Professional
by Lyn Weeks

A classic illumination of the timeless techniques of Heirloom and Couture for everyday sewing.  It is designed to be your companion in the sewing room and get you on your way to perfecting your own " precise and professional" garments.  The clear, comprehensible text offers complete details of design, stitching, techniques and embellishment options, and includes hundreds of supporting instructional drawings & step-by-step technique descriptions to help you achieve the highest level of couture expertise.   135 page soft cover book.
$37.98

The Vintage Collection of Martha Pullen - Volume 1

The Martha Pullen collection of vintage embroideries and garments is a sewing journey.  Exquisite pictures and Martha's delightful stories about her search for these garments, their history and descriptions.  60 wonderful pictures & accounts to drool over!
$29.95

2 companion machine embroidery CDs also available - $60 each
Each CD features 25 designs from this book.
(Note: 5x7 designs have been divided to fit 4x4 as well)
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Disc 1 Embroidery Designs
Disc 2 Embroidery Designs

The Vintage Collection of Martha Pullen - Volume 2

The charm, style, and sophistication of history’s finest sewing once again come to life in Volume 2 of The Vintage Collection of Martha Pullen. This signed and numbered volume presents you with 60 additional garments from Martha’s exquisite collection. Detailed photography and heart-felt narrative showcase the beauty and provide insight on the history and construction of each of these magnificent creations. Inspiration and creativity radiate from each page providing the ideas and encouragement to create elegant garments of your own.

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Disc 1 Embroidery Designs
Disc 2 Embroidery Designs

Grandmother's Hope Chest
French Sewing by Machine
by Martha Pullen

Included in this 400 page soft cover book and the adjoining pattern packet are instructions for everything you might want to make for a new baby, from lace ballet bootee & infant daygown to wall hangings & wrist rattles.  Techniques included French sewing by machine, lace shaping, English smocking & shadow embroidery.  The patterns, sized small, medium & large or 8-18 months, include bubbles, bonnets, bibs & yoke dresses.  Over 150 shadow embroidery designs & 13 graphed smocking plates.  Sixteen brand new christening gown designs!
$36.00 includes pattern packet

Contemporary Heirlooms
for the Older Girl
by Martha Pullen

You don't have to give up heirloom sewing just because your little girl is growing up!  Marta Pullen present a brand-new concept in heirloom sewing - stylish, contemporary clothes  with special heirloom touches, designed specifically for the older girl!  Long & short skirt, Princess top with different sleeve lengths, dress pants & shorts, flared top, and dress.

All patterns sizes 6-16.

Heirloom Sewing for Today
By Sandy Hunter

An excellent how-to book on machine techniques.  Sections on materials, special project such as pillows, linens, blouses, nightgowns & gift ideas.  128 page soft cover book.
$14.95

The Laundry Room
By Sandy Hunter

A practical guide on how to clean, repair and store treasured antique linens, lace & quilts, plus new items that you want to preserve for their beauty and sentiment for generations to come.  28 page booklet
 

Temporarily Out of Print
We will be glad to put any orders on a wait list
French Sewing by Serger
by Kathy McMakin
Whip out an heirloom in no time using these serging techniques for attaching laces, fabric & entredeux. Patterns & step-by-step directions for several projects including adult & children's collars, half slip, camisole & more.

Temporarily Out of Print
Answers to All Your Questions about TUCKS
By Nancy Coburn

Great reference book that does answer all your questions about pin tucks, folded tucks, constructions tips, placement guides.  Book also includes an infant pillow sham pattern complete with embroidery designs.   16 page booklet
$12.00

Temporarily Out of Print
Answers to All Your Questions about HEMLINES
By Nancy Coburn

Includes hemline variations, skirt embellishment, ruffles and lace banks, embroidery designs, constructions tips, troubleshooters and scalloped hemline guidelines.
16 page booklet
$12.00

Victorian Treasures
Nostalgic Needlework Projects
By Debbie Glenn

A fabulous new book containing a collection of nostalgic needlework projects with step by step illustrated instructions for over 30 designs featuring techniques to reproduce vintage embroidery, cutwork & Madeira appliqué by machine.  Two circa 1908 alphabets, patterns, vintage embroidery motifs & a complete trousseau for baby.
$26.00

Fine Machine Sewing
By Carol Ahles
Completely revised and expanded, the second edition of Fine Machine Sewing is a comprehensive guide to producing details that look hand sewn with the ease of the machine.   This reference can be used by sewers of all skill levels for mastering classic finishing & embellishing techniques and for learning how to get the most out of any machine.  Included are instructions for hemstitching, fagoting, pintucking, appliquéing & for making perfect scalloped hems & decorative edges; specific machine settings for decorative techniques; replicating vintage lace & entredeux techniques; tips for sewing on lightweight fabrics; troubleshooting advice for common problems; beautiful photos of finished garments & close up views of techniques in progress.  202 Page Soft Cover
$21.95

Elegant Sewing for Baby
By Martha Pullen
Another wonderful, information packed book from Martha. Patterns & directions for five new christening gowns,  bonnets, daygowns, ships, booties, bibs and accessories.  Sections on embroidery techniques & heirloom sewing techniques are a must have for your sewing library!
$20.00

Temporarily Out of Print
The How-To Book of Heirloom Sewing by Machine
By Nancy Coburn

A comprehensive book with sections on construction steps, adapting commercial patterns to heirloom sewing, size guideline and adjustment, fabric & lace guidelines, basic techniques, sewing techniques, bodice & yoke embellishment, skirt embellishment, hemline variations, neckline variations, sleeve variations, embroidery designs & much more.  Also a nice section on fitting "chubbies".

