Mending And Alterations Made Simple (Paperback)
Anna de Leo
Sold by AussieBookSeller, Truganina, VIC, Australia
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Add to basketSold by AussieBookSeller, Truganina, VIC, Australia
AbeBooks Seller since 22 June 2007
Condition: New
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketPaperback. Easy, well-illustrated manual which describes how to mend clothes. This manual provides all necessary knowledge for anyone who wants to acquire the basic skills for mending, altering and fixing clothes. The publication explains in an easy to understand and simple language the most usual clothing repairs, like shortening pants, a seam to be redone, darning a hole, shortening the sleeves of a shirt, etc. From learning to do stitches by hand to using the sewing machine, the author guides the reader throughout the process by simple texts and useful photographs proving that mending is easy. The book also includes a glossary of technical terms. With this DIY guide, the reader will be able to perform some alterations and mendings without the need of going to the professional tailor. It's a basic manual, but also contains some more complicated mendings that people with advanced skills can tackle. AUTHOR: Anna De Leo was born in Cosenza in 1987. In 2014 she graduated at the Euromode School Italia, in Bormio in Valtellina. In 2015 she moved to Udine, where she attended a course of tailoring repair at the Ires (Institute of Economic and Social Research Friuli Venezia Giulia). She later enrolled in the Fashion Design course at Milan Fashion Campus in Milan, and an online Personal Shopper and Image consultant course. From 2015 to 2017 she worked in different fashion companies, refining knowledge and skills that allow her to experiment also with the packaging of the clothes and the study of new modeling techniques. She is an author of fashion-related books. SELLING POINTS: . An essential resource for any household. . Fixing clothes explained in a simple and clear way. . The reader will learn how to perform the most simple and common alterations and mendings to their clothes. 300 colour illustrations Easy, well-illustrated manual which describes how to mend clothes. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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