Made to Measure (eBook)

An Easy Guide to Drafting and Sewing a Custom Wardrobe - 16 Pattern-Free Projects

Elisalex Jewell (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
176 Seiten
Quarry Books (Verlag)
978-0-7603-8281-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Learn to draft and sew your own customized clothes that fit you perfectly and make you feel fantastic. You no longer need to feel confined by the boundaries of a sewing pattern in order to make clothes that fit beautifully and represent your style in a way that store-bought clothes never can. Designer and founder of popular pattern brand By Hand London Elisalex Jewell is known for designing beautiful, fun garments that look fabulous on women of all sizes. In Made to Measure, she guides sewers to create stylish garments while empowering them to learn new skills, be creative, and feel confident. Following an overview of essential sewing tools, a primer on fabrics, and a guide to essential sewing techniques, you will learn how to: Draft simple patterns based on your measurements Take a pattern from an existing garment Identify and fix common fit issues The sixteen pattern-free projects for dresses, skirts, tops, a pantsuit, and more are a springboard for creating a versatile, personalized wardrobe. The designs include: Sweet Shirred Top and Dress Faux-Cute Jumpsuit Paneled Wrap Skirt Prairie Dress Not Your Grandmas Quilted Circle Skirt Siren Slip Dress Refashioned Sweater Dress In today's world of ';fast fashion,' sewing your own clothes is a wonderful way to slow down and create garments that are sustainable and unique. While most sewing books show you how to create garments from specific patterns, Made to Measure takes sewing clothes to the next level by allowing you to customize the designs to fit you. Whether you're new to sewing clothes or want to add to your garment-making skills, Made to Measure guides you to create a dream wardrobe that is tailored just for you.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.10.2023
• Zusatzinfo: 300 color photos
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Design / Innenarchitektur / Mode
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Handarbeit / Textiles
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung
• Schlagworte: Alteration • any body • Beginner's Guide • bespoke • blouse • Clothing • Coat • Costume • Couture • craft • crafting • Creative • custom fit • Customize • darning • Design • DIY • Drafting • dress • dressing gown • dressmaking • EASY • easy to follow • eco-friendly • embellishment • embroider • Embroidery • Enthusiast • Fabric • Fashion • Felting • garment • gathering • Glossary • Green Living • Hacks • Handmade • hand stitching • helpful hints • How to Make • how to sew • Illustrated • Illustration • instruction • Issues • Jumpsuit • learn • mending • no-pattern • pants • Patching • Pattern • Photographs • Photos • Pleat • Project • Quick • Reference • repurposed • ruffle • seasonal • SEW • sewing without patterns • sew your own clothes book • Shirt • Simple • size-inclusive • Skirt • SLIP • Step-by-step • Step by Step • stitch • Stitching • Supplies • Sustainable • Tailor • Tailoring • technique • Terms • Tools • Top • Troubleshooting • trousers • Tutorial • Unique • upcycle • Wrap
• ISBN-10: 0-7603-8281-6 / 0760382816
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7603-8281-3 / 9780760382813