How to Use, Adapt, and Design Sewing Patterns

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An accomplished fashion designer shows women who make their own garments how to improve on store bought sewing patterns by adjusting the clothing item s length and other details to reflect personal taste and create a custom fit The book s opening chapters present an illustrated guide to the tools, equipment, and fabrics needed for making garments, while also serving as a miniature textbook to teach basic sewing techniques Chapters that follow offer detailed instruction in adapting and altering a store bought pattern to suit individual tastes Alterations include adding flare, and modifying the shapes of bodices, arm holes, neck lines, sleeves, and skirts The book s concluding chapters instruct on designing one s own patterns from scratch Author Lee Hollahan demonstrates to her readers that once they understand how to adapt a store bought pattern, they are well on their way to custom designing their own wardrobe More than 500 instructive illustrations. Download How to Use, Adapt, and Design Sewing Patterns – kino-fada.fr This book was very informative I didn t read it for fun, but I read if to find outabout making my own patterns for designing clothing This book taught me a lot about patternmaking and setting up patterns Very informativePretty good explanations about how to alter patterns or existing clothing to fit your body.Excellent book Breaks everything down step by step so one can understand the concept of what they will be doing along the way.The title says it all This book walks you through everything How to use a commercial pattern, make alterations, create your own patterns, modify embellish It s really rather good, a lot of information packed into few pages I could see...Covers a wide range of skill levels, from reading the back of a pattern envelop to getting started with your own patterns I just glanced at the later chapters but it has some good advice for getting started with commercial patterns.Let me just say that I m addicted to sewing books, crochet books, knitting books okay every kind of needle art They are great Creative, colorful, insightful, informative I ve probably read over 1,000 books of this type over the years,...Useful to even experienced sewersI have been sewing costumes for decades, yet I this book taught me a few techniques I did not know I will try them now to see if the new works better It certainly looks easier to use.This book is great I am finding answers to my sewing problems But, I admit I am not starting on page 1 and going through This is an information and instruction book Which means I find what I need and read then.B Some great ideas in here a bit too advanced for me in some ways, but good book.This is good, but I am nowhere near any of these sizes so all of these changes are barely for my body type.

How to Use, Adapt, and Design Sewing Patterns
  • English
  • 12 July 2018
  • Paperback
  • 144 pages
  • 0764144251
  • Lee Hollahan
  • How to Use, Adapt, and Design Sewing Patterns