Make Your Own Dress Patterns: With over 1,000 how-to illustrations
Make Your Own Dress Patterns: With over 1,000 how-to illustrations

Author: Adele P. Margolis

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-03-07

Total Pages: 482

ISBN-13: 0486132315

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A nationally acclaimed sewing expert provides simple, step-by-step directions and more than 1,000 illustrations for making clothes for work, home, and play — everything from stylish skirts, dresses, and jackets to children's clothing.

How to Speak Fluent Sewing
How to Speak Fluent Sewing

Author: Christine Haynes

Publisher: Stash Books

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781617450730

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Are you baffled by sewing terminology, different tools and materials, or patterns in general? Well-known apparel designer and sewing expert Christine Haynes answers all your questions in the authoritative guide to over 300 sewing terms. This easy-to-use sewing primer isn't sorted alphabetically but by categories that make sense. How can you tell the difference between a weave and a grain? What's a muslin and why should you use it? Christine's advice covers the "what" and the "why" of everything from buttonhole thread to flat felled seams. The fully illustrated guide explains each term with words and visuals for reader-friendly understanding.

The Pattern Cutting Primer
The Pattern Cutting Primer

Author: Andrew Richards

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2012-11-15

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9781408156674

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The Pattern Cutting Primer is the ultimate resource for keen sewers and aspiring fashion designers looking to get to grips with every aspect of pattern design and customization. This practical and accessible book covers all the basics of pattern design and cutting and gives readers the confidence to take matters into their own hands and produce perfect patterns for all garments and styles. Featuring clear step-by-step instructions, The Pattern Cutting Primer covers all the basics of tools and equipment, pattern symbols and fabrics, drafting techniques, pattern developments, finishing and even gives guidelines on how to sell and market your own patterns. The perfect resource for all amateur and professional pattern-makers, designers and students.

Mother Pletsch's Painless Sewing
Mother Pletsch's Painless Sewing

Author: Pati Palmer

Publisher: Palmer/Pletsch Publishing

Published: 1996-03

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780935278446

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The most uncomplicated sewing book of the century, this complete revised MOTHER PLETSCH'S PAINLESS SEWING is a lighthearted book for both beginners and those who want a sewing brush-up. Learn to sew fast, with professional looking results--from selecting fabric to cutting, fitting, shaping, and other important details. With Mother Pletsch's guidance, you'll love sewing and you'll love the results.

Illustrated Sewing Primer, With Songs and Music. For Schools and Families
Illustrated Sewing Primer, With Songs and Music. For Schools and Families

Author: Louise J Comp Kirkwood

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781020783760

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This charming and informative book provides a hands-on introduction to the art of sewing, with step-by-step instructions and illustrations that are easy to follow and understand. It also includes a selection of traditional sewing songs and rhymes, which add a touch of whimsy and fun to the learning process. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned seamstress, this primer is a delightful and practical guide to the craft of sewing. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

How to Design Your Own Dress Patterns
How to Design Your Own Dress Patterns

Author: Adele P. Margolis

Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media

Published: 2022-11

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781648371912

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Acclaimed sewing expert Adele Margolis offers step-by-step instructions for turning your design ideas into working patterns. Fully illustrated, this guide will help you shape your fabric in so many ways! A must-have guide!