Dressmaking

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This guide also features a range of home decorating projects to complete, such as different pillows and cushions, curtains, duvet covers, and tablecloths and napkins.

This is the only sewing reference you will ever need, with step-by-step photographs to show you how to sew absolutely everything! Each type of alteration is explained by breaking it down into 3 stages; pinning, preparing, and sewing, with step by step instructions and detailed diagrams for each stage. Get more out of your sewing machine and create beautiful, feminine dresses and skirts with this comprehensive guide for beginners by professional dressmaker Catherine Morris.

£25.00

First Time Sewing makes an excellent addition to any budding sewer’s library, and is a great gift for kids and adults alike. New Complete Guide to Sewing: Step-by-Step Techniques for Making Clothes and Home Accessories Search Press supports the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising of the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA), the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada (DAAC), and the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA). Key topics at the beginning of the book include useful information about sewing machines and how to use them to sew seams, zippers, pleats, buttons, and more. Each project is designed to take no more than 3 hours to complete, with color photos to help you every step of the way. The projects start easy and become progressively more complicated — starting with a simple pillowcase and finishing with a pleated purse and a quilt.

There are also extensive chapters with detailed information about shaping garments with darts, seams and pressing techniques, various different ways of finishing edges, plus closures such as buttons and buttonholes. The book opens with chapters detailing the equipment you will need, how to make the right decision when choosing fabrics, and extensive information about commercial patterns, including how to understand them, how to measure correctly, and how to pin, mark, and cut out your fabric ready to sew. The first section is brimming with information on how to use your sewing machine, and how to get the perfect stitch.

An excellent reference for any skill level, Singer: The Complete Photo Guide to Sewing is split into straightforward sections.