Capture The Illustrated Hassle-Free Make Your Own Clothes Book Illustrated By Joan Wiener Bordow Disseminated As Paper Copy
fun, nostalgic read with hand drawn illustrations and valuable instructions, Now, we have YouTube and blogs for practical help, Creativebug has project centered sewing classes, Either create your pattern from a t shirt or print out an epattern and tape it together.
It's harder to find decent fabric than it is to find Chinese produced garments cheaper than you could make them nowadays.
All those books from a few years ago on repurposing thrift shop clothing are based on the premise that clean, natural fiber, used garments actually exist.
I've not found any that don't reek, So, a peek at frugal life from fifty years ago is still worthwhile even for making hems, mending clothing, or making contemporary masks.
I'm new to sewing. I don't think this book is meant for a novice, Perhaps using different language in regards to technique would make it easier, I do feel that this book would be better for altering or transforming your current clothes more than actually making something from scratch.
She often says to lay out a piece of current clothing and then trace it, Obviously I'm new to this stuff, but that doesn't seem like
it would always work, . . for pants perhaps. She also doesn't seem to go into too much detail on finishing garments so they are durable.
. . mostly just says to hem, Great book, but could definitely have a bit more detail for beginners, A dated, yet fascinating look at a sewing culture, This book is really easy to understand, and while way hippied out among other things, it tells how to make a sorcerer's dress and a hobbitop!, it still has fewer hideous things in it than similar more modern books I've looked at, and has useful ideas.
Also, it taught me that the reason "men's" clothing has buttons on the right side is because of swords! this was told to prove that dividing clothes into men's and women's is passe Poncho dress! Fun! A reprint of a book first published in.
I love the Boston Public Library, . . I look for books about sewing from your own patterns, and find two books that together answer my questions.
This book, along with the more structured "Make Your Own Patterns, " makes it seem very doable to design and sew some simple things in a few evenings.
Last summer I started making skirts because I couldn't find the exact skirt I wanted for summer and then realized how easy it would be to make exactly what I want.
Now I want to get more adventurous, A reprint of a book published in thes
umm,
photos of finished garments would be nice, better than what I picture in my imagination.
money is referred to as "bread",
you could use this book to make clothes,
what else is there to say The idea is good, The patterns look a little outdated, Maybe if you are into more of a bohemian style, I'm sure if I really wanted to, I could find a way to update the ideas.
Great for figuring out the basics
Machine or by hand, this is a nice tutorial on how to make all the basics for any shape or size.
Afterwards, embellishments make each piece suited to age or personality, a great back to basics book, love the angel dress and sorcerer robe, Who knew sewing would be so politically subversive, My daughter is excited to try some of these projects, Here is the straightup dope on how to make your own clothing, With or without patterns, machines, or fancy materialsOCoanyone can do it! Got some old clothes that you love and that fit well Use them as patterns for new ones.
Want something new and spectacular, something that fits right along where your head is moving Cut up, remodel, add on, and let your old stuff evolve! Readers will embrace the stepbystep illustrations, clear and encouraging prose, and timeless collection of clothesOCofrom skirts and pants to dresses, a waistcoat, and even a teenyweeny bikini.
"The Illustrated HassleFree Make Your Own Clothes Book" promises to be both an indispensable resource and a muchnoticed collectible on every hipsterOCOs bookshelf.
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