Author : J. François-Campbell
Publisher : GMC Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,17 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Clothing and dress
ISBN : 9781861089595
Revamp your wardrobe and maximize its usage with this comprehensive practical guide to maintaining and altering your clothes. Acclaimed customier and expert tailor Jay Francois-Campbell guides you through ten tailoring techniques, covering everything from replacing buttons to changing a garment's shape. If you're looking for better fitting clothes or simply to prolong the life of your garments, this book will show you how with easy to follow step-by-step instructions.
Author : Creative Publishing International
Publisher : Creative Publishing International
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 21,98 MB
Release : 2011-05
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1589236092
Tailoring is the complete photo guide to sewing jackets and coats. Written by sewing professionals, this book teaches the trusted, proven methods for sewing tailored jackets with impeccable details and perfect fit. Written for the intermediate sewer who wants to move on to more challenging projects, this book ensures success with detailed, step-by-step instructions, more than 400 photos, in-depth discussions about products and how to use them. Tailoring offers guidance for every aspect of tailoring a jacket: fitting and pattern alteration, fabrics and tools, interfacings, interlinings, seams and finishes, hand stitches, collars, pressing, topstitching, shaping shoulders, setting in sleeves, sewing pockets, vents, and making perfect buttonholes.
Author : Gertrude Strickland
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 37,65 MB
Release : 2013-01-25
Category : Design
ISBN : 144748133X
A timeless guide dedicated to the art of tailoring women's clothing, this accessible manual is enriched with helpful illustrations. This comprehensive guide includes detailed instructions for making a variety of women’s garments. Each section breaks down the process step-by-step, ensuring that readers can easily follow along and develop their skills. With its clear explanations and practical advice, A Tailoring Manual empowers beginners to create beautiful, well-fitted clothing. It’s an invaluable resource for novice needleworkers and those seeking fresh ideas and inspiration. This book is a must-have for anyone passionate about sewing and garment making, offering both foundational techniques and creative insights into the world of women's tailoring.
Author : Adele Margolis
Publisher :
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 10,29 MB
Release : 2022-06-07
Category :
ISBN : 9781648370380
In this indispensable guide, sewing expert Adele Margolis offers simple instructions for creating custom-fitted clothing. Featuring 340 drawings, this book covers classical and contemporary tailoring, from stitches to finished product.
Author : Anna de Leo
Publisher : Promopress
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 46,26 MB
Release : 2020-02
Category :
ISBN : 9788417412364
Easy, well-illustrated manual which describes how to mend clothes.
Author : Sandra Betzina
Publisher : Taunton
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,35 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781561586493
Every sewer has to make pattern alterations at one time or another and this book provides a fresh approach to this normally complex subject.
Author : Denis Antoine
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 25,33 MB
Release : 2021-12-30
Category : Design
ISBN : 1501372068
Since its first publication, Classic Tailoring Techniques for Menswear has been the authoritative resource for custom hand tailoring production. Providing in-depth, step-by-step instructions for the processes required by bespoke and couture-level manufacturing, this book retains its value and relevance for young and established tailors alike. Continuing this great tradition, the third edition introduces new discussions of traditional tailoring processes in the industry and highlights the value of hand-crafted construction in the context of environmentally-sustainable design. New to this Edition: - Learning Objectives let you know what you'll learn in each chapter - New Tricks of the Trade feature offers helpful tips - End of chapter discussion questions help you test your knowledge of the chapter concepts - A new, extended Glossary and Key Terms throughout emphasize a renewed focus on essential vocabulary STUDIO Features Include: - Download additional student exercises to practice newly learned skills - Review concepts with flashcards of essential vocabulary Instructor Resources Include: - The Instructor's Guide provides suggestions for planning the course and using the text in the classroom - PowerPoint® presentations include images from the book and provide a framework for lecture and discussion
Author : Judith Turner
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,69 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Clothing and dress
ISBN : 9781742576428
"If you have ever wondered how to shorten a pair of pants, replace a zip, let out or take in a dress, [this] has the answer. With simple step-by-step instructions, Judith Turner explains how to rescue those special clotes from your wardrobe, quickly creating the perfect fit ... shows that it is possible for anyone to achieve a professional finish with just a domestic sewing machine"--Publisher's description.
Author : Gina Renee Dunham
Publisher :
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 33,53 MB
Release : 2021-06-02
Category :
ISBN : 9783033083745
Learn how to fit clothes and alter sewing patterns. Sew clothes you love that fit.
Author : Catherine Morris
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 23,5 MB
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781794138575
Illustrated Guide to Advanced Dressmaking & Alteration Learn to Make & Alter Dresses, Skirts, and Shirts, Slacks Add Pockets, Frills, Buttons, Zippers & So Much More Look in your closet, how many dresses, skirts, slack, and shirts are there that you or your significant other can't wear anymore either because they are too big or too small? How about that old favorite dress or slacks with a broken zipper, buttons or hooks? Do you have a dress you wish there were little frills on the front of it? Or that shirt, wish it had a pocket? Let me show you how easily you can get all of these done in no time, just follow my instruction and look at the image. I have been sewing for over 21 years now. I have taught dressmaking to alternation in various setting for the last eleven years. I designed this guide for anyone who wants to learn alteration of any and all wearables both for women and men. You DO NOT need to be a master in sewing to get started, I promise you. Just follow the steps and watch the images I shared in this guide, and you will be on your way in no time. This is a two-part guide. In the first part of I show you all the advanced steps and inner workings of custom dressmaking. In the second part, I show you how to alter many types of garments in a few simple steps. Here is a Glimpse of What I Shared in This Book: Explanation of all Garment Components How to Control Fullness Darts & Dart Manipulation Methods What & How to Make Various Types of Pleats What & How to Make Perfect Gathers What is Shirring & How to Shirr Fabric the Proper Way What & How to Make Proper Smocking How to Make 6 Types of Sleeves How to Make Proper Sleeve/Bodice Combination How to Develop Sleeve Patterns How to Make & Attach all 5 Popular types of Pockets How to Make all 11 Types of Popular Dress Necklines How to Make Various Types of Collars How to Make 3 types of Yokes How to Make 3 Types of Cuffs How to Make 4 Types of Waistbands How to Pick & Attach the Proper Fasteners (Buttons, Hooks, Zippers & Velcro) How to add Pockets How to add Cuffs & Collars How to Change a Knife Pleated Dress to a Box Pleated Skirt How to Change Dress Neckline & sleeves How to Replace a Zipper Fly And so much more.
