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Publisher
Distributed in the book trade by St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
Presents tips and techniques for sewing professional looking garments, with step-by-step photographs and simple directions for acing tasks like collars, linings, sleeves, zippers, and pleats, including information on getting started and finishing.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Coco Chanel, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly. . . . Each of these women had an influential take on the most classic wardrobe staple of all: the Little Black Dress. In this chic sewing book, patternmaker Dolin Bliss O'Shea pulls inspiration from famous LBDs throughout history--including Mary Quant's mod mini, a classic wrap dress worn by Liza Minelli, Princess Diana's smart A-line, and more--and offers patterns for reinterpreted versions that are perfectly...
Author
Publisher
Creative Publishing International
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Singer: The Complete Photo Guide to Sewing, 3rd Edition is the essential one-stop reference every sewer needs. Step-by-step instructions and hundreds of photos and diagrams make it easy to understand sewing fundamentals and more advanced techniques for fashion and home décor projects. Discover the mysteries of your sewing machine! Learn ways to get the most out of your machine and attachments , the best tools to use, and how to sew with a variety...
Author
Publisher
Stash Books, an imprint of C&T Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A fashion expert’s techniques, tips, and tricks for transforming your favorite garment patterns--one small detail at a time! Add or remove pockets. Adjust the neckline. Create new cuffs. Swap a zippered back to a button front. With step-by-step instructions, clear illustrations, and how-to photos in this guide, you’ll learn professional design alterations for your favorite men’s, women’s, and children’s commercial sewing patterns. Whether...
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
This profusely illustrated primer in pattern making is great for creating fashionable clothing as well as pretty necklines, pockets, and sleeves. Nationally acclaimed sewing expert Adele Margolis provides simple, step-by-step directions and more than 1,000 illustrations for making clothes for work, home, and play - everything from stylish skirts, dresses, and jackets to children's clothing.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
With an emphasis on quality, craftsmanship, and simplicity, this beginner’s sewing guide features fifteen stylish and useful skill-building projects. The Merchant & Mills Sewing Book guides you through the basics of sewing with a series of step-by-step projects that are both functional and beautiful. Part I presents a fundamental overview on the art of sewing, the tools and materials you will need and homegrown tips on essential good practice. In...
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The Sweat Shop Book brings the namesake Paris Sweat Shop founded by Martena Duss and Sissi Holleis to North America with more than 50 DIY fashion and home projects, including instructions and more than 200 helpful, inspiring full-color photographs. The first "cafe couture" sewing shop in Paris, the Sweat Shop was named to highlight the questionable nature in which store-bought clothing is sometimes made. Instead of rewarding dubious labor practices,...
9) Gertie Sews Jiffy Dresses: A Modern Guide to Stitch-and-Wear Vintage Patterns You Can Make in a Day
Author
Publisher
Abrams / Vearsa Limited
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
In the '50s and '60s, Simplicity released their popular line of Jiffy sewing patterns, which had minimal pattern pieces and simple constructions, yet were chic enough for fashion-conscious customers. This approach appeals now more than ever as stylish women are continuously looking for ways to fit their love of sewing into busy lives filled with family, work, school, and countless other obligations. Gertie Sews Jiffy Dresses is Gretchen Hirsch's modern...
Author
Publisher
Palmer/Pletsch Publishing
Language
English
Description
Unsure how to sew the new knits so they'll look great and fit better than ready-to-wear? Knits for Real People helps readers sort out the differences in fabric types and explains the fitting and sewing techniques for each. Photographs of knit fashions from McCall's, Vogue, and Butterick pattern companies provide inspiration throughout the book and illustrate the many types of knits. The many techniques explained include: layout, cutting, and marking;...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Here is the straight-up dope on how to make your own clothing. With or without patterns, machines, or fancy materials-anyone can do it! Got some old clothes that you love and that fit well? Use them as patterns for new ones. Want something new and spectacular, something that fits right along where your head is moving? Cut up, remodel, add on, and let your old stuff evolve! Readers will embrace the step-by-step illustrations, clear and encouraging...
12) The beautiful
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In 19th century New Orleans, Celine, a dressmaker from Paris, becomes embroiled in a murder mystery that's connected to a glamorous supernatural cohort"--
Author
Publisher
C&T Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Learn how to make super-cute clothes from scratch with this east-to-use garment sewing guide featuring 15 fun and easy projects! Need a new dress? A chic clutch to go with that dress? No sweat! Ms. Figgy's Garment School for Girls teaches you all the skills and techniques you need to create one-of-a-kind fashion pieces you will love. There are step-by-step instructions for dresses, clutches, t-shirts, tank tops, pajamas, skirts, and more. This guide...
14) The Mood Guide to Fabric and Fashion: The Essential Guide from the World's Most Famous Fabric Store
Publisher
Abrams / Vearsa Limited
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Designers, we're going to Mood! More than 10 years ago, Tim Gunn and Project Runway introduced millions of viewers to New York's ultimate fabric mecca, Mood Fabrics. Now, the experts behind this fabric power- house bring their fabric and fashion know-how -- plus their behind-the-scenes stories -- to the sewing public. The Mood Guide to Fabric and Fashion is the ultimate guide for home-sewers, fashion students, aspiring designers, and Project Runway...
15) Prairie lotus
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Dakota Territory in the 1880s, half-Chinese Hanna and her white father face racism and resistance to change as they try to make a home for themselves. Includes author's note.
Author
Publisher
First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Prince Sebastian is looking for a bride--or rather, his parents are looking for one for him. Sebastian is too busy hiding his secret life from everyone. At night he puts on daring dresses and takes Paris by storm as the fabulous Lady Crystallia--the hottest fashion icon in the world capital of fashion!
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