Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clothing and dress
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Make Your Own Dress Patterns: With over 1,000 how-to illustrations
Author: Adele P. MargolisPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486132315
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
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.
Dress Patterns
Author: Dress Patterns
Author: United States. Bureau of StandardsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dressmaking
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Make Your Own Dress Patterns
Author: Adele P. MargolisPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486452549
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
"Anyone who can work through the labyrinthian directions for sewing that accompany the commercial pattern can surely learn the comparatively simple and clear rules for pattern making," says nationally acclaimed sewing expert Adele Margolis. Her profusely illustrated primer allows you to create your own fashionable patterns and personalized commercial patterns. You'll learn how to design and execute everything from skirts, dresses, and blouses to sportswear, jackets, and children's clothing. You'll also find tips for: shaping fabric to your figure; mastering the art of flares, flounces, pleats, and tucks; creating fashionable necklines, pretty pockets, stylish sleeves, and much more. Simple step-by-step directions and more than 1,000 illustrations show how to successfully complete apparel for work, home, and play that reflects your personal style and taste.
Authentic Victorian Fashion Patterns
Author: Kristina HarrisPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486407210
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Rich selection of dressmaker's patterns from popular, late-19th-century magazine The Voice of Fashion includes 50 garments for women, from day and evening dresses to tennis outfits and undergarments. 498 illustrations.
American Dress Pattern Catalogs, 1873-1909
Author: Nancy Villa BrykPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486256542
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Over 3,500 rare illustrations depict everything from bicycle suits to evening wear. Invaluable reference; rich royalty-free source for designers, illustrators. Co-published with Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village.
New Complete Guide to Sewing
Author: Publisher: Readers Digest
ISBN: 0762104201
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Provides general instructions for fitting, constructing, tailoring, and finishing women's, men's, and children's clothing and for making curtains and bedcoverings.
Modern Dressmaking
Author: Mary Brooks PickenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dressmaking
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
How to Sew Japanese Sewing Patterns
Author: Rin Gomura-ElkanPublisher: Sew in Love
ISBN: 0992390117
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
Understanding and Adjusting Sewing Patterns
Author: Gill McBridePublisher: The Crowood Press
ISBN: 1785004484
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Everyone feels good and looks better in well-fitted clothes. This practical book explains how to make garments that really fit you and flatter your shape. It is a step-by-step guide to understanding fully what is included on a sewing pattern envelope and the contents within, so that you can make the clothes you want look amazing. Aimed at those home sewers who have no confidence in fitting, this book will be your best friend and will guide you through the process of sewing successful clothes with a professional fit and finish. Provides clear instructions on taking key body measurements, and tips for seeing and understanding what your body shape actually is, explains how to fit on a dressform and how to adjust a dressform so that it resembles your personal size and shape. It encourages you to be confident and creative, and to take the next step with your dressmaking. Of great interest to all home sewers, dressmakers, tailors, costume makers and fashion students. Superbly illustrated with 145 colour images. Gill McBride is an experienced seamstress who runs her own sewing school - Sewing with Gill.