The Dressmaking Book

Author : Alison Smith
Publisher : Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-04
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780241523377

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Tailor-make your wardrobe with this essential dressmaking e-guide. Discover everything you need to know to design, create, and customize your clothes. Guiding you through every stage of clothes-making in a clear, easy-to-understand way, The Dressmaking Book contains everything you need to make timeless wardrobe staples that can be easily adapted to suit your style. Choose the perfect fabrics for any project, try your hand at a range of machine-sewing techniques, and put your new-found knowledge to use with 13 downloadable patterns that can be adapted to create more than 30 stylish garments. With step-by-step guides and patterns to make classic dresses, skirts, tops, trousers, and jackets, alongside ideas for refreshing and reinventing your old clothes, The Dressmaking Book has everything you need to ditch fast fashion and create stunning, original clothes to suit your style.

Author : Alison Smith
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-20
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781465405166

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Dressmaking by Alison Smith Pdf

An invaluable resource, Dressmaking will guide you through all the stages of making, altering, and customizing clothes. Starting with the Tools and Materials, you will learn what you need to buy and how to use it. The Fabrics chapter demonstrates the drape and weave of fabrics and explains the best uses of each. The Patterns chapter covers everything from understanding a pattern to altering one. In General Techniques, close-up photography and guiding annotation to explain key techniques step by step. A section on Basic Patterns and Variations then guides you through creating six garments. Patterns and detailed step-by-step instructions are provided for a skirt, dress, shirt, tee, jacket, and pair of trousers. Instructions are also given for possible variations of each garment. Finally, chapters on Alterations and repairs and Customizing offer practical tips for repairing worn items and inspiration for modernizing tired pieces. Packed with essential advice and inspiration, this is the dressmaking bible that no budding seamstress should be without.

Author : Adele P. Margolis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Dressmaking
ISBN : OCLC:10281064

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Dressmaking Book. a Simplified Guide for Beginners by Adele P. Margolis Pdf

Author : Adele Margolis
Publisher : Echo Point Books & Media
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1635610885

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The Dressmaking Book by Adele Margolis Pdf

In this essential primer, renowned sewing expert Adele P. Margolis offers step-by-step instructions for creating your own garments. Featuring over 200 how-to line drawings, this guide covers the fundamentals of dressmaking and fashion, including how to select patterns and materials, alter designs, and hand-stitching and sewing machine basics.

Author : Butterick Publishing Company
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1916
Category : Dressmaking
ISBN : MSU:31293102664210

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The Dressmaker by Butterick Publishing Company Pdf

Author : Adele Margolis
Publisher : Echo Point Books & Media
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-08
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1635618444

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The Dressmaking Book by Adele Margolis Pdf

In this essential primer, renowned sewing expert Adele P. Margolis offers step-by-step instructions for creating your own garments. Featuring over 200 how-to line drawings, this guide covers the fundamentals of dressmaking and fashion, including how to select patterns and materials, alter designs, and hand-stitching and sewing machine basics.

Author : Alison Smith
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-02
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781465439918

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Dressmaking Step by Step by Alison Smith Pdf

Learn how to make your own clothes in simple steps. A compact and comprehensive dressmaking resource for anyone who wants to learn how to make clothes at home. Learn how to make a dress, trousers, tops, and jackets--18 garments in all--by following clear and simple step-by-step sequences. Everything you need to learn to sew a wardrobe of clothes is included, from information on tools and materials, to key sewing techniques, to garment projects complete with sewing patterns.

Author : Alison Smith
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03-06
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780756657185

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The Sewing Book by Alison Smith Pdf

This is the only sewing book you'll ever need. Every tool and every technique you require for making your own home furnishings or clothing is closely and sharply photographed, carefully annotated, and clearly explained. The Tools section begins with the basic toolkit, opening up into everything you could possibly need - every type of cutting tool and machine foot is shown. This section also includes information on patterns - how to measure, how to use, and how to adjust them. Gallery spreads appear throughout the substantial Techniques section and showcase darts, zips, pleats etc, as well as showingkey stitches. Plus, you can bring your acquired and refined skills to fruition as you make some of the 25 home decor and clothing projects at the back of the book. With The Sewing Book on your shelf, you''ve got every sewing questioncovered. Written by a passionate stitcher and teacher, with her own sewing school, eagerto produce a one-stop sewing bible for her students, this book leaves no hem unturned. You can dip in at any level - whether you''re new to sewing or refining your art, whether you want to repair an old skirt or create a new one, whether you want to spruce up a curtain or design one from scratch. And with a Foreword by U.S. sewing teacher, Diana Rupp, this book has it all sewn up.

