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Dressmaking : the easy guide / Helen Rhiannon.
"From just 5 basic patterns elements, learn to mix and match these elements to create over 80 different bespoke garments that are unique to you. With full-size patterns to cater for dress sizes 2 to 42"--Publisher's description.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781782218913 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 160 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 29 cm
- Publisher: Tunbridge Wells, Kent, UK : Search Press, 2023.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Mix and match skirts, sleeves and necklines for over 80 variations"--Cover. Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Sizing -- Pattern cutting -- Adjusting your blocks -- Making your sample -- Altering your sample -- Adapting the pattern -- Finishing your dress -- Separates -- Taking it further. |
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| Subject: | Dresses. Dressmaking > Pattern design. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | 646.432 Rhi | 31681010335602 | NONFIC | Available | - |
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From just 5 basic patterns elements, learn to mix and match these elements to create over 80 different bespoke garments that are unique to you. With full-size patterns to cater for dress sizes 2 to 42.
Creative Book Awards 2024 - Winner - Best Sewing Book from Crafts Beautiful Magazine
Let Dressmaker Helen Rhiannon guide you through every step of the process to help you create a classic, customized dress thatâs perfect for your body and your personal style.
Thereâs a pattern for every size and shape (2-42). Simply choose the size closest to your own measurements, trace off your pattern pieces, create a sample in calico and alter it to your unique shape. Then, choose from a selection of basic, but beautiful, neckline, sleeve and skirt options â from classic V-necklines to flouncy Fifties-style circle skirts â to make your dress your very own.- Basic techniques needed are covered at the start of the book â including seam allowances, notches, cutting out, pinning, machine sewing and finishing.
- The basic sewing kit you need is covered, as well as fabric advice and advice on lining.
- There are 4 style options each for sleeves and necklines, including a flared sleeve, a capped sleeve, a sweetheart neckline or a boatneck; and 5 skirt options, including a fitted pencil-style skirt, a zhuzhy circle skirt, and an A-Line, with or without pleats.Â
- The 5 patterns can be put together to create 80 different dress styles; adapted to make 4 different skirts or 4 tops; or the pattern for the straight skirt can be joined to any of the bodice patterns to make a straight dress.
Let Helen take you from novice to creator of your own bespoke clothes with this exhaustive guide
