An essential clothes and dressmaking techniques resource, The Dressmaker's Technique Bible includes an at-a-glance guide to basic garment shapes and styles, plus advice on construction techniques, suggested fabrics, and embellishments, with cross-referencing to relevant techniques throughout the book. The advice given in these pages will allow readers to work confidently from a pattern to create beautiful clothes with a perfect fit, no matter their skill level. Knight demonstrates both basic techniques and advanced couture techniques and gives advice on choosing the most ideal fabrics for the intended use, adding embellishments and designing garments from scratch.
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