dressmaking

Has your wardrobe been looking a little blah lately? There's an easy and inexpensive fix for that. Try making some new clothes out of a just a few pieces of fabric or by refreshing some of your old stuff. Don't know how to sew? That's no problem. Each activity in this book provides easy step-by-step instructions to make your own clothing without ever having to pick up a needle and thread.

Provides an introduction to sewing and includes step-by-step projects and fashion tips.

In Dakota Territory in the 1880s, half-Chinese Hanna and her white father face racism and resistance to change as they try to make a home for themselves. Includes author's note.

This comprehensive guide explores all the fundamental sewing methods and introduces professional garment construction.

Provides descriptions of the unique characteristics, strengths, limitations, and challenges of more than one hundred fabrics, from dotted swiss to faux fur.

Providing a mix of practical information and the industry vocabulary, this reference book will help students gain a clear understanding of how to work with fabrics as an integral component of the fashion design process.

"In 19th century New Orleans, Celine, a dressmaker from Paris, becomes embroiled in a murder mystery that's connected to a glamorous supernatural cohort"--Provided by publisher.

When her father dies, Annis Whitworth, who has power to sew glamours, garments that can disguise the wearer completely, becomes a spy and leads a double life in order to find her father's killer.

A practical illustrated guide to techniques, tools and troubleshooting from a couture dressmaker. It features scores of step-by-step sequences showing every kind of technique, from using and adapting paper patterns, to couture-inspired seaming techniques that will take garment-making skills to a new level.