Dressmaking : the complete step-by-step guide to making your own clothes
Smith, Alison (Alison Victoria)2012
Book
Discusses how to make, alter, and customize clothes; create a wardrobe complete with thirty garments; and mend and repair worn items.
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Author:
Edition:
1st American ed.
Imprint:
New York, N.Y. : DK Publishing, 2012.
Collation:
320 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Partial contents: Tools & materials -- Basic sewing kit -- Needles and pins -- Threads -- Measuring and marking tools -- Cutting tools -- Notions -- Useful extras -- Sewing machine -- Serger -- Pressing aids -- Fabrics -- Wool fabrics -- Cotton fabrics -- Silk fabrics -- Linen fabrics -- Synthetic fabrics -- Patterns & cutting out -- Reading patterns -- Body measuring -- Altering patterns -- Making a toile -- Cutting out -- General techniques -- Stitches for hand sewing -- Machine stitches and seams -- Reducing seam bulk -- Darts -- Gathers -- Interfacings -- Facings -- Collars -- Waistbands -- Sleeves -- Pockets -- Hemlines -- Zippers -- Buttons -- Hooks and eyes and snaps -- Garments -- The skirts -- Classic A-line skirt -- Button front A-line skirt -- Classic tailored skirt -- Tailored evening skirt -- Classic pleated skirt -- Topstitched pleated skirt -- The dresses -- Classic shift dress -- Short-sleeved shift dress -- Square-neck shift dress -- Sleeveless shift dress -- Short sleeveless shift dress -- Classic waisted dress -- Short-sleeved waisted dress -- Sleeveless waisted dress -- Waisted cocktail dress -- Classic empire waist dress -- Sleeveless empire waist dress -- Long empire waist dress -- The pants -- Classic tailored pants -- Tapered capri pants -- Classic palazzo pants -- Wide-leg shorts -- The tops.
ISBN:
97807566982010756698200
Dewey class:
646.404
LC class:
TT515
Language:
English
BRN:
182825
Electronic access:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Syme Carlton | -Home and Lifestyle | HOME 646.404 SMIT | Available |