num_pages: 320
description: Perfect for anyone interested in sewing  whether it's updating an old top or creating an A-line skirt from scratch  Dressmaking covers everything one needs to know to make alter and customize clothes. Sewers will discover what supplies to buy and how to use them the best fabrics to choose based on drape and weave how to understand patterns and alter them and the essential general techniques to master  plus patterns and detailed step-by-step instructions are provided for a skirt dress shirt tee jacket and pair of pants  including suggested variations!Finishing up with tips and inspiration on alterations repairs and customizing any clothes from dealing with holes and tears to lengthening and shortening sleeves this handy guide is the dressmaking bible no budding seamstress should be without.
language: English
title: Dressmaking: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide
publisher: DK ADULT