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Sewing Q&A
From Our December 2003 Issue

Sew News "Sewing Q&A" is a growing archive of questions answered in the print edition of Sew News since January 2000.

To submit a question for possible use in "Sewing Q&A," click here. Although we can't make individual responses, those of general interest will be published.

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I want to make large, old-fashioned pincushions like Victorian ladies used to use. What was used for the filling that made them so heavy, and where can I find it?

I need to make a velvet skirt and I can't even get the pattern pinned without the fabric slipping. What are the tricks to sewing velvet?

I'm sewing a cape from fleece and want to know if it can be lined.

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RESOURCES

For more information, look for the following books in your local fabric store, bookstore or library.

Claire Shaeffer's Fabric Sewing Guide by Claire Shaeffer, Chilton Book Company, 1994.

Fabric Savvy-The Essential Guide for Every Sewer by Sandra Betzina, Taunton Press, 1999.

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