The Sewing Bible for Clothes Alterations : : a Step-By-Step Practical Guide on how to Alter Clothes
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Includes index.
How to use this book -- What you will need -- Trouser length: pinning. Taking up ; Shoes & trouser styles ; Different heel heights ; False hem, let down ; Legs different lengths ; Mistakes people make -- Taking up technique. Pinning ; Writing down measurements ; Preparing ; Sewing ; Ladies & men's dress trouser hems ; Casual trouser hem ; Cuffs on trousers ; Bagged splits ; False hem -- Taking in technique. Trousers ; Pinning ; Writing down measurements ; Preparing ; Sewing -- Trousers. Taking in ; Letting out ; Replacing zip in trousers -- Jeans. Taking up ; Euro hem or original finish ; Euro hem, easy option ; Taking in ; Replacing zip -- Dresses, skirts & gowns. Taking up ; hem lengths ; Types of hems ; Preparing technique ; Taking in -- Jackets. Taking up hem ; Taking in -- Shirts & tops. Taking up ; Taking in -- Types of seams -- Imperial & metric explained -- Helpful hints & tips.
The Sewing Bible is a step-by-step practical guide to help people learn some basic sewing skills to help them alter their own clothes. Starting with the most common and easiest alteration, shortening trousers, and working towards the most technically challenged, shortening the sleeves on a lined jacket, this ultimate guide will take you through the steps using over 400 illustrations to give you a clear outline of what is required.
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Great book submitted by Hanh Bui on August 20, 2023, 11:17pm So much information in this book. I love it.
PUBLISHED
Chatswood, NSW : New Holland, 2015.
Year Published: 2015
Description: 287 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781742576428
1742576427
SUBJECTS
Clothing and dress -- Alteration -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Dressmaking.
Sewing -- Technique.