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The Dressmaking Book is the ultimate guide to creating a capsule wardrobe that flatters and expresses your personal style.
This comprehensive, easy-to-use dressmaking book covers all the essential skills and techniques you need to make timeless wardrobe staples and show-stopping outfits. It's a must-have for beginners and expert sewers alike. With introductory sections that cover all the key tools and materials needed for dressmaking, dedicated technique, pattern, and project chapters put the learning into practice, before rounding off with guidance on customization.
The Dressmaking Book includes: - Step-by-step instructions accompanied by clear, full-color photography and illustrations - Guidance on choosing the perfect fabrics - Downloadable patterns that can be used to create multiple different garments - Over 80 techniques, including how to cut out a pattern, machine stitch, and hand stitch - 20 projects including skirts, dresses, trousers, tops, and jackets
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The Dressmaking Book is the ultimate guide to creating a capsule wardrobe that flatters and expresses your personal style.
This comprehensive, easy-to-use dressmaking book covers all the essential skills and techniques you need to make timeless wardrobe staples and show-stopping outfits. It's a must-have for beginners and expert sewers alike. With introductory sections that cover all the key tools and materials needed for dressmaking, dedicated technique, pattern, and project chapters put the learning into practice, before rounding off with guidance on customization.
The Dressmaking Book includes: - Step-by-step instructions accompanied by clear, full-color photography and illustrations - Guidance on choosing the perfect fabrics - Downloadable patterns that can be used to create multiple different garments - Over 80 techniques, including how to cut out a pattern, machine stitch, and hand stitch - 20 projects including skirts, dresses, trousers, tops, and jackets