Author : Constance Talbot
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781447482369

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The Complete Book of Sewing - Dressmaking and Sewing for the Home Made Easy by Constance Talbot Pdf

This useful book provides a complete guide to sewing. With forty-five chapters including 'The A B C's of Stitches - Basic Instructions in Sewing', 'Embroidery and Applique', 'How to Make Coats and Jackets' and 'How to Make Curtains', this book will prove itself invaluable in any home. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Author : Butterick Publishing Company
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1927
Category : Dressmaking
ISBN : OCLC:22156064

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The Dressmaker by Butterick Publishing Company Pdf

Author : Bertha Banner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Dressmaking
ISBN : HARVARD:32044024175663

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Household Sewing with Home Dressmaking by Bertha Banner Pdf

Author : Saara Huhta,Laura Huhta
Publisher : Quadrille Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-06
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1787131831

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Breaking the Pattern by Saara Huhta,Laura Huhta Pdf

Scandinavian fashion has long been admired for its stylish, clean-lined, interesting cuts and aesthetic. Breaking the Pattern is the first authentic dressmaking book that showcases the beauty and uniqueness of Scandinavian style. Complete with stunning photography, clear illustrations and instructions this book will show you how to create a coherent capsule wardrobe – complete with a collection of 10 garments that are easy to make, wear, and combine with each other. From the Finnish sewing duo behind the dressmaking fashion label Named, Laura and Saara offer up an enticing selection of tops, dresses, skirt and trousers for the modern seamstress. You will build your skills as you work through the book and with plenty of variations suggested for each garment, there's lots of room for you to add your own personal touches and quirks to each design. Taking you beyond the patterns featured in this book, Breaking the Pattern will inspire you to not only build on your sewing repertoire but to grow in confidence with your own sewing. Patterns come in a range of sizes from US sizes 4 to 16, with concise information of measuring yourself and finding the perfect fit. Full size pattern sheets are included in this neat package, perfect for the contemporary dressmaker.

Author : Jules Fallon
Publisher : Complete Guide
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Dressmaking
ISBN : 1782215727

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Complete Guide to Dressmaking by Jules Fallon Pdf

"A beautifully presented technique-resource, this is a guide for dressmakers new to the craft and for those who want to take their skills further. This definitive how-to book features scores of step-by-step sequences showing every kind of technique, from simply using and adapting paper patterns, to specialist couture-inspired seaming techniques that will take your garment-making skills to a new level. Author Jules Fallon runs a hugely popular and over-subscribed series of dressmaking classes, which means she knows exactly the techniques that everyone gets stuck on. She brings her neat tricks and sage advice to all aspects of the book, and especially to the "Help!" features: troubleshooting fixes for the real-world mistakes that are part of our dressmaking experience."--Back cover.

Author : Gill McBride
Publisher : The Crowood Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-23
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781785004483

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Understanding and Adjusting Sewing Patterns by Gill McBride Pdf

Everyone feels good and looks better in well-fitted clothes. This practical book explains how to make garments that really fit you and flatter your shape. It is a step-by-step guide to understanding fully what is included on a sewing pattern envelope and the contents within, so that you can make the clothes you want look amazing. Aimed at those home sewers who have no confidence in fitting, this book will be your best friend and will guide you through the process of sewing successful clothes with a professional fit and finish. Provides clear instructions on taking key body measurements, and tips for seeing and understanding what your body shape actually is, explains how to fit on a dressform and how to adjust a dressform so that it resembles your personal size and shape. It encourages you to be confident and creative, and to take the next step with your dressmaking. Of great interest to all home sewers, dressmakers, tailors, costume makers and fashion students. Superbly illustrated with 145 colour images. Gill McBride is an experienced seamstress who runs her own sewing school - Sewing with Gill.

Author : Carolyn N. K. Denham
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-11
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781452137964

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Merchant & Mills Sewing Book by Carolyn N. K. Denham Pdf

With an emphasis on quality, craftsmanship, and simplicity, this beginner’s sewing guide features fifteen stylish and useful skill-building projects. The Merchant & Mills Sewing Book guides you through the basics of sewing with a series of step-by-step projects that are both functional and beautiful. Part I presents a fundamental overview on the art of sewing, the tools and materials you will need and homegrown tips on essential good practice. In Part II, seasoned dressmaker Carolyn Denham leads you through fifteen achievable projects, each building on the skills gained as you progress through the book. Crafters and aspiring designers will master hand- and machine-sewing techniques, learn about fundamental tools and materials, and improve their tailoring skills before sewing timeless projects such as a maker’s apron, bolster cushion, flight bag, classic shirt, and more. Reflecting the distinctive utilitarian style of Merchant & Mills, this book reminds readers to keep it simple and do it well.