One of my favorite reference books....

Just wanted to introduce you to Sew Any Fabric.  It is an awesome book to have in your library.  It lives up to its' title by giving you directions for sewing on pretty much any type of fabric.  This includes information on sewing machine settings and needle size; but just as important, it also gives you information on the care and handling of items made from the listed fabrics.  Each page is devoted to a different fabric in a very easy to read bullet point format.  I pulled out my copy this morning so that I could figure out how to clean something.  Even if you don't sew, it's not really that expensive, so if you don't have it already, I would definitely suggest looking into it.

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