Dressmaking
Title | Dressmaking PDF eBook |
Author | Alison Smith |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 322 |
Release | 2012-08-20 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 146540516X |
An invaluable resource, Dressmaking will guide you through all the stages of making, altering, and customizing clothes. Starting with the Tools and Materials, you will learn what you need to buy and how to use it. The Fabrics chapter demonstrates the drape and weave of fabrics and explains the best uses of each. The Patterns chapter covers everything from understanding a pattern to altering one. In General Techniques, close-up photography and guiding annotation to explain key techniques step by step. A section on Basic Patterns and Variations then guides you through creating six garments. Patterns and detailed step-by-step instructions are provided for a skirt, dress, shirt, tee, jacket, and pair of trousers. Instructions are also given for possible variations of each garment. Finally, chapters on Alterations and repairs and Customizing offer practical tips for repairing worn items and inspiration for modernizing tired pieces. Packed with essential advice and inspiration, this is the dressmaking bible that no budding seamstress should be without.
Authentic Victorian Dressmaking Techniques
Title | Authentic Victorian Dressmaking Techniques PDF eBook |
Author | Kristina Harris |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 146 |
Release | 2013-04-22 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | 0486320170 |
Vintage guide offered turn-of-the-century seamstresses clear instructions for altering patterns and creating shirt-blouses, skirts, wedding gowns, coats, maternity wear, children's clothing, and other apparel.
The American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Dressmaking
Title | The American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Dressmaking PDF eBook |
Author | Lauren Stowell |
Publisher | PAGE STREET PUB |
Pages | 242 |
Release | 2017-11-21 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 1624144535 |
"This comprehensive guide will walk you through how to make and wear your 18th century dream gown. [The authors] have endeavored to ... [bring] historically accurate dressmaking techniques into your sewing room. Learn how to make four of the most iconic 18th century silhouettes--the English Gown, Sacque Gown, Italian Gown and Round Gown--using the same hand sewing techniques done by historic dressmakers. From large hoops to full bums, wool petticoats to grand silk gowns, ruffled aprons to big feathered hats, this manual has project patterns and instructions for every level of 18th century sewing enthusiast"--Amazon.com.
Complete Dressmaking Skills
Title | Complete Dressmaking Skills PDF eBook |
Author | Lorna Knight |
Publisher | |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Dressmaking |
ISBN | 9781782210245 |
This comprehensive guide provides instruction in a wide range of dressmaking techniques, from how to use and adapt patterns, to sewing hems, zippers, and adding embellishments.
Dressmaking Step by Step
Title | Dressmaking Step by Step PDF eBook |
Author | Alison Smith |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 226 |
Release | 2015-02-02 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 1465439919 |
Learn how to make your own clothes in simple steps. A compact and comprehensive dressmaking resource for anyone who wants to learn how to make clothes at home. Learn how to make a dress, trousers, tops, and jackets--18 garments in all--by following clear and simple step-by-step sequences. Everything you need to learn to sew a wardrobe of clothes is included, from information on tools and materials, to key sewing techniques, to garment projects complete with sewing patterns.
Pleating for Mercy
Title | Pleating for Mercy PDF eBook |
Author | Melissa Bourbon |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 257 |
Release | 2011-08-02 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1101517395 |
When her great-grandmother passes away, Harlow Jane Cassidy leaves her job as a Manhattan fashion designer and moves back to Bliss, Texas. But when she opens a dressmaking boutique in the turn-of-the-century farmhouse she inherited, Harlow senses an inexplicable "presence". Her old friend Josie orders a gown for her upcoming wedding, but when Josie's boss turns up dead, Harlow has to find the killer-with a little help from beyond.
The Dressmaker
Title | The Dressmaker PDF eBook |
Author | Kate Alcott |
Publisher | Anchor |
Pages | 386 |
Release | 2013-01-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0307948196 |
Tess, an aspiring seamstress, thinks she’s had an incredibly lucky break when she is hired by famous designer Lady Lucile Duff Gordon to be her personal maid on the Titanic. Once on board, Tess catches the eye of two men—a kind sailor and an enigmatic Chicago businessman—who offer differing views of what lies ahead for her in America. But on the fourth night, disaster strikes, and amidst the chaos, Tess is one of the last people allowed on a lifeboat. The survivors are rescued and taken to New York, but when rumors begin to circulate about the choices they made, Tess is forced to confront a serious question. Did Lady Duff Gordon save herself at the expense of others? Torn between loyalty to Lucile and her growing suspicion that the media’s charges might be true, Tess must decide whether to stay quiet and keep her fiery mentor’s good will or face what might be true and forever change her future.