Author : Kristina Harris
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 29,81 MB
Release : 2013-04-22
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0486320170
Vintage guide offered turn-of-the-century seamstresses clear instructions for altering patterns and creating shirt-blouses, skirts, wedding gowns, coats, maternity wear, children's clothing, and other apparel.
Author : Alison Smith
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,51 MB
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780241459737
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
Author : Alison Smith
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 35,48 MB
Release : 2012-08-20
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 146540516X
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 : Sara May Allington
Publisher :
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 10,35 MB
Release : 1913
Category : Dressmaking
ISBN :
Author : Butterick Publishing
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 47,18 MB
Release : 2021-09-09
Category :
ISBN : 9781014815507
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Helen Hoover
Publisher :
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 19,78 MB
Release : 1999-03-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780816631308
Originally published: [New York]: Alfred A. Knopf, 1973.
Author : Lauren Stowell
Publisher : PAGE STREET PUB
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 37,68 MB
Release : 2017-11-21
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1624144535
"This comprehensive guide will walk you through how to make and wear your 18th century dream gown. [The authors] have endeavored to ... [bring] historically accurate dressmaking techniques into your sewing room. Learn how to make four of the most iconic 18th century silhouettes--the English Gown, Sacque Gown, Italian Gown and Round Gown--using the same hand sewing techniques done by historic dressmakers. From large hoops to full bums, wool petticoats to grand silk gowns, ruffled aprons to big feathered hats, this manual has project patterns and instructions for every level of 18th century sewing enthusiast"--Amazon.com.
Author : Edith Marie Carens
Publisher :
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 27,2 MB
Release : 1911
Category : Dressmaking
ISBN :
Author : Lorna Knight
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,60 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Dressmaking
ISBN : 9780715329542
Offers techniques for designing and making clothes, whether you are following a pattern, adding embellishements, or designing garments from scratch. This book includes illustrated instructions, which explain the essential dressmaking techniques. It is suitable for beginners, or those who are already designing or making their own clothes.
Author : Lorna Knight
Publisher : B.E.S. Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 27,64 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Clothing and dress
ISBN : 9781438000954
Offers advice and techniques for women with full figures to modify store-bought dress patterns to create custom garments that fit and flatter their individual bodies.
