This listing is for a lot of 2 books. The books in this lot are: Innovative Serging by Gail Brown and Tammy Young Discusses serged fashion features and serging techniques and provides instructions for using overlock sewing in sweaters, jackets and coats, accessories, and for fabric decorating 192 pages Copyright 1989 The Complete Book of Sewing Shortcuts by Claire B. Shaeffer Some of the great short cuts you will find here: super-fast, hassle-free seams with all the advantages of French seams, but not the effort; quick-and-easy ways of reducing fullness, marking a hem, or making a rolled one; tips on handling tricky fabrics; finishing touches, many of them that look difficult, but aren't--even ways in which to press without using an iron! Less ambitious? This comprehensive manual is for you, too! It shows better and easier ways to handle almost every aspect of sewing! More than 800 step-by-step drawings make the book invaluable to any home sewer, no matter what level of expertise, and even a beginner can graduate from sewing on buttons to elaborate tailoring. 256 pages Copyright 1983 Each of these books is gently used with minor shelf wear. The pages are clean. There are no missing or torn pages. There are pencil marks on the inside cover page for Innovative Serging. See photos. This lot ships free in the US. International buyers use international shipping.