Download or read book Sew Your Own Wardrobe written by Alison Smith and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-02-09 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is your complete guide to dressmaking, from designing, creating, and customizing your clothes. Master every dressmaking technique in the book! Fully illustrated and easy to use, this dressmaking book covers all the essential skills and techniques you need to make timeless wardrobe staples. It's a must-have for beginners and expert stitchers alike. Fed up with fast fashion and keen to make your own clothes? This is the ultimate dressmaking guide for absolute beginners. Comprehensive, step-by-step guides and dressmaking patterns cover everything from choosing the perfect fabric for any project to trying your hand at a range of machine-sewing techniques. Inside the pages of this sewing book you’ll discover: • Step-by-step instructions and techniques, accompanied by clear, full-color photography • Thorough sections on tools and equipment, to help the reader choose the right items for each project • 13 downloadable patterns for skirts, dresses, trousers, tops, and jackets that can be used to create 31 different garments • Over 80 techniques, including how to cut out a pattern, machine stitch, and hand stitch Accompanied by close-up photographs, clear instructions, and a glossary of dressmaking terminology to demystify even the trickiest technique. This book will help you advance from a sewing learner to a seasoned stitcher in no time. Zoomed-in photographs of hand and machine tools show you the best dressmaking equipment for the job and teach you exactly how to use it. All the techniques and projects are graded by difficulty level, from the simple and straightforward to the more complex and challenging ones. Put your new-found knowledge to the test with 13 downloadable patterns that can be easily adapted to create more than 30 stylish garments. Learn how to make classic dresses, skirts, tops, trousers, and jackets, alongside creative ideas for giving your old clothes new life! The Essential Guide to Dressmaking Sew Your Own Wardrobe guides you through every hand stitch, machine stitch, and sewing technique you'll ever need. We've included the best way to stitch, alter, put in linings, seam and hem, so you can make your favorite bespoke outfits to suit your unique style.

Download or read book Oh Scrap written by Lissa Alexander and published by Martingale. This book was released on 2018-03-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Want to be a scrap quilter? Great! Want to think like a scrap quilter? Learn from a master! Lissa Alexander has spent three decades honing her scrap-quilting talents, and in her first solo book, she offers page after page of tips for making dazzling scrap quilts bursting with colors, prints, and textures. Learn Lissa's secrets for deciding which fabric combinations work (and understanding why others don't). Best of all, with a dozen patterns to choose from you'll discover how to (finally!) use your unique stash to make scrap quilts that sing. Includes a preface by renowned quilt historian Barbara Brackman.

Download or read book The Complete Photo Guide to Clothing Construction written by Christine Haynes and published by Creative Publishing international. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Photo Guide to Clothing Construction helps you master all of the techniques needed to sew clothes--including tops, dresses, pants, skirts, and even outerwear. This technique-driven book follows the entire process of clothing construction, including a section on the sewing machine and other tools/materials used, information on working with patterns and fitting, laying out the pattern pieces, cutting and marking, and on through every step of construction to the final button. Large, detailed photos guide you from start to finish and help give you a visual basis for learning the skills. This comprehensive guide is a long-lasting reference for anyone who sews clothes. It fills in all the technique details not supplied by manufacturers of the clothing patterns that most sewers use for all of their projects. The Complete Photo Guide to Clothing Construction explains the reasons behind the methods, warns of pitfalls to watch out for, and provides you with valuable tips that help you reach a satisfying, successful end with every project. Examples show both men's and women's fashions as well as children's clothes.

Download or read book All My Sewing Shit written by Patricia Larson and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This useful sewing project planner is a must-have for anyone that loves to sew! You will love this easy to use journal to track and record all your sewing activities.

Download or read book The Best of Sewing with Nancy written by Nancy Luedtke Zieman and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dressmaking, Machine Sewing, Tailoring.

Download or read book The Dressmaker s Guide written by Elizabeth Stewart Clark and published by . This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Scrap School written by Lissa Alexander and published by Martingale. This book was released on 2021-02-01 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bring the classroom into your sewing space as you learn from expert quilters how to get the scrappy look you love. Following the wildly popular Sisterhood of Scraps, author and designer Lissa Alexander has gathered more super-talented designer friends to share a dozen scraptastic quilt designs. Not feeling confident with color selection? Unsure of what fabrics to add to the mix? Want to know what makes a scrap quilt sing? Tips and tricks are inside for all this and so much more to help you make the most of your fabric stash! Lissa and her handpicked crew of "instructors" show you how to get an A+ (for awesome) on your next scrap quilts. Scrap School is in session! Lisa Bongean · Gudrun Erla· Sarah Huechteman · Susan Ache· Kim Diehl· Mary Etherington and Connie Tesene· Sherri McConnell· Amy Smart · Amanda Jean Nyberg