The Complete Slip Collection
By Nancy Coburn

A slip collection to meet all your sewing needs! This new book has detailed, step-by-step heirloom sewing by machine instructions, embroidery designs, and complete patterns & instructions for a Baby Slip, Sizes Newborn, S, M, L;  a Christening Gown Slip, Sizes Newborn, S, M, L; a Toddler Slip, Sizes 1/2 -- 3; a Basic Yoke Slip, Sizes 1 -- 6 and an Empire Slip, Sizes 6 -- 12.  Patterns include button shoulder and back button closing options as well as neckline, armhole, and hemline embellishments.
$20.00

French Hand Sewing by Machine
The Second Book
By Martha Pullen

Beginning and advanced techniques, serger techniques, adapting commercial patterns to French sewing..  Included:  Heirloom Party Dress pattern, Sizes 1-10.

Lovely Lingerie
by Martha Pullen

A collection of 11 full-size lingerie patterns with 44 pattern variations in Ladies Sizes 6 to 28. Includes simple camisoles, Princess camisole, half slips, drawstring pants, tap pants, nightdresses, Victorian Nightshirts, collared nightshirts, overlay gowns, kimono robes, & heirloom pillowcase

Temporarily Out of Print
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CREATING HEIRLOOMS FOR BABY
by Wendy Schoen

A complete pattern assortment which includes day gown, round yoke dress, high yoke dress, 2 sun suits, 3 bonnets, christening gown and much more. Includes embroidery techniques, heirloom machine techniques & complete instructions. This is a gorgeous book with lots of color photos - a must have for your heirloom library!

BABY DAYGOWNS I (Pink)
by Mildred Gould

Tiny tucks, lace insertions, edgings & delicate hand embroidery adorn these back-closing day gowns designed by Mildred Gould. Her techniques are fast & easy and are especially helpful to the beginning seamstress. Newborn and infant day gown patterns included.

BABY DAYGOWN II (Turquoise)
by Mildred Gould

More unique designs featuring a front button closing. These designs, variations & guidelines provide a limitless opportunity to create one-of-a-kind daygowns. Newborn and Infant daygown patterns included.

BABY DAYGOWNS III (yellow)
by Mildred Gould

The third book in her daygown series brings you perhaps the fastest and easiest of all daygown designs - the ragland sleeve. Perfect for quick-to-sew baby gifts. A special smocked variation is included with Newborn and Infant front-opening daygown patterns.

BABY DAYGOWNS IV (Green)
This book brings you a wide variety of  back closing raglan sleeve day gowns.  Ideal for both infant girls or boys.  Includes smocking, silk ribbon embroidery, tucks & lace. Includes patterns for the 15" baby doll and for preemies, as well as the traditional newborn & infant sizes.

BABY DAYGOWNS V (Blue)
 

The fifth book in her daygown series brings you variations which appear to be specifically gender-suited.  The smocked views have sleeve & neckline treatments some people may classify as feminine while the others are simple & tailored for little boys.  Sizes 5-lb preemie, newborn (7-12lbs) & Infant (8-18lbs) patterns are included

BABY DAYGOWNS VI (Lavender)
 

This book features yoke daygown designs from the 1920's.    Sizes 5-lb preemie, newborn (7-12lbs) & Infant (8-18lbs) patterns are included

BABY DAYGOWNS VII (Peach)
 

This book features yoke daygown designs.  The yoke is deeper than Book V & VI.  However, the fit through the shoulder & neckline is the same allowing you to interchange sleeve variations & neckline treatments found in other books of the daygown series  The center front pleat showcases embroidery on the skirt.  The deeper yoke allows more space in complete embroidery designs.   Sizes 5-lb preemie, newborn (7-12lbs) & Infant (8-18lbs) patterns are included

Kimono Sleeve Daygowns
Limited Edition #201
A new series by Nancy Coburn.  Will include a one-time printing of her favorite antique designs.  In this book you will find an antique Christening gown and embroidered antique daygown and other easy to sew designs.  Detailed instructions are included for neckline, sleeve & hemline variations.  Embroidery designs are included, as well.
 Sizes Preemie (5-6 lbs), Newborn (7-12lbs) & Infant (8-18lbs) patterns are included

DRESSES FOR TODDLERS
by Nancy Coburn

The designs in this book feature unique combinations of tucks, lace insertion & embroidery & are suitable for toddlers who have outgrown day gowns. Basic instructions along with specific instructions for dress variations. A-line dress patterns sizes 1/2 - 3 are included.

CHRISTENING GOWNS BOOK I
by Nancy Coburn

Easy-to-sew, step-by-step instructions with detailed illustrations for designing your own christening gown & for embellishing or simplifying designs as they are presented in the book. Pull-out pattern in sizes newborn, small, medium & large.

Baby Boy Christening Gowns
by Nancy Coburn
Designed especially for little boys & to accommodate reluctant fathers.  Easy-to-sew, step-by-step instructions with detailed illustrations for designing your own christening gown & for embellishing or simplifying designs as they are presented in the book. Pull-out pattern in sizes newborn, small, medium & large.

French Hand Sewing
by Sarah Howard Stone
 

$69.95

French Hand Sewing for Infants
by Sarah Howard Stone
Click here for Pattern packages for use with this book.

$69.95

THE PRINCESS COLLECTION
by Martha Pullen

Another wonderful book form Martha Pullen with patterns, techniques & projects as seen on her 800 series. Patterns include a charming princess dress sizes 4-14, three quilts, 7 doll dresses and much, much more. A must for your sewing library.  Soft-cover, 232 pages

Heirloom Embroidery for Boys
by Wendy Schoen

This beautiful book is filled with lovely embroidery designs & projects geared for little boys but equally suited for girls. Full color pages intermixed with black/white text pages. Beautifully illustrated. Great Madeira appliqué technique book.