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This technique-driven book follows the entire process of clothing construction, including a section on the sewing machine and other tools/materials used, information on working with patterns and fitting, laying out the pattern pieces, cutting and marking, and on through every step of construction to the final button. Large, detailed photos guide you from start to finish and help give you a visual basis for learning.
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128 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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"A manual of construction techniques for smocked garments. The A-Z of Sewing for Smockers contains all the guidance you need to turn your smocked garment into an heirloom, and create beautiful garments in the traditional manner. This book demystifies the construction process trhough clear step-by-step photographs and concise instructions."--Back cover.
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175 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
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"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.
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xiv, 271 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
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"In Sewing Love, a follow-up to our 2016 hit hybrid sewing book with personal essays, Sewing Happiness, Sanae Ishida guides readers on a journey to loving the body they have right now as they learn to sew beautiful, simple handmade clothes." --
"Draft patterns and sew clothes that fit your unique body! In this garment-making primer, sewing is an act of radical kindness and self-care. Learning to sew for yourself enables you to make exactly the kinds...
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"This is a comprehensive how-to book about altering commercial patterns to customize the fit to one's own body before cutting out fabric and sewing the garment. Poor fit is the number one reason many sewers get discouraged with garment sewing. Author Sarah Veblen guides the reader through the steps of sewing a muslin test garment, fine-tuning the fit by pinning the garment to mold perfectly to the wearer's body, marking the adjustments, and then transferring...
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