dressmaking

Brief text and numerous illustrations and diagrams explain how to make, mend, and alter clothes.

Contains simple instructions for creating sixty different clothing crafts.

Provides instructions, tips, and patterns for teenage girls who want to sew fashionable clothing, including skirts, tops, jackets, purses, and scarves.

A collection of Shaeffer's questionand-answer columns, providing instructions and tips on sewing problems organized in alphabetical order.

A step-by-step guide to sewing from pattern selection to a finished garment.

Rose, nearly sixteen, is used to traveling around with her alcoholic father but connects with the people of a small, coastal Australian town, especially classmate Pearl and reclusive Edie, who teaches her to sew a magical dress for the Harvest Festival while a mystery unfolds around them.

Covers tools, patterns, fitting methods, sewing basics, tailoring techniques, sewing for the home, and sewing projects.

Color photos and simple text show how Keisha's grandmother makes dresses in her dress shop.