Get the Most from Your Clothes
Sew Your Way to Reinvent, Upcycle and Customize Your Clothes
Published on 24. June 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-0-7153-3842-1 (ISBN)
Description
Upcycle, restyle and customize the contents of your wardrobe to produce better-than-new outfits and fun, creative accessories using only your sewing stash and imagination. This is a mixture of feature spreads that burst with tips, tricks, projects and inspiration, covering everything from hemlines and seams to funky fasteners and embellishments. The flexible 'dip-into' format makes for a highly accessible and inspirational product - funky page layouts hold a wealth of must-know bite-size information. This is a 'go-to' book that will be referred to again and again for sewing techniques and inspiration, even as your confidence and skills grow.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Newton Abbot
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
485 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7153-3842-1 (9780715338421)
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Person
Marion Elliot is an artist and designer working mainly in fabric and paper. She has written many craft books, including D&C's Get the Most from Your Sewing Machine, and in doing so discovered an unrealised passion for fashion! She is currently creating textile items for Liberty and designing projects for magazines including Sew Hip and Sew. She sells her work on Etsy and Folksy. Marion lives in Ludlow, Shropshire. Twitter: twitter.com/vintagetown Blog: vintagetown.blogspot.com
Content
The first book on the market to focus solely on upcycling and customising the contents of your own wardrobe
Taps into the sustainability ethos by re-using old clothes and accessories in a fun and creative way
Taps into the sustainability ethos by re-using old clothes and accessories in a fun and creative way