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A guide to fashion sewing / Connie Amaden-Crawford.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London ; New York : Fairchild Books, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Inc., 2015Edition: 6th editionDescription: xii, 398 pages : illustrations ; 31 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781628921847 (paperback)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TT 515 .Am12 2015
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Contents:
Machine generated contents note: -- Preface Acknowledgements1. The Sewing Machine and Sewing Equipment2. Identifying Fashion Fabrics Equipment3. Body Types and Size Charts4. Planning a Design and Selecting Fabric5. Method to This Madness6. Stitches7. Seams8. Darts9. Pleats and Tucks10. Bias and Bias Treatments11. Sewing with Knits12. Zippers13. Pockets14. Sleeves15. Collars16. Necklines17. Facings18. Linings19. Tailoring20. Waistlines21. Hems22. ClosuresGlossary of Sewing TermsAppendix A: Project Checklists Appendix B: Pattern BlocksAppendix C: Yardage Conversion Table Appendix D: Fabric Resources IndexVideo Contents: Lesson One: The Sewing Machine and Sewing EquipmentLesson Two: SeamsLesson Three: DartsLesson Four: Bias and Bias TreatmentLesson Five: ZippersLesson Six: Planning a Design and Selecting FabricLesson Seven: Garment Sewing Process.
Summary: "A Guide to Fashion Sewing, 6th Edition, provides a comprehensive fashion sewing resource for beginning and advanced sewers alike. Readers will learn how to assemble and construct designs of various styles using proven industry methods for more than 100 sewing applications. Chapters cover everything from sewing equipment, measurements, and fabric selection to actual garment assembly. Filled with easy to follow, step-by-step instructions and large, clear illustrations, this book is an indispensable resource for constructing quality garments. Accompanying video demonstrations help readers learn at their own pace basic sewing skills and techniques such a seams, darts, bias binding, zipper, and garment assembly.The new edition features an updated design, new industrial sewing machine information and photographs, and expanded information on tailoring. Amaden-Crawford has added convenient metric measurement equivalents to the text, helpful project checklists to aid self-assessment of completed project, and 1/2 scale patterns to make sample garment assembly easier than ever before"--
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Machine generated contents note: -- Preface Acknowledgements1. The Sewing Machine and Sewing Equipment2. Identifying Fashion Fabrics Equipment3. Body Types and Size Charts4. Planning a Design and Selecting Fabric5. Method to This Madness6. Stitches7. Seams8. Darts9. Pleats and Tucks10. Bias and Bias Treatments11. Sewing with Knits12. Zippers13. Pockets14. Sleeves15. Collars16. Necklines17. Facings18. Linings19. Tailoring20. Waistlines21. Hems22. ClosuresGlossary of Sewing TermsAppendix A: Project Checklists Appendix B: Pattern BlocksAppendix C: Yardage Conversion Table Appendix D: Fabric Resources IndexVideo Contents: Lesson One: The Sewing Machine and Sewing EquipmentLesson Two: SeamsLesson Three: DartsLesson Four: Bias and Bias TreatmentLesson Five: ZippersLesson Six: Planning a Design and Selecting FabricLesson Seven: Garment Sewing Process.

"A Guide to Fashion Sewing, 6th Edition, provides a comprehensive fashion sewing resource for beginning and advanced sewers alike. Readers will learn how to assemble and construct designs of various styles using proven industry methods for more than 100 sewing applications. Chapters cover everything from sewing equipment, measurements, and fabric selection to actual garment assembly. Filled with easy to follow, step-by-step instructions and large, clear illustrations, this book is an indispensable resource for constructing quality garments. Accompanying video demonstrations help readers learn at their own pace basic sewing skills and techniques such a seams, darts, bias binding, zipper, and garment assembly.The new edition features an updated design, new industrial sewing machine information and photographs, and expanded information on tailoring. Amaden-Crawford has added convenient metric measurement equivalents to the text, helpful project checklists to aid self-assessment of completed project, and 1/2 scale patterns to make sample garment assembly easier than ever before"--

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