Download or read book The Secret History of Home Economics How Trailblazing Women Harnessed the Power of Home and Changed the Way We Live written by Danielle Dreilinger and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The surprising, often fiercely feminist, always fascinating, yet barely known, history of home economics. The term “home economics” may conjure traumatic memories of lopsided hand-sewn pillows or sunken muffins. But common conception obscures the story of the revolutionary science of better living. The field exploded opportunities for women in the twentieth century by reducing domestic work and providing jobs as professors, engineers, chemists, and businesspeople. And it has something to teach us today. In the surprising, often fiercely feminist and always fascinating The Secret History of Home Economics, Danielle Dreilinger traces the field’s history from Black colleges to Eleanor Roosevelt to Okinawa, from a Betty Crocker brigade to DIY techies. These women—and they were mostly women—became chemists and marketers, studied nutrition, health, and exercise, tested parachutes, created astronaut food, and took bold steps in childhood development and education. Home economics followed the currents of American culture even as it shaped them. Dreilinger brings forward the racism within the movement along with the strides taken by women of color who were influential leaders and innovators. She also looks at the personal lives of home economics’ women, as they chose to be single, share lives with other women, or try for egalitarian marriages. This groundbreaking and engaging history restores a denigrated subject to its rightful importance, as it reminds us that everyone should learn how to cook a meal, balance their account, and fight for a better world.

Download or read book Applique The Sew Quirky Way written by Mandy Murray and published by David and Charles. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to do quick and easy applique the Sew Quirky way for fun, sewn projects. This collection of 12 designs for bright and bold machine applique patterns can be used to create bags, pillows, and quilts as well as to embellish clothes. Author, Mandy Murray, has a very unique style and that is reflected in her irreverent, humorous approach to designing, so whether it’s a dachshund in a doughnut or a flamingo who likes to mingle, her designs can’t fail to make you smile. This collection includes 12 projects for homewares and wearables. Choose from a fun floor cushion to an apron, table mats, wall hanging and even a dinosaur inspired applique design for a denim jacket. Mandy uses fusible applique to bring her designs to life and she explains this technique with step-by-step instructions and illustrations at the beginning of the book along with specific advice about getting the most from your sewing machine and using unusual fabrics – she loves to incorporate cork, vinyl and other eye catching fabrics into her designs. Other applique and piecing techniques covered include fussy cutting, layered applique, fabric selection and fabric 'auditioning' so you choose the best fabric for your project; how to get the right tension on your sewing machine and which feet to use, as well how to choose the right threads and needles for the best results. Other subjects covered include how to add hand embroidery and decorative stitches, quilting and finishing techniques and adding embellishments. Mandy also shares her techniques for different stitch styles, and shows you how to get exciting effects with even the most basic sewing machine. And she explains how to create her distinctive applique style using decorative stitches in the stitch library. The full-size applique patterns are included on a pull-out pattern sheet so you don’t need to print them out and stick pages together, and all the applique templates are included at full-size so you can get going straight away once you’ve decided which design to tackle first! As well as the main techniques section there are 12 exciting projects to choose from. Mandy is known for her fun and quirky designs: a dachshund in a donut, an otter on an inflatable and a flamingo who likes to mingle all feature in this fun pattern collection which includes wall art, embellishments on clothing, cushions, quilts and an apron. The projects come together quickly and easily and make the perfect funky present for families and friends.

Download or read book Adventure Time Crafts written by Cartoon Network and published by Potter Craft. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Jake the dog and Finn the human, the crafts will never end! Learn how to stitch, paint, sculpt, and crochet more than 23 projects featuring your favorite Adventure Time™ characters. You'll find designs by fans just like you for plush toys, chic jewelry, crafty home decor, and stylish fashions straight from the Candy Kingdom: * Reversible Jake/Cake Plush * Marceline's Axe * Bubblegum's Like-Like Sweater * Peppermint Butler Pillow * Oh My Glob, Nail Art! * Fionna and Finn Hats * BMO's 8-Bit Fuse Bead Coasters And so much more! What the lump are you waiting for? It's time to D.I.Y.!

