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Fashion Sewing: Introductory Techniques Connie Amaden-Crawford (Fashion Patterns by Coni, USA)

Fashion Sewing: Introductory Techniques By Connie Amaden-Crawford (Fashion Patterns by Coni, USA)

Fashion Sewing: Introductory Techniques by Connie Amaden-Crawford (Fashion Patterns by Coni, USA)


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Fashion Sewing: Introductory Techniques Summary

Fashion Sewing: Introductory Techniques by Connie Amaden-Crawford (Fashion Patterns by Coni, USA)

Featuring easy-to-follow instructions on all the main basic and intermediate skills required to sew garments from a pattern, Fashion Sewing: Introductory Techniques is an excellent resource for fashion design students who want to improve their sewing skills. The book includes advice on setting up the home sewing studio, an introduction to fabrics, a fitting guide and a wide range of basic and intermediate techniques on stitches, seams, hems and fastenings. Featuring comprehensive instructions, accompanied by large, clear illustrations, this book enables readers to visualize each action and apply key sewing techniques to their own projects.

About Connie Amaden-Crawford (Fashion Patterns by Coni, USA)

Connie Amaden-Crawford is President and CEO of Fashion Patterns by Coni, a member of the Sewing Hall of Fame, and a licensed designer for The McCall Pattern Company under the Butterick label. She is author of The Art of Fashion Draping, 4th Edition (Fairchild Books, 2012).

Table of Contents

Preface 1: Getting Started: Sewing machines; Overlockers; Sewing equipment and tools; Pressing equipment and tools 2: Identifying fashion fabrics: An introduction to fabrics; Cotton; Linen; Silk; Wool; Other natural fibres; Synthetic and man-made fibres; Neither natural nor synthetic ; Blended fabrics; Fabrics with pile and nap; Lace; Linings and interfacings 3: Body types and size charts: Women; Children; Adolescents; Men 4: Planning a design and selecting fabric: Planning a design; Selecting a pattern; Fitting the pattern; Pattern and fabric layout; Transferring pattern markings 5: Stitches; Key terms and concepts; Crimping and ease stitching; Gathering; Stretching and sewing elastic; Hemming stitches 6: Seams and shaping: Seams; Seam finishes; Darts; Sewing darts; Pleats; Tucks 7: Hems: Key terms and concepts; Marking and turning a hem; Rolled or merrow hem; Corner hem; Mitred hem 8: Closures: Key terms and concepts; Buttons and buttonholes; Hook-and-loop tape; Hooks and eyes; Zips Appendix Glossary of sewing terms Yardage conversion table fabric resources Index Acknowledgements

Additional information

GOR006167122
9781472529459
1472529456
Fashion Sewing: Introductory Techniques by Connie Amaden-Crawford (Fashion Patterns by Coni, USA)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2014-09-25
184
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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