The Weekend Sewer's Guide to Dresses

The Weekend Sewer's Guide to Dresses
Author: Kate Mathews
Publisher: Lark Books (NC)
Total Pages: 152
Release: 1998
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN:

The Weekend Sewer Series shows home sewers how to make a handsome new garment quickly by modifying familiar patterns to create new and different designs. Focusing on one type of garment per book, each book offers hundreds of tips and helpful hints for quick and efficient sewing, step-by-step instructions for creatively modifying favorite patterns for a new look, and much more. 100 color photos and 100 illustrations.

The Weekend Sewer's Guide to Pants and Skirts

The Weekend Sewer's Guide to Pants and Skirts
Author: Kate Mathews
Publisher: Sterling
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2000-06-30
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781579901592

Showing readers how to start with a classic pattern, the author shows the reader how to vary that pattern to produce a series of garments that look totally different from each other. Scores of projects and step-by-step instructions will guide the reader.

The Weekend Sewer's Guide to Blouses

The Weekend Sewer's Guide to Blouses
Author: Kate Mathews
Publisher: Lark Books (NC)
Total Pages: 152
Release: 1998
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN:

The Weekend Sewer Series shows home sewers how to make a handsome new garment quickly by modifying familiar patterns to create new and different designs. Focusing on one type of garment per book, each book offers hundreds of tips and helpful hints for quick and efficient sewing, step-by-step instructions for creatively modifying favorite patterns for a new look, and much more. 100 color photos and 100 illustrations.

Skirts & Dresses for First Time Sewers

Skirts & Dresses for First Time Sewers
Author: Christine Haynes
Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Dressmaking
ISBN: 9781438005409

A must-have resource of clothing projects for the new sewer! Includes tips, techniques, and inspiration on everything from pencil skirts to wrap dresses and more.

A Stylish Guide to Classic Sewing

A Stylish Guide to Classic Sewing
Author: Sarah Gunn
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2019-11-08
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1617458732

The authors of The Tunic Bible craft a “clever guide to the DIY creation of tried and true staples of a woman’s wardrobe . . . truly inspiring” (Publishers Weekly). Discover the secrets to sewing a stylish wardrobe with staying power! This spirited guide walks you through thirty timeless garments to make for yourself, including a must-have button-up shirt, tailored trousers, a flattering A-line dress, and the indispensable modern classic pencil skirt. With a conversational narrative, the authors have created an engaging, informative guide to sewing by tracing the origins of each garment, along with styling and sewing tips, charming fashion illustrations, and a modeled photo gallery. Pencil skirt pattern and instructions included! “This delightfully illustrated book featuring a conversational narrative chronicles 30 beloved classic silhouettes that lie at the core of women’s wardrobes . . . Each garment chapter laced with fascinating facts and trivia tidbits gives new meaning to why we wear what we wear . . . [a] keen guide to creating a fresh collection of timeless garments.” —Elysian “It should be inspirational to those just beginning to sew for themselves as well as those who just aspire to it! . . . With this book in hand, you will both sew and dress with confidence and style.” —Fifty Dresses “This book is so well-written and the illustrations are amazing.” —Girls in the Garden

The Mood Guide to Fabric and Fashion

The Mood Guide to Fabric and Fashion
Author: Mood Designer Fabrics
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 503
Release: 2015-09-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 161312872X

“Designers, we’re going to Mood!” More than 10 years ago, Tim Gunn and Project Runway introduced millions of viewers to New York’s ultimate fabric mecca, Mood Fabrics. Now, the experts behind this fabric power- house bring their fabric and fashion know-how—plus their behind-the-scenes stories—to the sewing public. The Mood Guide to Fabric and Fashion is the ultimate guide for home-sewers, fashion students, aspiring designers, and Project Runway fans who want to learn everything they need to know to choose and use quality fabric. Drawing upon the expertise of the Mood staff, the book teaches readers the fundamentals—from where fabric is produced to the ins and outs of its construction—and features a fabric-by-fabric guide to cottons and other plant fibers, wools, silks, knits, and other specialty fabrics.

The Complete Photo Guide to Clothing Construction

The Complete Photo Guide to Clothing Construction
Author: Christine Haynes
Publisher: Creative Publishing international
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2014-02-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1610588703

The Complete Photo Guide to Clothing Construction helps you master all of the techniques needed to sew clothes--including tops, dresses, pants, skirts, and even outerwear. This technique-driven book follows the entire process of clothing construction, including a section on the sewing machine and other tools/materials used, information on working with patterns and fitting, laying out the pattern pieces, cutting and marking, and on through every step of construction to the final button. Large, detailed photos guide you from start to finish and help give you a visual basis for learning the skills. This comprehensive guide is a long-lasting reference for anyone who sews clothes. It fills in all the technique details not supplied by manufacturers of the clothing patterns that most sewers use for all of their projects. The Complete Photo Guide to Clothing Construction explains the reasons behind the methods, warns of pitfalls to watch out for, and provides you with valuable tips that help you reach a satisfying, successful end with every project. Examples show both men's and women's fashions as well as children's clothes.

Complete Dressmaking Skills

Complete Dressmaking Skills
Author: Lorna Knight
Publisher:
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2014
Genre: Dressmaking
ISBN: 9781782210245

This comprehensive guide provides instruction in a wide range of dressmaking techniques, from how to use and adapt patterns, to sewing hems, zippers, and adding embellishments.

Gertie's New Book for Better Sewing:

Gertie's New Book for Better Sewing:
Author: Gretchen Hirsch
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-09-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781584799917

Sheets of patterns are in an envelope inside the front cover, each sheet is doubled sided.

Sew Many Dresses, Sew Little Time

Sew Many Dresses, Sew Little Time
Author: Tanya Whelan
Publisher: Potter Craft
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2015-06-16
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0770434959

With her "choose-your-own-adventure" approach to sewing, Tanya Whelan offers an invaluable collection of patterns that empowers sewers to become designers. The trick is a set of patterns for 6 skirts and 8 bodices that line up perfectly at the waist, plus an additional 4 sleeve styles and 4 necklines. Tanya gives readers clear instructions and easy-to-follow step-by-step diagrams that allow them to use the enclosed pattern pieces to create up to 219 fitted dresses, including simple strapless designs, sheaths, and halter gowns. The book covers basic dress construction and altering techniques for women of all shapes and sizes.