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Featuring easy-to-follow instructions on all the main basic and intermediate skills required to sew garments from a pattern, Fashion Sewing: Introductory Techniques is an excellent resource for fashion design students who want to improve their sewing skills. The book includes advice on setting up the home sewing studio, an introduction to fabrics, a fitting guide and a wide range of basic and intermediate techniques on stitches, seams, hems and fastenings.Featuring comprehensive instructions, accompanied by large, clear illustrations, this book enables readers to visualize each action and apply key sewing techniques to their own projects.

Fashion Sewing: Advanced Techniques guides the reader through a range of intermediate and advanced skills, such as tailoring, sewing with knits, inserting linings and facings and how to sew a wide range of design variations for collars, pockets and sleeves. The detailed step-by-step instructions are easy to follow, with clear accompanying illustrations. This comprehensive guide is an ideal accompaniment to the first book in the series, Fashion Sewing: Introductory Techniques, but it will also enable those with little sewing experience to master their fashion sewing skills and create beautiful, professional-looking garments.

“This is the most comprehensive teaching tool for learning and mastering draping techniques. The illustrations and the text for each drape are clear and explicit.” Laura K. Kidd, Southern Illinois University, USALearn to drape fabric on a dress form to create your own patterns.The step-by-step instructions are organized from basic to advanced projects using both imperial and metric measurements, so you don''t have to convert measurements. The book includes a wide variety of fashion styles, from bodices to bias-cut gowns. Intermediate and advanced design variations include an off-shoulder sleeve design and a peplum design. More than 1,000 two-color line drawings show you each draping step.- Checklists to evaluate and analyze designs- Cross-referencing of techniques across chapters- Online STUDIO includes video tutorials explaining key draping skills and techniques- Lay-flat binding makes the book easy to use while draping garments

“This is the most comprehensive teaching tool for learning and mastering draping techniques. The illustrations and the text for each drape are clear and explicit.” Laura K. Kidd, Southern Illinois University, USALearn to drape fabric on a dress form to create your own patterns.The step-by-step instructions are organized from basic to advanced projects using both imperial and metric measurements, so you don''t have to convert measurements. The book includes a wide variety of fashion styles, from bodices to bias-cut gowns. Intermediate and advanced design variations include an off-shoulder sleeve design and a peplum design. More than 1,000 two-color line drawings show you each draping step.- Checklists to evaluate and analyze designs- Cross-referencing of techniques across chapters- Online STUDIO includes video tutorials explaining key draping skills and techniques- Lay-flat binding makes the book easy to use while draping garmentsPLEASE NOTE: Purchasing or renting this ISBN does not include access to the STUDIO resources that accompany this text. To receive free access to the STUDIO content with new copies of this book, please refer to the book + STUDIO access card bundle ISBN 9781501330292.

“This is the most comprehensive teaching tool for learning and mastering draping techniques. The illustrations and the text for each drape are clear and explicit.” Laura K. Kidd, Southern Illinois University, USALearn to drape fabric on a dress form to create your own patterns.The step-by-step instructions are organized from basic to advanced projects using both imperial and metric measurements, so you don’t have to convert measurements. The book includes a wide variety of fashion styles, from bodices to bias-cut gowns. Intermediate and advanced design variations include an off-shoulder sleeve design and a peplum design. More than 1,000 two-color line drawings show you each draping step.- Checklists to evaluate and analyze designs- Cross-referencing of techniques across chapters- Online STUDIO includes video tutorials explaining key draping skills and techniques- Lay-flat binding makes the book easy to use while draping garments

A Guide to Fashion Sewing, 7th Edition, provides a comprehensive fashion sewing resource for beginning and advanced sewers alike. Readers will learn how to assemble and construct designs of various styles using proven industry methods for more than 100 sewing applications. Chapters cover everything from sewing equipment, measurements, and fabric selection to actual garment assembly. Filled with easy to follow, step-by-step instructions and large, clear illustrations, this book is an indispensable resource for constructing quality garments. Accompanying video demonstrations help readers learn at their own pace for basic sewing skills and techniques such a seams, darts, bias binding, zipper, and garment assembly.New to this Edition:- Discusses sustainable fabrics- Addresses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic as it pertains to the fashion industry- Includes troubleshooting tip box which covers common pitfalls and how best to work around themSTUDIO Features Include:-Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tips-Review concepts with flashcards of terms and definitions-Watch Video lessons depicting key techniquesInstructor Resources-Instructor''s Guide to help integrate the text into your classroom-PowerPoint Slides for every chapter

