Home dressmaking
Subtitle: every woman's practical guide to the art of making smart clothes, with chapters on sewing for children and renovations
By: by Agnes M. Miall.
Edition: 3d ed.
Publisher: Pitman
Published: 1944
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
Subjects: Dressmaking.; Sewing.
Description: Presents the basic principles in making clothes. Includes detailed instructions for making a variety of clothing and also redoing and converting partly worn clothes.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: value: Preliminaries; value: Does your pattern fit?; value: Cutting out made easy; value: Tacking and marking; value: A perfect fit; value: Seams and darts; value: The art of pressing; value: Setting-in sleeves; value: Necklines and collars; value: Cuffs and wrist finishes; value: Fullness features; value: Popular trimmings; value: Binding and piping; value: Most frocks need plackets; value: The right way with hems; value: Making your underwear; value: Lace-trimmed lingerie; value: Underwear embroideries; value: Tailored overalls, blouses and housecoats; value: Success with skirts; value: Home-made coats; value: Tailored accessories; value: New clothes for old; value: Dressmaking for children; value: Glossary of French and American dressmaking terms.