• Embellish Outside the Box Book(BD2616)
  • Nancy Zieman and guest Vicki Tracy show how to add playful embellishments that add style and distinction to garments and accessories
  • With Vicki's approach there are no embellishment mistakes
  • Disregard conventional sewing rules and allow your creative side to play "outside of the box"
  • Embellishment ideas include:
    • Carefree Couching; turn a basic t-shirt into a uniquely shaped, artful shawl
    • Button Collage; add button embellishments
    • Sassy Sandwiching; toss out traditional bindings and add a sassy sandwich finish
    • Over the Top Poncho; turn a scarf into a poncho
    • Edgy Ruffles; turn bias cut strips with unfinished edges into an edgy ruffled finish
    • Sealed Edges; no detailed binding is needed with this technique, simply zigzag twisted strands of trim to the edge
    • Clever Cover-Up; add fabric accents to retail garments
    • No-Hassle Embroidery; stitch embroidery designs and use them as appliques
    • Fabric Potpourri; create sheets of "fabric" by sewing scraps and pieces sandwiched between layers of water soluble stabilize
    • Bonus project not aired on televised Sewing With Nancy: Elastic Texture: add texture by using elastic thread in the bobbin
  • Full color photographs and illustrations
  • Step-by-step instructions
  • Soft cover, 15 page book by Sewing With Nancy
• Embellish Outside the Box DVD(SN2616)
  • Part 1: Embellishing without rules, Nancy and Vicky demonstrate new approaches to couching, novel ways to use buttons as accents, interesting options for finishing edges with trim 'sandwiches', and creating edgy ruffles.
    • Carefree couching: technique for embellishing an ordinary t-shirt to create a unique artful shawl
    • Button collage: more buttons and more trim add a touch of wow to a garment
    • Sassy sandwiching: toss out traditional bindings and add a sassy sandwich finish to the edges
    • Over-the-top poncho: a scarf becomes an over-the-top poncho using the sassy sandwiching technique
    • Edgy ruffles: create edgy ruffles using bias strips with unfinished edges to be attached to garments, purses, and many other items
    • Bonus Segment not aired on televised Sewing With Nancy- Elastic texture: add texture by using elastic thread in the bobbin
  • Nancy's Corner Segment 1 features author, Jennifer Chiverini
    • Jennifer shares details of her latest book, The Wedding Quilt book
  • Part 2: Nancy and Vicky continue to demonstrate ways to embellish items that are outside of the box including sealing edges with trim and fabrics, covering parts of ready-to-wear garments with the 'clever cover up' technique, using computerized embroidery for artistic options, and creating sheets of textured fabric potpourri to adorn garments or create accessories.
    • Sealed edges: create twisted trim that embellishes the edges of a purse
    • Clever cover up: transform a ready-to-wear jacket's collar with this technique
    • No-hassle embroidery: create embroidery design stitch-outs to be applied to projects later
    • Fabric potpourri: create sheets of texture to adorn garments or accessories
  • Nancy's Corner Segment 2 features Judith Meeker, of More Than Warmth
    • More Than Warmth is an educational organization for students of all ages to gain an understanding, knowledge, and compassion about world cultures through the creation of quilts that are sent to children around the world
  • 60 minute run time
  • Closed captioning for the hearing impaired

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