dressmaking

A color-illustrated comprehensive guide to sewing that presents step-by-step instructions for twenty projects and covers equipment and fabrics, cutting, stitches and seams, neckline finishes and collars, waistlines and belts, sleeves and sleeve finishes, pockets, hems, fastenings, tailoring, patchwork, and quilting.

Text and more than a thousand step-bystep diagrams explain techniques of dressmaking, decorative needlework, and sewing for the home.

Simplified instructions for new techniques that aid home sewers to make a professional-looking job, whether a dress or pantsuit, slipcovers or draperies.

Covers the sewing of clothing in detail, with an additional chapter on home furnishings.

Simplified, step-by-step sewing instructions for creating a variety of "make it today, wear tonight" outfits.

A collection of apparel popular during the late Victorian and early Edwardian periods. A fascinating glimpse of how people in an earlier era clothed themselves.