A Guide to Fashion Sewing, 7th Edition, provides a comprehensive fashion sewing resource for beginning and advanced sewers alike. Readers will learn how to assemble and construct designs of various styles using proven industry methods for more than 100 sewing applications. Chapters cover everything from sewing equipment, measurements, and fabric selection to actual garment assembly. Filled with easy to follow, step-by-step instructions and large, clear illustrations, this book is an indispensable resource for constructing quality garments. Accompanying video demonstrations help readers learn at their own pace for basic sewing skills and techniques such a seams, darts, bias binding, zipper, and garment assembly.New to this Edition:- Discusses sustainable fabrics- Addresses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic as it pertains to the fashion industry- Includes troubleshooting tip box which covers common pitfalls and how best to work around themSTUDIO Features Include:-Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tips-Review concepts with flashcards of terms and definitions-Watch Video lessons depicting key techniquesInstructor Resources-Instructor''s Guide to help integrate the text into your classroom-PowerPoint Slides for every chapter

A Guide to Fashion Sewing, 7th Edition, provides a comprehensive fashion sewing resource for beginning and advanced sewers alike. Readers will learn how to assemble and construct designs of various styles using proven industry methods for more than 100 sewing applications. Chapters cover everything from sewing equipment, measurements, and fabric selection to actual garment assembly. Filled with easy to follow, step-by-step instructions and large, clear illustrations, this book is an indispensable resource for constructing quality garments. Accompanying video demonstrations help readers learn at their own pace for basic sewing skills and techniques such a seams, darts, bias binding, zipper, and garment assembly.New to this Edition:- Discusses sustainable fabrics- Addresses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic as it pertains to the fashion industry- Includes troubleshooting tip box which covers common pitfalls and how best to work around themSTUDIO Features Include:-Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tips-Review concepts with flashcards of terms and definitions-Watch Video lessons depicting key techniquesInstructor Resources-Instructor’s Guide to help integrate the text into your classroom-PowerPoint Slides for every chapter

A Guide to Fashion Sewing, 5th Edition, provides a comprehensive fashion sewing education for beginning and experienced sewers alike. Readers will learn how to assemble and construct designs of various styles using proven industry methods for more than 100 sewing applications. Chapters cover everything from sewing equipment, measurements, and pattern selection to actual garment assembly. Filled with easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions and large, clear illustrations, this book is an indispensable resource for creating fashionable and professional-looking garments.

A Guide to Fashion Sewing, 6th Edition, provides a comprehensive fashion sewing resource for beginning and advanced sewers alike. Readers will learn how to assemble and construct designs of various styles using proven industry methods for more than 100 sewing applications. Chapters cover everything from sewing equipment, measurements, and fabric selection to actual garment assembly. Filled with easy to follow, step-by-step instructions and large, clear illustrations, this book is an indispensable resource for constructing quality garments. Accompanying video demonstrations help readers learn at their own pace basic sewing skills and techniques such a seams, darts, bias binding, zipper, and garment assembly.The new edition features an updated design, new industrial sewing machine information and photographs, and expanded information on tailoring. Amaden-Crawford has added convenient metric measurement equivalents to the text, helpful project checklists to aid self-assessment of completed project, and 1/2 scale patterns to make sample garment assembly easier than ever before.PLEASE NOTE: Purchasing or renting this ISBN does not include access to the STUDIO resources that accompany this text. To receive free access to the STUDIO content with new copies of this book, please refer to the book + STUDIO access card bundle ISBN 9781501395284. STUDIO Instant Access can also be purchased or rented separately on BloomsburyFashionCentral.com.

Este manual explica las técnicas de confección esenciales que todo estudiante y profesional de la moda debería dominar. Por medio de instrucciones detalladas e ilustraciones de gran formato, enseña a ensamblar y a montar diseños de prendas para mujer, hombre y niño utilizando los métodos empleados por la industria. Connie Amaden-Crawford nos descubre además los trucos para sortear las dificultades que surgen a la hora de construir una prenda y aquellas técnicas necesarias para conseguir un acabado profesional.El manual, dividido en dos volúmenes, incluye una guía completa sobre máquinas de coser y materiales de costura, así como la información básica para poder seleccionar tejidos en función del tipo de prenda, con recomendaciones que afectan a su rendimiento, mantenimiento, planchado y confección. Un manual completo y riguroso dirigido a futuros profesionales.