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" Dressmaking : "
Alison Smith.
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BL
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566145
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b395364
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| Main Entry
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Smith, Alison, (Alison Victoria)
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| Title & Author
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Dressmaking : : the complete step-by-step guide to making your own clothes /\ Alison Smith.
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| Edition Statement
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1st American ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York, N.Y. :: DK Publishing,, 2012.
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320 p. :: col. ill. ;; 29 cm.
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| ISBN
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9780756698201
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: 0756698200
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| Notes
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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Tools & materials -- Basic sewing kit -- Needles and pins -- Threads -- Measuring and marking tools -- Cutting tools -- Notions -- Useful extras -- Sewing machine -- Serger -- Pressing aids -- Fabrics -- Wool fabrics -- Cotton fabrics -- Silk fabrics -- Linen fabrics -- Synthetic fabrics -- Patterns & cutting out -- Reading patterns -- Body measuring -- Altering patterns -- Making a toile -- Cutting out -- General techniques -- Stitches for hand sewing -- Machine stitches and seams -- Reducing seam bulk -- Darts -- Gathers -- Interfacings -- Facings -- Collars -- Waistbands -- Sleeves -- Pockets -- Hemlines -- Zippers -- Buttons -- Hooks and eyes and snaps -- Garments -- The skirts -- Classic A-line skirt -- Button front A-line skirt -- Classic tailored skirt -- Tailored evening skirt -- Classic pleated skirt -- Topstitched pleated skirt -- The dresses -- Classic shift dress -- Short-sleeved shift dress -- Square-neck shift dress -- Sleeveless shift dress -- Short sleeveless shift dress -- Classic waisted dress -- Short-sleeved waisted dress -- Sleeveless waisted dress -- Waisted cocktail dress -- Classic empire waist dress -- Sleeveless empire waist dress -- Long empire waist dress -- The pants -- Classic tailored pants -- Tapered capri pants -- Classic palazzo pants -- Wide-leg shorts -- The tops -- Classic shell top -- Tie-neck top -- Long-sleeved tunic -- Classic princess-line blouse -- Short-sleeved blouse -- The jackets -- Classic boxy jacket -- Boxy jacket with collar -- Classic shawl collar jacket -- Lined shawl collar jacket -- Mending & repairs -- Unpicking stitches -- Darning a hole -- Repairing fabric under a button -- Repairing a damaged buttonhole -- Mending a split in a seam -- Mending a tear with a fusible patch -- Repairing or replacing elastic -- Repairing a broken zipper -- Customizing -- Lengthening a skirt with a contrast band -- Turning jeans into a skirt -- Adding a collar and pockets to a dress -- Embellishing a dress with sequins and beads -- Embellishing a T-shirt with flowers -- Adding a ribbon trim to a cardigan -- Patterns.
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Dressmaking.
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Tailoring (Women's)
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Sewing.
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Clothing and dress.
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| LC Classification
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TT515.S645 2012
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