Dressmaking: The Easy Guide: Mix and Match Skirts, Sleeves Necklines for Over 80 Stylish Variations

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Learn to mix and match bodices, skirts, necklines and sleeves to create a bespoke dress that's unique to you. Demystify dressmaking with this practical, visual guide from award-winning designer Helen Rhiannon. Create customized dresses that are a perfect fit for your body and a perfect match for your style. There are full-size patterns provided for every shape and size; simply trace off your 5 pattern pieces, create a sample, or toile, from calico and alter it to your unique shape using Helen’s clear, expert guidance. Then choose from a selection of stylish neckline, sleeve and skirt options – from classic V-necklines to flouncy 50s-style circle skirts – to make the dress your very own. A no-nonsense guide to dressmaking for all skill levels; Mix and match design elements for over 80 variations; Over 90 full-size patterns to cater for UK sizes 6–44, European sizes 34–72 and US sizes 2–42. Create bespoke garments that fit and flatter! Awarded 'Best Sewing Book' at the Creative Book Awards, 2024. In this comprehensive, informative book, Helen explains how to create beautiful, customized dresses for every shape and size. Choose the exact size that fits and flatters you from a bespoke sizing chart that takes into account differences in body size across bust, waist and hips. Trace off your pattern pieces, then create a sample (toile) in calico which you can then adapt to create the dress of your dreams, in your own choice of fabulous fabric. There are four style options each for sleeves and necklines, including a flared sleeve, a capped sleeve, a sweetheart neckline or a boatneck; and five skirt options, including a fitted pencil-style skirt, a zhuzhy circle skirt, and an A-line, with or without pleats. You can also choose to add a sweet, classic Peter Pan collar, or inseam pockets, to your garment. Alternatively, you can even create a skirt as a separate garment, simply by adding a waistband or facing. The language of sewing and dressmaking is demystified at the beginning of the book, as well as the equipment you need to get started. Nothing is left unexplained; and stunning images of the finished dresses, on a mannequin and on a model, are interspersed throughout the book to inspire your own finished pieces. Extra copies of the full-size pattern sheets/pattern templates exclusive to Dressmaking: The Easy Guide by Helen Rhiannon are available here.

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