Beginner’s Guide To Dress & Skirt Making With Sewing Machine: Step By Step Visual Illustrated Guide
Beginner’s Guide To Dress & Skirt Making With Sewing Machine
Step By Step Visual Illustrated Guide
I have been making dresses for over 20 years now. I have taught dressmaking in various setting for last ten years. I designed this guide for anyone who wants to learn how to get started in dress and skirt making from scratch. You DO NOT need any prior experience in sewing to start, I promise you. Just follow the steps and watch the images I shared and you will be on your way in no time.
In this guide, you will get detailed step-by-step procedures of how things are done in the world of dressmakers. Terminologies used in the industries are explained, and all the tools and equipment you need to start your journey as a dressmaker.
You will learn a lot about seams and stitches, the sewing machine, and eventually, you will have the opportunity to practice on some basic but exciting sewing projects to perfect your newly acquired skills. I shared over 120 images and illustrations to show you how to take proper measurements, how to cut a garment and how to sew them properly.
Here is a glimpse of what I shared in the book:
Common Sewing Terminology
Tools & Equipment You Will NeedInner Workings Of Various Types Of Sewing MachinesHow To Thread And Work With A Sewing MachineHow To Do Various Temporary & Permanent StitchesHow To Incorporate Various Reverse StitchesHow To Make Various SeamsComponents Of A Dress, Shirt, Skirt, And PantsProcedure For Taking Body MeasurementsGarment Construction & Pattern DevelopmentSheath DressMaking A Dress BlockShift DressSeam Allowances, Cutting, And Stitching
And so much more.
Stellar guide for a DIY project This is a very clearly-written guide to sewing skirts and dresses. The instructions are easy to understand and follow – nowhere do I get lost or feel like I don’t have enough information to sew myself. From the very beginning it is assumed that the reader is a beginner who would like to sew something now. In that respect, all the needed equipment are presented and explained. The only downside is the lower-quality photographs/illustrations which were used. I hope that they are updated in the…
All the pictures are in black and white and darkened!