TY - BOOK AU - Smith,Alison TI - The dressmaking book SN - 9780241459737 U1 - 646.4 23 PY - 2021/// CY - London PB - DK, Penguin Random House KW - Dressmaking KW - Patterns KW - Sewing KW - Technique KW - Clothing and dress KW - Alteration KW - Tailoring (Women's) KW - Women's clothing KW - Couture (Profession) KW - Modèles KW - Couture KW - Vêtements KW - Retouches KW - Confection pour femmes KW - Vêtements de femme KW - dressmaking KW - aat KW - fast N1 - Includes index; "New edition" --Page [1] of cover; Originally published: 2012; P.B N2 - Tailor-make your wardrobe with this essential dressmaking guide. Discover everything you need to know to design, create, and customize your clothes. Guiding you through every stage of clothes-making in a clear, easy-to-understand way, The Dressmaking Book contains everything you need to make timeless wardrobe staples that can be easily adapted to suit your style. Choose the perfect fabrics for any project, try your hand at a range of machine-sewing techniques, and put your new-found knowledge to use with 13 downloadable patterns that can be adapted to create more than 30 stylish garments. With step-by-step guides and patterns to make classic dresses, skirts, tops, trousers, and jackets, alongside ideas for refreshing and reinventing your old clothes, The Dressmaking Book has everything you need to ditch fast fashion and create stunning, original clothes to suit your style ER -