The Savvy Seamstress An Illustrated Guide to Customizing Your Favorite Patterns

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Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2017-12-07
Publisher(s): C&T Publishing / Stash Books
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Author Biography

Nicole Mallalieu has been sewing obsessively since the age of three. Since then, she has achieved a degree in fashion and worked as a designer, pattern maker, author, sewing teacher, and fashion lecturer. She lives in Melbourne, Australia.

Table of Contents

Introduction
How to Use This Book
Tools of the Trade
Patternmaking Basics
Sewing Techniques and Terminology
Pockets
Patch Pockets
Pocket Flaps
Hip Pockets
In-Seam Pockets
Button Plackets and Facings
Add the Button Extension
Folded Facing
Separate Placket or Facing
Classic Shirt Placket
Hemlines, Plackets, and Facings
Mark and Sew Buttons
Necklines
Facings for Zippered Closures
Neckline Facing and Button Closure
Attach a Skirt with a Folded Button Facing
Zippered Closures
Lapped Zipper
Lapped Zipper for a Waistband Finish
Lapped Zipper with a Facing
Invisible Zipper
Attach a Facing to an Invisible Zipper
Zippered Fly
Waistlines
Waistbands
Waistline Facings
Classic Shirt Yoke
Yoke on a Pattern with a Shoulder Dart
Yoke on a Dartless Pattern
Collars
Classic Shirt Collar and Stand
Convertible Collar
Peter Pan Collar
Sleeves, Plackets, and Cuffs
Cuff
Two-Piece Classic Shirt Placket
Continuous Bound Placket
Sleeve Hems
Glossary
Index
About the Author

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