The Dressmaking Book: A Simplified Guide for Beginners

By Adele P. Margolis

Book Overview

In this illustrated guide, nationally acclaimed sewing expert Adele P. Margolis offers easy, step-by-step instructions for how to sew your own dresses.

An essential primer for every seamstress, The Dressmaking Book features more than 200 how-to line drawings covering the fundamentals of style and sewing. This complete course includes how to select materials and handle troublesome fabric; alter patterns to fit your needs; sewing machine basics; and types of hand stitching for fine dressmaking.

From picking a pattern to finished garment, this book covers everything the novice dressmaker needs to know.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1635610885
• ISBN13: 9781635610888
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"