Whether you’re working with woven or sheer fabrics, correctly choose which stabilizer you need and learn how to best use it with this resourceful pocket-sized book, Pocket Guide to Stabilizers. Containing over 50 pages of helpful information on types of fabrics, stabilizers, how to properly hoop each fabric, and so much more, you won’t want to start another project without this guide. Take it with you to the store so you get the right stabilizer every time, resulting in a finished product you’ll love!

Embroidery Pocket Guide (Leisure Arts #56019) is the handiest reference guide for embroiders ever -- a laminated pocket-size encyclopedia of the most popular stitches and much more. Approximately 8.5 inches tall by 4.625 inches wide, the guide folds out accordion-style with information on supplies and stitching tips, plus illustrated stitch guides. Featured stitches are backstitches, blanket stitches, chain stitches, couching stitches, cross stitches, featherstitches, filling stitches, running stitches, satin stitches, and weaving stitches. A ruler is printed along the edge for convenience.

This pocket guide will introduce you to VeriSM key concepts and the VeriSM model and help you to understand how they can apply in your organization. VeriSM is an approach that offers value-driven, evolving, responsive, and integrated service management. VeriSM is designed to enable organizations and professionals understand how to create a flexible operating model using Governance, Service Management Principles and a Management Mesh to define, produce, provide and respond to consumer requirements for service. VeriSM is essential reading for anyone who works within a service organization. It will be of particular interest to: • Managers - who want to understand how to leverage evolving management practices; • Service owners and service managers - who need to bring their skills up to date and understand how service management has changed; • Executives - who are accountable for effective service delivery; • Graduates and undergraduates - who will be joining organizations and who need to understand the principles of service management.

Helps you learn how to use your embroidery machine to its fullest potential. This title contains tips and techniques for producing creative designs.

How to get the most out of your sewing machine's embroidery function.

This title provides everything sewing machine users need to know, from the types and formats of embroidery design available, how to get them off the internet and into their machine, how to stabilise fabric, which threads and needles to use, and how to use these designs creatively for beautiful results.