Dressmaking
Subtitle: the complete step-by-step guide to making your own clothes
Edition: 1. American edition.
Publisher: DK Publishing
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780756698201
Subjects: Genbrug; Syning; Vejledninger; Mønstre
Notes: På omslaget: The essential, one-stop dressmaking resource. for anyone who has ever wanted to make, alter, or customize clothes at home.
Table of contents: title: Tools & materials; title: Basic sewing kit; title: Needles and pins; title: Threads; title: Measuring and marking tools; title: Cutting tools; title: Notions; title: Useful extras; title: Sewing machine; title: Serger; title: Pressing aids; title: Fabrics; title: Wool fabrics; title: Cotton fabrics; title: Silk fabrics; title: Linen fabrics; title: Synthetic fabrics; title: Patterns & cutting out; title: Reading patterns; title: Body measuring; title: Altering patterns; title: Making a toile; title: Cutting out; title: General techniques; title: Stitches for hand sewing; title: Machine stitches and seams; title: Reducing seam bulk; title: Darts; title: Gathers; title: Interfacings; title: Facings; title: Collars; title: Waistbands; title: Sleeves; title: Pockets; title: Hemlines; title: Zippers; title: Buttons; title: Hooks and eyes and snaps; title: Garments; title: The skirts; title: Classic A-line skirt; title: Button front A-line skirt; title: Classic tailored skirt; title: Tailored evening skirt; title: Classic pleated skirt; title: Topstitched pleated skirt; title: The dresses; title: Classic shift dress; title: Short-sleeved shift dress; title: Square-neck shift dress; title: Sleeveless shift dress; title: Short sleeveless shift dress; title: Classic waisted dress; title: Short-sleeved waisted dress; title: Sleeveless waisted dress; title: Waisted cocktail dress; title: Classic empire waist dress; title: Sleeveless empire waist dress; title: Long empire waist dress; title: The pants; title: Classic tailored pants; title: Tapered capri pants; title: Classic palazzo pants; title: Wide-leg shorts; title: The tops; title: Classic shell top; title: Tie-neck top; title: Long-sleeved tunic; title: Classic princess-line blouse; title: Short-sleeved blouse; title: The jackets; title: Classic boxy jacket; title: Boxy jacket with collar; title: Classic shawl collar jacket; title: Lined shawl collar jacket; title: Mending & repairs; title: Unpicking stitches; title: Darning a hole; title: Repairing fabric under a button; title: Repairing a damaged buttonhole; title: Mending a split in a seam; title: Mending a tear with a fusible patch; title: Repairing or replacing elastic; title: Repairing a broken zipper; title: Customizing; title: Lengthening a skirt with a contrast band; title: Turning jeans into a skirt; title: Adding a collar and pockets to a dress; title: Embellishing a dress with sequins and beads; title: Embellishing a T-shirt with flowers; title: Adding a ribbon trim to a cardigan; title: Patterns.