A beginner's guide to sewing with knitted fabrics
Subtitle: everything you need to know to make 20 essential garments
By: Wendy Ward
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 127
ISBN-13: 9781782494683
Subjects: Machine sewing; Sewing
Other titles: Sewing with knitted fabrics :
Description: Follow Wendy Ward's tutorials to make a collection of comfortable and stylish garments. Wendy's style is functional but beautiful basics, and you will learn the skills to make garments out of knitted fabrics that drape beautifully and are a joy to wear. There are t-shirts, wide-leg trousers, lounge pants, tank tops, cardigans, skirts and dresses made in versatile fabrics that can be dressed up or down. Both beginners and more experienced dressmakers often avoid using knitted fabrics, but Wendy will show you how to successfully sew them with just a regular sewing machine. You will learn essential skills with the help of a comprehensive techniques section that includes a guide to different types of knitted fabrics and their uses (including jersey, sweatshirt fabric, boiled wool and many more), how to prepare them for making clothes, setting up your sewing machine, which needles you need, sewing seams and hems, and using elastic. There are also full-size patterns for every garment included at the back of the book, so you will have all the information you need to start making your own perfect wardrobe!
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Techniques. Tools & equipment ; Sizing & taking measurements ; Know your knits ; Preparing knits for a project ; Setting up your machine & machining techniques ; Using paper patterns ; Sewing seams ; Sewing hems & finishing edges ; Special treatments for knitted fabrics ; Pressing; title: Projects. Peak T-shirt ; Derwent wide leg trousers ; Winnats tank ; Monsal lounge pants ; Kinder cardigan ; Longshaw skirt.