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No beginner should be without this book. Paper patterns often give insufficient information, but here clear diagrams and detailed step-by-step instructions provide a method of working which is easy to follow.

Table of Contents
Equipment; Fabric fibres and their source; Personal appearance; Taking measurements; Pattern alteration; Construction of a garment; Disposal of fullness; Seams; Crossway strips; Facing and interfacings; Openings; Fastenings; Pockets; Collars; Cuffs; Sleeves; Waistbands and belts; Hems; Decorative finishes; Care and maintenance of clothes.

Dressmaking Simplified

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    A Paperback / softback by Valerie Cock

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      Book details

      Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Published 25 March 1987
      ISBN-13 9780632022168
      978-0632022168
      ISBN-10 0632022167
      Also in:
      The Arts: art forms Needlework, textile and fabric crafts

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      No beginner should be without this book. Paper patterns often give insufficient information, but here clear diagrams and detailed step-by-step instructions provide a method of working which is easy to follow.

      Table of Contents
      Equipment; Fabric fibres and their source; Personal appearance; Taking measurements; Pattern alteration; Construction of a garment; Disposal of fullness; Seams; Crossway strips; Facing and interfacings; Openings; Fastenings; Pockets; Collars; Cuffs; Sleeves; Waistbands and belts; Hems; Decorative finishes; Care and maintenance of clothes.

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