
The Savvy Seamstress: An Illustrated Guide to Customizing Your Favorite Patterns
Passe-temps et artisanat
Audio avec voix de synthèse, Braille automatisé
Résumé
A fashion expert&’s techniques, tips, and tricks for transforming your favorite garment patterns—one small detail at a time! Add or remove pockets. Adjust the neckline. Create new cuffs. Swap a zippered back to a button front. With step-by-step instructions,… clear illustrations, and how-to photos in this guide, you&’ll learn professional design alterations for your favorite men&’s, women&’s, and children&’s commercial sewing patterns. Whether you have basic sewing skills or are a confident dressmaker, you can learn to be your own fashion designer! &“Each chapter focuses on a specific topic, and Mallalieu provides a concise explanation and expert tips, as well as numerous diagrams and photographs . . . Skilled sewists interested in altering their favorite patterns will find an abundance of advice.&” —Library Journal