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Author : Editors of Threads
Release : 2011
Genre : Crafts & Hobbies
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 444/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Threads Sewing Guide by : Editors of Threads
Download or read book Threads Sewing Guide written by Editors of Threads. This book was released on 2011. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an introduction to basic sewing techniques, covering such topics as fabric, patterns, seams, cutting, hems, and surface embellishment.
Author : Wendy Ward
Release : 2021-06-22
Genre : Crafts & Hobbies
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 04X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis How to Sew Sustainably by : Wendy Ward
Download or read book How to Sew Sustainably written by Wendy Ward. This book was released on 2021-06-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wendy Ward teaches you all the skills you need to refashion garments and reuse fabric from existing pieces you already own, plus ways to use leftover scraps to make household items and to customise your clothes. Each chapter focuses on a different technique, for instance novel ways to join small fabric pieces, using larger pieces to make pieced household items and clothing, and easy ways to refashion existing clothing. Her 'minimal waste' mentality will help you to make garments based on your body measurements, and there's a useful section on mending techniques. Wendy also covers the ethical issues involved in buying new, from shopping locally to choosing your fibres carefully and supporting small businesses and other crafters. There is a comprehensive chapter covering all the sewing techniques used, from seam and hem basics through to tips on unpicking recycled garments. Each section includes projects using the techniques covered – a total of 20 makes that can be adapted to the materials you have to hand.
Author : Claire B. Shaeffer
Release : 1993
Genre : Crafts & Hobbies
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 886/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Couture Sewing Techniques by : Claire B. Shaeffer
Download or read book Couture Sewing Techniques written by Claire B. Shaeffer. This book was released on 1993. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Couture Sewing Techniques presents the finest sewing techniques in the world as they're actually practiced in couture workrooms.
Author : Linda Przybyszewski
Release : 2014-04-29
Genre : Design
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 472/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Lost Art of Dress by : Linda Przybyszewski
Download or read book The Lost Art of Dress written by Linda Przybyszewski. This book was released on 2014-04-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A tribute to a time when style -- and maybe even life -- felt more straightforward, and however arbitrary, there were definitive answers." -- Sadie Stein, Paris Review As a glance down any street in America quickly reveals, American women have forgotten how to dress. We lack the fashion know-how we need to dress professionally and beautifully. In The Lost Art of Dress, historian and dressmaker Linda Przybyszewski reveals that this wasn't always true. In the first half of the twentieth century, a remarkable group of women -- the so-called Dress Doctors -- taught American women that knowledge, not money, was key to a beautiful wardrobe. They empowered women to design, make, and choose clothing for both the workplace and the home. Armed with the Dress Doctors' simple design principles -- harmony, proportion, balance, rhythm, emphasis -- modern American women from all classes learned to dress for all occasions in ways that made them confident, engaged members of society. A captivating and beautifully illustrated look at the world of the Dress Doctors, The Lost Art of Dress introduces a new audience to their timeless rules of fashion and beauty -- rules which, with a little help, we can certainly learn again.
Author : Marta Alto
Release : 2012-03-01
Genre : Crafts & Hobbies
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 353/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Pants for Real People by : Marta Alto
Download or read book Pants for Real People written by Marta Alto. This book was released on 2012-03-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pattern book features step-by-step instructions on fitting and sewing pants for women of all body types using the twin techniques of tissue fitting and fabric fitting. Important sewing choices are highlighted, including choosing fabrics, selecting appropriate alteration tools, and finding styles that are most flattering. The fit-as-you-sew process of making pants is illustrated with progressive photographs and step-by-step illustrations. A variety of styles are covered, including nonroll, expandable, and contour waistbands; side seam and patched pockets; and easy hems and cuffs. This updated second edition features refinements to the fitting and sewing information and has added instructions on the fitting and sewing of jeans and no-side-seam pants.
