Dressmaking
Dressmaking

Author: Alison Smith

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2012-08-20

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 146540516X

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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.

How to Sew Sustainably
How to Sew Sustainably

Author: Wendy Ward

Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small

Published: 2021-06-22

Total Pages: 491

ISBN-13: 180065104X

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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.

Gertie's New Book for Better Sewing:
Gertie's New Book for Better Sewing:

Author: Gretchen Hirsch

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Published: 2012-09-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781584799917

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Sheets of patterns are in an envelope inside the front cover, each sheet is doubled sided.

Couture Sewing Techniques
Couture Sewing Techniques

Author: Claire B. Shaeffer

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781600853357

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Fashion historian Shaeffer opened the door to the exclusive realm of haute couture in her authoritative guide to the techniques that define couture sewing. And now, "Couture Sewing Techniques," has been revised and updated throughout. Full color.

The Complete Book of Sewing
The Complete Book of Sewing

Author: Chris Jeffreys

Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780789496584

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Packed with computer-aided designs, information on new types of fabrics, and specially commissioned photos, this comprehensive guide maintains its original appeal, while enticing a whole new generation of readers.

A History of the Paper Pattern Industry
A History of the Paper Pattern Industry

Author: Joy Spanabel Emery

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2014-06-19

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0857858319

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Highly illustrated and accessible, this is the first book to offer an overview of the history of the paper dressmaking pattern industry from the 16th century to present day.

Love at First Stitch
Love at First Stitch

Author: Tilly Walnes

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9781849493659

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Love at First Stitch gives you all the know-how you need to start making the dresses of your dreams. Written for novice stitchers, Tilly Walnes demystifies dressmaking for the generations that have never been taught to sew. This book presents the core sewing basics in an informal style, with Tilly's friendly and encouraging voice cheering the reader on throughout.