Sewing with Oilcloth
Sewing with Oilcloth covers sewing with the family of specialty fabrics collectively known as oilcloth. You'll get easy-to-follow instructions, special tips and tricks needed to get the most out of these fabrics, the unique applications of each, and how to treat and care for the finished pieces.
From home goods to accessories, from baby gear to outdoor decor, you'll find oilcloth sewing projects that unlock the potential of both traditional choices and new designer prints. You'll follow along helpful, trouble-free instructions to sew oilcloth projects like a simple tablecloth, garden apron, farmer's market tote, baby bib, and so much more.
- Includes patterns for making 20 fun and functional projects to sew with oilcloth
- Offers valuable instruction and a clean, appealing design
- Features beautiful and polished full-color photographs of all projects
Whether you're a seasoned stitcher or just starting out in the exciting world of sewing with oilcloth, this one-of-a-kind book gives you everything you need to easily get the most out of this specialty fabric.
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Book details
- Author
- Kelly McCants
- Imprint
- Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 156
- Formats
- Paperback
- Subjects
- Crafts & Hobbies
- Topics
- sewing patterns · specialty fabrics · home goods · accessories · baby gear · outdoor decor · tote bags · aprons
- ISBN-13
- 9780470912324
About the author
KELLY McCANTS is a sewing author, pattern maker, and entrepreneur with more than ten years of sewing experience, having learned at age thirteen. Her books include At Home with Modern June and Sewing with Oilcloth.
McCants holds a BFA in costuming and studied costume design in college, working in film and theater costume shops across the United States.
When she’s not writing, McCants runs two blogs—modernjune.blogspot.com and oilclothaddict.blogspot.com—and sells fabric, notions, and hand-sewn housewares through her online stores. She founded Modern June, a handmade housewares business, in 2006 while homeschooling her two children.
Kelly lives in Richmond, Virginia.