How to Use, Adapt, and Design Sewing Patterns

by Lee Hollahan

Book Overview

An accomplished fashion designer shows people who make their own garments how to improve on store-bought sewing patterns by adjusting the clothing item's length and other details to reflect personal taste and create a custom fit. The book's opening chapters present an illustrated guide to the tools, equipment, and fabrics needed for making garments, while also serving as a miniature textbook to teach basic sewing techniques. Chapters that follow offer...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764144251
• ISBN13: 9780764144257
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.4" x 9.9"