Download or read book Sew Liberated written by Meg McElwee and published by Interweave. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Resurrecting the art of applique--a technique in which pieces of fabric are sewn onto clothing, bags, quilts, and other creations--this enlightening resource provides today's generation of "sewists" with a technique that can be combined with embroidery, beadwork, buttons, ribbons, and more to imbue works with a creative and personal style. Ideal for those with some sewing experience looking to break away from the restrictions of traditional patterns, this guide offers the details for both hand and machine applique techniques, as well as a history of applique and how it was rediscovered in the fiber arts. Featured are 20 modern, stylish sewing projects ranging from aprons, skirts, pillows, and totes to a duvet cover, wall clock, blouse, baby quilt, and scarf. With step-by-step instructions, color photographs, and comprehensive how-to embroidery instructions, this is an all-in-one resource and guide.

Download or read book That Sewing Life written by That Sewing Life Publishing and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-30 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Sewing Project Planner thoughtfully designed to help you increase your productivity and keep your ideas and projects organized. This planner is full of resources to keep you organized, streamline your sewing and catalog your beautiful makes. It's is the ideal size at 8 x 10"- large enough for detailed notes, yet compact enough to carry with you. It includes: Detailed Project Note Pages: two page spreads with space for 42 projects. Includes fields for swatches, illustration/ pattern photo, pattern cutting notes, fabric type and quantity needed, fabric care, notions and trims needed, machine settings & needles used and space for construction notes. Never forget where you are in a project again- just refer to your construction notes to see what your next steps are! Log any needed pattern alterations in the notes space. Set forth your sewing intentions by utilizing the Sewing Goals Pages included in the beginning of the planner. Brainstorm possible new projects on the To-Do List Pages or use as a shopping list. Catalog your Works in Progress on the W.I.P. Pages and add important details like priority ratings and completion deadlines. Measurements Pages ensure that you always know what size to cut on a pattern no matter the company. Space for your own measurements (and for changes if needed) and for select family members or friends as well. Was using up that towering stack of fabric a sewing goal? Log your progress in the Stash Busting Worksheet Pages. Keep track of your accomplishments and work towards your stash busting goal! Keep track of fabric, pattern and notions purchases in the Expense Tracker Pages. Take notes on new construction methods or just have fun sketching new designs for a capsule wardrobe in the Bullet Journal Notes Pages in the back of the planner. Don't waste time being unorganized that you could be using to sew something amazing! Too busy to sew? Sew beautiful things in only 15 minutes a day using our planner! Prioritize your projects, and keep track of next steps needed so that you can immediately take advantage of little snippets of time that may pop up from time to time. Mindful Sewing- Plan what you want to make next and sew with intention. Love what you make. Treat yourself to a planner that helps to catalog all your sewing accomplishments! Add pictures of the clothes modeled to the project pages when complete. This Sewing Project Planner is the perfect gift for the fashion sewist. Different cover designs also available! ~Happy Sewing

Download or read book All My Sewing Shit written by Paige Cooper and published by . This book was released on 2020-08 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Lotta Jansdotter s Everyday Style written by Lotta Jansdotter and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photographed over the course of a year in New York, Tennessee, India, and Sweden and organised by season, Jansdotter shares her sources of inspiration and how she and her friends mix and match her key pieces while working, playing, resting, and travelling.

Download or read book The Seeker of Souls written by Anita Atkins and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2020-01-23 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a story about a young girl that didn’t know her destiny on Earth. She was always seeking something that she couldn’t really find. She is a Nascent. She is someone that hasn’t been here long but needs time to grow into the person that can live with others happily. Her father, lord of the underworld, has sent her here to collect the souls he gathered. In turn, he gave her many years to start and rule her own colony. She and his clan will not die out because they are the night watchers.

Download or read book Patchwork Planner written by Becky Jorgensen and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining the calendar with additional monthly tracking pages, this planner offers a solution for making this year - a year of finishes.

Download or read book Stylish Dress Book written by Yoshiko Tsukiori and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japanese craft books are loved the world over for their beautiful and practical design, unique aesthetic, and their clear, meticulous and educational instruction. Translated into English for the first time, Stylish Dress Book contains 26 projects for beautiful dresses and blouses. Elegant and loose-fitting, the pieces in this book are designed to be worn in any season and are suitable for women of all ages. The easy-to-follow instructions are accompanied by detailed diagrams and gorgeous full-colour photographs. The full-sized pattern sheets have been adapted for Western sizing and run from AU 6 - 16. IMPORTANT CORRECTION: Correction: The sleeve pattern piece for Dress Y, pictured p. 34, How to Make p. 82, is missing from the pattern sheet. Clik the link in the left side navigation pane to download the Y Sleeve pattern piece.