A straightforward guide to making one's own clothes explains how to use old clothing as patterns for new items, demonstrates how to alter clothing in accordance with new styles, and more, in a primer that shares step-by-step illustrations for a variety of projects. Original.
Son of Hassle-free Sewing: Further Adventures in Homemade Clothes by the Authors of the Illustrated Hassle-free Make Your Own Clothes...
How to Use This Book Like any other art or craft , sewing begins with basic techniques . ... and apply interfacing Home Decorating Projects We start with the basics of fabric and color selection and other tips on planning a project .
Customize looks with a variety of pockets, belts, and hem bands. This entire collection costs less than a few tissue-paper patterns!
In Handmade Chic: Fashionable Projects That Look High-End, Not Homespun, Laura Bennett shares simple strategies for creating 40 small luxuries and high-fashion accessories, from a smart leather iPad portfolio to a feather-embellished ...
Tracing the evolution of fashion-from the early draped fabrics of ancient times to the catwalk couture of today, Fashion: The Definitive History of Costume and Style is a stunningly illustrated guide to more than three thousand years of ...
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Together, these texts offer a sourcebook for the Whole Earth culture of the 1960s and 1970s in all its infinite variety.
It wasn't a meteoric rise; in fact, it was a rollercoaster that dipped to the edge of bankruptcy and even to national notoriety, but this is an underdog story we can learn from: Ecko's doubling down on the core principles of the brand and ...
Every sewer has to make pattern alterations at one time or another and this book provides a fresh approach to this normally complex subject.
From journalist, fashionista, and clothing resale expert Elizabeth L. Cline, “the Michael Pollan of fashion,”* comes the definitive guide to building an ethical, sustainable wardrobe you'll love.