The companion series the dressmaking companion
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The practical, pocket-sized dressmaking manual that every sewist needs.
Tips, techniques and trusted advice on everything from threading your machine and selecting your fabric to fitting zips, darts, pockets and vents.
THE ESSENTIAL COMPANION FOR EVERY SEWIST
Designed to be taken wherever you sew, The Dressmaking Companion gives invaluable advice on getting the most out of your sewing machine to create a wardrobe to be proud of!
From selecting the ideal fabric and understanding patterns to setting up your machine and creating everything from collars to buttonholes, you’ll find all the support you need in this exquisite, pocket-size book.
The practical, pocket-sized dressmaking manual that every sewist needs.
Tips, techniques and trusted advice on everything from threading your machine and selecting your fabric to fitting zips, darts, pockets and vents.
Whether you are making your first garment or your fiftieth, this comprehensive mini guide is a treasure trove of knowledge, perfect for dipping in and out of for quick reference and trusted advice. Inside you’ll find:
Sewing machine anatomy: a tour through a machine’s anatomy along with advice on choosing needles, threads and feet. An overview of essential tools: everything you need to get going, including cutting tools, marking and measuring aids and pressing tools. A complete guide to fabric: understand construction, grain and bias, and discover an indispensable photographic library of 30 key dressmaking fabrics, each given with suitable garment use and care instructions. Patterns demystified: understand pattern language and symbols, how to take key body measurements and learn how to arrange your pattern pieces on fabric most efficiently. 40 key hand and machine sewing techniques: discover 40 essential techniques, each shown clearly step by step. Start with hand-sewing, seams and hems; discover more advanced techniques such as adding bias binding and piping; before moving on to adding details and features such as darts, pleats, pockets and gathers.- 1 Bekijk alle specificaties
Taal: en
Bindwijze: Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 10 januari 2025
Aantal pagina's: 152
Hoofdauteur: Laure Guyet
Hoofduitgeverij: Search Press Ltd
Product breedte: 127 mm
Product lengte: 180 mm
Verpakking breedte: 127 mm
Verpakking lengte: 180 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 567 g
EAN: 9781800922570