The Sewing Bible For Clothes Alterations: A Step-by-Step Practical Guide on How to Alter Clothes
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
The Sewing Bible For Clothes Alterations: A Step-by-Step Practical Guide on How to Alter Clothes
By (Author) Judith Turner
New Holland Publishers
New Holland Publishers
1st December 2014
Australia
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
646.2
Physical Properties
Hardback
288
Width 200mm, Height 230mm
Description
The Sewing Bible is a step-by-step practical guide to help people learn some basic sewing skills to help them alter their own clothes. Starting with the most common and easiest alteration, shortening trousers, and working towards the most technically challenged, shortening the sleeves on a lined jacket, this ultimate guide will take you through the steps using over 400 illustrations to give you get a clear outline of what is required.Chapters are broken up into:IntroductionHow to use this bookWhat you will needTrousers taking up, taking in, letting out, replacing zipJeans taking up, taking in, replacing zipDresses, Gowns and Skirts taking upHem lengths, types of hems, taking inJackets taking up, taking inShirts and Tops taking up, taking inTypes of SeamsImperial and metric explainedHelpful hints and tips
Author Bio
Author Judith Turner's passion for clothing alterations began in the 1990s when her friend gave her a job in her fabric shop. Judith soon found that she had a natural gift for altering clothes and in 1996 she opened her first alterations shop. Soon she started teaching others how to do the same and now runs workshops to pass on her skills.
