The Dressmaker's Technique Bible

This is a complete resource of techniques for designing and making clothes, whether you are following a pattern, adding embellishements, or designing garments from scratch.Easy-to-follow, highly illustrated instructions explain the essential dressmaking techniques - and for advanced sewers, couture techniques - allowing you to work confidently from a pattern to create beautiful clothes that fit perfectly.It features an at-a-glance guide to basic garment shapes and styles, cross referenced with the relevant techniques throughout the book.Suitable for beginners, or those who are already designing or making their own clothes, this is the perfect book for honing dressmaking skills and inspiring fashionable new designs.

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Lorna Knight specialised in textiles at Queen Mary University College in Edinburgh. She has perviously worked as a designer's assistant and a design and technology teacher, and has run a business designing and making lingerie. She currently runs workshops on a range of sewing skills from both high street and couture fashions. Lorna writes regularly for Sewing World magazine and is the author of The Sewing Stitch and Textile Bible (Krause).

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Introduction; Tools & Equipment: sewing machines, patterns, threads...; Body Shapes Guide; Style Grid: shirts, trousers, jackets, skirts...; Fabric; Manipulations: Seams, darts, tucks...; Techniques: waist, cuffs, collars, sleeves, necklines...; Embellishment Ideas: top stitching, machine embroidery, beads...; Fabric Guide; Glossary & Resources; Index.

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