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The Dressmaking Book: A Simplified Guide for Beginners - Hardcover

Margolis, Adele

 
9781635610888: The Dressmaking Book: A Simplified Guide for Beginners
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1635610885 ISBN 13: 9781635610888
Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media, 2018

Synopsis

In this illustrated guide, nationally acclaimed sewing expert Adele P. Margolis offers easy, step-by-step instructions for how to sew your own dresses.

An essential primer for every seamstress, The Dressmaking Book features more than 200 how-to line drawings covering the fundamentals of style and sewing. This complete course includes how to select materials and handle troublesome fabric; alter patterns to fit your needs; sewing machine basics; and types of hand stitching for fine dressmaking.

From picking a pattern to finished garment, this book covers everything the novice dressmaker needs to know. 
 

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About the Author

Adele P. Margolis was a nationally acclaimed sewing expert. She attended the Anne Burrows School of Design and received her art training at the Graphic Sketch Club and the Barnes Foundation. Mrs. Margolis was a dressmaker, tailor, and patternmaker, and taught all of these skills at her own shop and at adult education centers. She is the author of The Dressmaking Book, How to Make Clothes That Fit and Flatter, How to Design Your Own Dress Patterns, The Encyclopedia of Sewing, The Complete Book of Tailoring, and Fashion Sewing for Everyone.

From the Back Cover

In this illustrated guide, nationally acclaimed sewing expert Adele P. Margolis offers easy, step-by-step instructions for how to sew your own dresses. An essential primer for every seamstress, The Dressmaking Book features more than 200 how-to line drawings covering the fundamentals of style and sewing. This complete course includes how to select materials and handle troublesome fabric; alter patterns to fit your needs; sewing machine basics; and types of hand stitching for fine dressmaking. From picking a pattern to finished garment, this book covers everything the novice dressmaker needs to know.

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Publisher
Echo Point Books & Media
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1635610885
ISBN 13 
9781635610888
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
314