Illustrated Guide to Sewing: Garment Construction: A Complete Course on Designing and Making Clothing for Fit and Fashion: A Complete Course on Making Clothing for Fit and Fashion - Softcover

Fox Chapel Publishing; Couch, Peg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565235096 ISBN 13: 9781565235090

Verlag: Fox Chapel Publishing, 2011

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Learn how to make all the building blocks of a great wardrobe. A perfect book for those who want to make their own clothing for style, fit, or just for fun.

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Fox Chapel Publishing publishes books, magazines, patterns, and videos for do-it-yourself enthusiasts. We inspire and inform readers who enjoy a variety of crafts and hobbies, including woodworking, arts and crafts, home & garden, outdoor projects, cooking and much more. Our greatest joy comes from working with talented craftspeople to make their designs and techniques available for everyone who shares the love of creating things by hand. We publish two magazines, Woodcarving Illustrated and Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts, and have over 1000 backlist titles including Design Originals, Heliconia Press, and Plain White Press imprints.

Peg Couch is an amateur seamstress and book acquisition editor at Fox Chapel Publishing. She served as the style editor for Tree Craft.

Fox Chapel Publishing crafts information for a hands-on world. With over 350 backlist titles, two magazines and over 35 new books each year - Fox Chapel specializes in educating and inspiring crafters working in a variety of mediums including sewing, woodworking and others.

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Expert Techniques to Take You from So-So Sewing to Professional QualityRegardless of the fashion details, all clothes are meant to be worn on the body- to be moved in, sat in, breathed in, walked in- and this relationship of design to fit and movement remains the basic factor in their overall construction. The more you understand about how clothes are cut and shaped and how you can contribute to their fit and quality by using the proper sewing techniques, the more satisfying your sewing will become.The Illustrated Guide to Sewing: Garment Construction will teach you how to make the building blocks of a great wardrobe- pants, blouse, skirt, dress, shirt- as well as learn how to choose and sew garments that flatter your figure and reflect your personal style. From learning how to take proper measurements, to choosing fabric and adjusting patterns, you will learn the basic order of construction as well as the details of assembly. Chapters on elements such as sleeves, collars, waistbands, hems, and more provide valuable insight on how each pieces are created and joined to the whole. Mastering and understanding these sewing techniques will enable you to produce clothes that are of a professional quality.Timelss Sewing Techniques that Never Go Out of FashionThe Illustrated Guide to Sewing Series teaches the classic techniques that have been employed by seamstesses and designers for years. Whether making a tailored suit, a little black dress, or custom drapery- this series covers everything you need to know about choosing fabric, taking measurements, altering patterns, fitting, design, and more.Other books in the series include:Couture TechniquesTailoring

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1565235096
• ISBN 13: 9781565235090
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 176
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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