num_pages: 192
description: This comprehensive sewing book will take you through the entire process from picking the right fabric and notions to completing a pair of jeans that will rival high-end denim brands.Take your skills to the next level with the help of clearly illustrated, step-by-step instructions and easy to follow techniques. All tutorials can be done using regular home sewing machines and tools that are easy to access.Sewing The complete step-by-step guide also includes chapters on pattern alterations, a comprehensive guide to the best seams and stitches plus an extensive section on denim fabric and their care and uses.Making your own jeans doesn't have to be hard, with the techniques shown in this book you'll be able to sew a great looking pair of denim that are uniquely you.CONTENT OVERVIEW▪ Illustrated step-by-step instructions for the entire jeans assembly process▪ Instructions for pattern adaptations and alterations▪ Guides to the best denim stitches and seams▪ Denim fabric and their care and uses▪ Garment industry insider tips and techniques▪ Best tools and notions for sewing jeansDETAILED TABLE OF CONTENT▪ Pattern alterations and adaptations▪ Quick-guide to denim stitches and seam▪ Sewing flat-felled seams▪ How to master topstitching▪ Techniques for sewing bar tacks▪ Guide to denim fabrics▪ How to pick the right fabric▪ Caring for denim▪ Denim and the environment▪ Step-by-step sewing tutorials▪ Sewing front pockets▪ Back pocket constructions▪ Zip fly tutorials▪ Button fly instructions▪ Sewing yoke and crotch seams▪ Side seams techniques▪ Waistband assembly▪ Sewing and attaching belt loops▪ Sewing buttonholes▪ Attaching buttons and rivets▪ Hemming jeans
language: English
title: Sewing Jeans: The complete step-by-step guide
publisher: Last Stitch