Cool, crafty, and brimming over with creative ideas, this hands-on handbook shows readers how to give their clothes sass, sparkle, and their own signature style.
Nancy Ziemanas pattern fitting approach is easy-- no cutting, slashing, tucking or pinching-- just logical and easy pivot-and-slide techniques, providing a painless method to follow that results in a garment that is comfortable and attractive. Once you learn Nancyas techniques for fitting, you will find it easy to make every garment you sew fit ...
The rallying cry is: Don't buy; DIY. The result is hip, imaginative, crafty, and very green. There's a basic primer on techniques - knotting, sewing, braiding, lacing - plus a full tutorial on embellishing. And then an amazing range of projects. There's fashion, of course: all-new halters and tank tops, sexy gaucho pants, a baby-doll dress, ...
It's time to get subversive, again! The downtown divas of Sew Subversive are back with another happy helping of straightlaced sewing advice for stylish results every time. Transform tacky bridesmaid gowns and pleated pants into picture-perfect tops, skirts and accessories. The authors deliver 30 great projects that are achievable for even the new ...
Offers readers approximately 12 easy, inexpensive T-shirt transformations. This book shows how, in under an hour, you can transform an unflattering X-large T-shirt into a body-skimming top, sexy dress or funky tote bag. It includes a cotton T-Shirt emblazoned with the book's logo to get started.
Let super-chic author Sonya Nimri show you how to turn that dud outfit into a dream-come-true. Cut off the neck of a polo-neck jumper to make an adorable purse...trim a plain dress with lace for instant glamour...transform an outdated scarf into a club-worthy shirt...it's like finding a whole new wardrobe! Easy step-by-steps show just how to use ...
A guide to transforming and customizing old clothes that includes 30 projects and provides instructions for sewing fundamentals, tinting and dyeing, adding decoration, making jewelry, and making alterations.
Techniques range from simple additions to complete transformations -- ready-made jackets, sweaters, T-shirts, dresses, and vests all become the raw materials for great garment ideas. Detailed, step-by-step instructions and clear illustrations for 36 decorated garments.
This is the one sewing book you mustn't be without! Complete instructions for all sewing levels will help you fix clothes in an emergency or create beautiful wardrobes at your leisure. Even includes time-saving no-sew techniques.
Sewing, like domestic arts, is experiencing a renaissance of interest. This new and growing group strives for individuality and the satisfaction of wearing custom garments that make a personal statement. "Altered Clothing" is a collection of ideas and projects that provide the resources and inspiration for creating personal fashion from existing, ...
Easy, well-illustrated steps demonstrate how to mend valuable garments in the comfort of one's home. Chapters include basics from threading a needle and sewing on buttons to repairing seams and ironing techniques, and the accessible language allows anyone to fix their tears and reintroduce damaged clothes back into a wardrobe. Illustrating that ...
Fashion designer Bridgett Artise gives vintage garments that have lost their lustre another chance at being fashionable. Mixing contemporary clothing with the best elements of a vintage piece - like the collar of a funky fifties housedress or the pockets of a seventies-style jacket - and piecing them back together in a whole new way, she creates ...
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