Design-It-Yourself Clothes

Posted on 10 October 2018 by Cal Patch

If you ve ever watched Project Runway and wished you were a contestant, or you re simply ready to take your sewing to a new level, Design It Yourself Clothes teaches you the fundamentals of modern patternmaking so that you, too, can create your own inspired clothing.Until now, the aspiring DIY fashionista has been hard pressed to find self teaching tools other than dry textbooks or books with outdated looks Finally, in Design It Yourself Clothes, former Urban Outfitters designer Cal Patch brings her youthful aesthetic to a how to book If you want to wear something you can t find on store racks and make clothes that express your individual style, or if you ve reached a sewing plateau and want to add pattern drafting to your repertoire, Design It Yourself Clothes is the book you have been waiting for.In five key projects each with four variations a perfect fitting dress, T shirt, button down shirt, A line skirt, and pants Patch shares the art of patternmaking At its core, it s much simpler than you think Patch covers everything an intermediate sewer needs to know in order to become a fabulous fashion designer, from designing the patterns, taking your own measurements, and choosing fabrics to actually sewing the clothing You will also learn how to stylize patterns by using darts, waistbands, patch pockets, and ruffles Patch offers tips, explanations, options, and exercises throughout that will make the design process that much easier But besides showing you how to create clothing from scratch, she also teaches you how to rub off patterns from existing clothing so if you have a pair of pants that you love but are worn out, or you have your eye on a piece in the store with a prohibitive price tag, you can figure out how to get the looks you want by using your own two hands. New Read [ Design-It-Yourself Clothes ] By [ Cal Patch ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr If you have some sewing experience eg know the basics and are interested in learning how to draft your own patterns, I can t recommend this book highly enough.I ve been sewing for 28 years and have made all sorts of garments, but I ve never really taken the time to learn about fit and tailoring in any detail I wanted to start at the beginning and go back and really learn the basic garment shapes, how to properly measure the body, how to dr...It s really, really hard for me not to go online and order this book immediately The clothes are very casual just the kind of thing I d wear but also structured No sloppy Walmart shoppers here The best thing is no patterns to figure out at least, not any that come with the book The book actually teaches you how to come up wi...First off, this book is not for people who don t already know how to sew You should have already sewn a few garments so that you know what the general steps are when constructing them, because even though it s included here, it s done in a huge paragraph that you re better off not trying to follow and have a working knowledge of sewing terms which is weird when the author goes on to differentiate between muslin the cloth and muslin the garment you use to try on for fitting purposes This lo First off, this book is not for people who don t already know how to sew You should have already sewn a few garments so that you know what the general steps are when constructing them, because even though it s included here, it s done in a huge paragraph that you re better off not trying to follow and have a working knowledge of sewing terms which is weird when the author goes on to differentiate between muslin the cloth and muslin the garment you use to try on for fitting purposes This looks rather cute and has Anthropologie looking clothing worn by attractive models Unfortunately, it takes a very simplistic view on pattern making If you have a body that is relatively straight without a lot o...I need to test itseriously, but so far, very disappointing the tone is too cutesy ah, brownies And let Laura Ingalls Wilde be the judge of what she would like And the word stylizing, urgh or too trendy it is no secret sewing is the new hot craft in a way that gets on my nerves And instructions to make muslin versions time and again anytime one wants to make alterations make my teeth grind Uh, no, generations of thrifty grandmothers in my blood would basically kill me for wa I need to test itseriously, but so far, very disappointing the tone is too cutesy ah, brownies And let Laura Ingalls Wilde be the judge of what she would like And the word stylizing, urgh or too trendy it is no secret sewing is the new hot craft in a way that gets on my nerves And instructions to make muslin versions time and again anytime one wants to make alterations make my teeth grind Uh, no, generations of thrifty grandmothers in my blood would basically kill me for wasting fabric Instructions for how ...Not for me In the introduction, she writes, The clothing we currently wear tends to be relatively simple from a patternmaker s point of view We don t wear finely tailored suits or dresses with princess seams, darts, and gussets We wear simple knit tops, skirts, loose dresses, basic woven shirts, and pants Their style tends to come from details, as opposed to dramatic or complicated cut and constru...I ve taken several classes with Cal, both in person and online, and this book is like having my lovely friend in the room with me Up until this weekend, I ve just been dipping in and out of it After reading it cover to cover, I am ...You know how you find the perfect dress except maybe it would look better if it were a little longer, and the color doesn t really work with your complexion, and the you don t quite fill out the bodice or you fill it just a little too well You find yourself thinking about what would truly make it perfect, yet none of these big time fashion designers seem to be in step and you can t really just go and make it yourself, right I mean, pattern making is like the Holy Trinity and why hot dogs come You know how you find the perfect dress except maybe it would look better if i...This is, first of all, about a million times better than Improv Sewing You can click through and read my review of that title if you d like or you can satisfy yourself with the knowledge that Improv Sewing is the first, last and only book on sewing that I have actually been offended by I can t understand why anyone would want to go to all the trouble of sewing their own clothes from their own patterns and not also want to take the steps of making sure it does not look like crap.In the case of This is, first of all, about a million times better than Improv Sewing You can click through and read my review of that title if you d like or you can satisfy yourself with the knowledge that Improv Sewing is the first, last and only book on sewing that I have actually been offended by I can t understand why anyone would want to go to all the trouble...When I read the beginning pages, the first think I can think of is how warm is the author s tone toward the reader She gives good encouragement for the reader to make their own clothes pattern I knew and I know that patternmaking is not an easy task actually, I m still struggling to make one until now , but she talked and ensured me that patternmaking is an enjoyable learning, and it ease my tense about drafting my first pattern.Second of all, I felt that she really did the effort to make the When I read the beginning pages, the first think I can think of is how warm is the author s tone toward the reader She gives good encouragement for the reader to make their own clothes pattern I knew...I m always watching for good books on pattern design This one is very practical Cal Patch starts at the beginning of flat pattern design, which is the technique I often use She guides the reader step by step to create a custom fit skirt, T shirt, woven shirt, and pants and then shows how to add different design elemen...

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10 October 2018

Cal Patch