Synopsis
“Step-by-step, the photos and line drawings show how to copy pants, sleeves, pleats, shirring, pockets, and other details. It covers copying asymmetrical garments and knit clothing that is stretched out of shape....Doyle suggests ways to vary the pattern, then shows garments she’s collected from used clothing stores to study for unusual details...I’m glad to welcome this book to my library.”—The Creative Machine.
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Here this book shows how you can analyze, alter and copy an existing garment rather than gambling on a good fit with a standardized commercial pattern. Once the simple techniques of tracing and transferring patterns are mastered, the options are endless.
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Patterns From Finished Clothes: Re-Creating the Clothes You Love
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Sterling (edition First Edition), 1997
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Patterns from Finished Clothes : Re-Creating the Clothes You Love
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Patterns from Finished Clothes : Re-Creating the Clothes You Love
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Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 1997
ISBN 10: 0806948752
ISBN 13: 9780806948751
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PATTERNS FROM FINISHED CLOTHES Re-creating the Clothes You Love
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Sterling Publishing Co. Inc, New York, 1996
ISBN 10: 0806948752
ISBN 13: 9780806948751
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Soft cover. Condition: New. 3rd Printing. A very nice copy without flaw. 8.5 X 10" 127 pages. Instead of gambling on results with a standardized commercial pattern, you can easily analyze and copy an existing garment for a good fit-guaranteed. Once you master the simple techniques of tracing and transferring the pattern, the options are endless. Forget drafting and draping! Use a special tracing wheel and inexpensive paper, and favorite styles from your own closet can be ready-to-wear garments in no time. The secrets of your favorite designers unfold before you as you reproduce their creations in any color, length, or fabric for a fraction of the original price. Seller Inventory # 579807
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