It is an art to take a flat piece of material and make it into a convex shape to fit the body. This book is a guide to help all age groups learn to sew and understand step by step instructions. It covers basic requirements for all beginning sewers and for anyone needing revision in their basic sewing techniques. Contains patterns.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
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Höhe: 260 mm
Breite: 185 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-86351-281-7 (9781863512817)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Kathleen Blaxland has been a sewing teacher as well as a designer of full ranges of day, wedding and children's fashions. She is a well-known costume designer and a major prizewinner at shows and exhibitions.
Introduction. Sewing kit. Sewing with a sewing machine. Sewing samples. Pressing. Body measurement charts. Needle and thread chart. Reading a pattern. The toile. Cutting out. Tacking. Basting. Tailor tacks. Seams. Facings. Interfacing. Understitching. Topstitching. Darts. Bias strips. Bindings. Rouleaus. Gathering. Collars. Cuffs. Waistband. Setting in a zip. Sleeves. Pockets. Pleats. Hand-sewing. Buttonholes. Sewing on buttons. Hooks and eyes. Patterns.
