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Dress Making - Drafting and Pattern Making
Contributor(s): Fales, Jane (Author)
ISBN: 1445529076     ISBN-13: 9781445529073
Publisher: Read Books
OUR PRICE:   $27.54  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: November 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- Crafts & Hobbies | Sewing
- Crafts & Hobbies | Fashion
Physical Information: 0.31" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.38 lbs) 128 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
This vintage book contains an introductory guide to tailoring, including complete directions for drafting and pattern-making. With step-by-step instructions and many helpful tips, this volume is designed to introduce the beginner to dressmaking, and aims to walk the novice through the creation of a few simple items. Contents include: "Dressmaking and Tailoring", "Drafting and Pattern-Making", "Shirt-Waist", "Shirt-Waist Sleeve", "Foundation Skirt", "Tight-Fitting Waist and Collar", "Tight-fitting Sleeve", and "Kimono Waist". Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on dressmaking and tailoring.