The Dressmaking Book

Author : Alison Smith
Publisher : Dorling Kindersley Ltd
ISBN 13 : 0241523370
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dressmaking Book written by Alison Smith and published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd. This book was released on 2021-02-04 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
ISBN 13 : 146540516X
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dressmaking written by Alison Smith and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-08-20 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dressmaking Book. a Simplified Guide for Beginners written by Adele P. Margolis and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Adele Margolis
Publisher : Echo Point Books & Media
ISBN 13 : 9781635610888
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dressmaking Book written by Adele Margolis and published by Echo Point Books & Media. This book was released on 2018-07-30 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dressmaker written by Butterick Publishing Company and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alison Smith
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0756657180
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sewing Book written by Alison Smith and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-03-06 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Adele Margolis
Publisher : Echo Point Books & Media
ISBN 13 : 9781635618440
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dressmaking Book written by Adele Margolis and published by Echo Point Books & Media. This book was released on 2019-02-08 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
ISBN 13 : 1465439919
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dressmaking Step by Step written by Alison Smith and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-02-02 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Constance Talbot
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1447482360
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Book of Sewing - Dressmaking and Sewing for the Home Made Easy written by Constance Talbot and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dressmaker written by Butterick Publishing Company and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: