The savvy seamstress : an illustrated guide to customizing your favorite patterns / Nicole Mallalieu.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Lafayette, CA : Stash Books, an imprint of C&T Publishing, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Description: 175 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781617453113
- 1617453110
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book
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Main Library | NonFiction | 646.4 M252 | Available | 33111008694958 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Transform your favorite garment patterns, one small detail at a time. Add or remove pockets, adjust the neckline, or swap a zippered back to a button front! With step-by-step instructions, clear illustrations, and how-to photos, you'll learn professional design alterations for your favorite men's, women's, and children's garment patterns. Whether you have basic sewing skills or are a confident dressmaker, you can learn to be your own fashion designer.
Includes bibliographical references (page 174) and index.
How to use this book -- Tools of the trade -- Pattern-making basics -- Sewing techniques and terminology -- Pockets -- Button plackets and facings -- Necklines -- Zippered closures -- Waistlines -- Classic shirt yokes -- Collars -- Cuffs, plackets, and sleeves.
"Get a few new tricks up your sleeve! Learn to alter existing patterns using fashion-industry methods; add stylish details like pockets, plackets, and zippers with how-to illustrations and photos, with lots of sewing tricks and tips; change up waistlines, shirt yokes, necklines, sleeves, cuffs, and more to adapt your favorite garment or develop your limitless fashion wardrobe." -- Back cover.