Dressmaking

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Each chapter also includes useful tips on working with different kinds of knit fabrics and a troubleshooting section, as well as how to easily customize the patterns to suit your individual style. Couture Sewing Techniques

Written with first time sewers in mind, Sew Me! Sewing Basics: Simple Techniques and Projects for First-Time Sewers starts at the very beginning, explaining how to choose your first sewing machine, and basic techniques and shortcuts to transform you into a sewing diva in next to no time. I sewed a lot of my children's clothes when they were young using commercial patterns. I've never attempted to create or alter patterns for myself, which is something I'd like to try. The section covering this was excellent. Projects graded by difficulty level so as you can challenge yourself; whether you are a beginner, or looking for more advanced ideas This is an ideal, easy to follow guide for beginners, or sewers looking to refresh their skills. Sewing to Sell – The Beginner’s Guide to Starting a Craft Business An updated edition of The Dressmaking Book that guides you through every hand stitch, machine stitch, and sewing technique you'll ever need. We've included the best way to stitch, alter, put in linings, seam and hem, so you can make your favourite bespoke outfits to suit your unique style.

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Cheery, colorful photos illustrate the various projects in the book, with 6 full scale paper patterns with simple step-by-step instructions and additional help for more difficult techniques like sewing buttonholes. Other sections include information on other equipment you will need in your sewing armoury, how to use and create sewing patterns correctly, an overview of all the different sewing techniques with a step by step guide to how to achieve the best results for each one, plus an extensive fabric, thread, and stitch guide. This book makes for an excellent day to day reference manual for any sewer, as well as a useful source of information to improve your sewing skills. First Time Sewing: The Absolute Beginner’s Guide A truly fun way to learn to sew, buy this book for yourself, or better yet buy it to share with your friends and learn together. One-Yard Wonders: 101 Sewing Projects

One yard of fabric might not seem like much, but with 101 Sewing Projects; Look How Much You Can Make with Just One Yard of Fabric! you’ll discover all sorts of innovative ways to use it. The author of School of Sewing: Learn it, Teach it, Sew Together created the book based on her experiences of teaching group lessons to friends and acquaintances, all with little to no sewing skills who wanted to learn how to use a sewing machine. Fully illustrated and easy to use, this updated dressmaking book covers all the essential skills and techniques you need to make timeless wardrobe staples. It's a must-have for beginners and expert stitchers alike. An excellent reference for any skill level, Singer: The Complete Photo Guide to Sewing is split into straightforward sections.Fed up with fast fashion and fancy making your own clothes? This is the ultimate dressmaking guide for absolute beginners. Comprehensive, step-by-step guides and dressmaking patterns cover everything from choosing the perfect fabric for any project to trying your hand at a range of machine-sewing techniques. The aim of this book is to demonstrate how to make shop bought sewing patterns work for you, from basics such as choosing the right size, to understanding all the different pattern markings and turning flat shapes into wearable articles of clothing which suit your unique taste, shape, and style. Jane is the Editor of SewingFromHome.com and has over two decades of experience sewing, knitting and embroidering. She runs a small teaching business in her native Kansas and is passionate about helping her students learn a variety of crafting skills. The first section is brimming with information on how to use your sewing machine, and how to get the perfect stitch. Each project is designed to take no more than 3 hours to complete, with color photos to help you every step of the way. The projects start easy and become progressively more complicated — starting with a simple pillowcase and finishing with a pleated purse and a quilt.

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. There are also extensive chapters with detailed information about shaping garments with darts, seams and pressing techniques, various different ways of finishing edges, plus closures such as buttons and buttonholes. Haute Couture had long been considered a luxury reserved for the financially well endowed, but Couture Sewing Techniques changed that preconception forever, making the secrets of sewing elegant haute couture garments available to millions worldwide. How to Use, Adapt, and Design Sewing Patterns is suited to all skill levels — especially beginners — although sewers already experienced with patterns may find it less useful. School of Sewing: Learn it, Teach it, Sew TogetherTilly and the Buttons: Stretch! will put an end to all your fears related to sewing stretch fabrics so you can sew beautiful soft, stylish and comfortable garments with ease using your regular sewing machine.

Along with the patterns, the book boasts a comprehensive guide to dressmaking techniques, aimed at teaching readers a range of crucial skills such as getting ready to sew, basic dress construction, finishing details, how to structure the dresses, techniques for special fabrics, and fitting. With the help of The Sewing Bible for Clothes Alterations on how to alter clothes, you’ll learn a whole array of clever skills to alter your clothes to a professional standard, but at minimum cost. What makes this sewing book stand out are the glorious full color, close up photos and detailed descriptive images that are super easy to understand and which make learning to sew a pleasure.Get more out of your sewing machine and create beautiful, feminine dresses and skirts with this comprehensive guide for beginners by professional dressmaker Catherine Morris.