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Author
Publisher
Distributed by Publishers Group West
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
231 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces timesaving techniques for fitting and finishing garments, shows how to adapt patterns for a more professional look, and includes tips on solving specific sewing problems.
Author
Publisher
Taunton Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
250 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
The world of haute couture is a place where only a privileged few can ever hope to reside, right? Wrong. Fashion historian Claire B. Shaeffer opened the door to this exclusive realm in her authoritative guide to the techniques that define couture sewing. And now, the industry bible, Couture Sewing Techniques, has been revised and updated throughout -- with new photos and a chapter on specialty fabrics. No one can unravel couture garment construction...
10) Dress up!: sew 25+ T-shirt costumes for little superheroes, princesses, unicorns, cowgirls, and more
Author
Publisher
Get Creative 6
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
134 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Language
English
Author
Series
Cupcake diaries volume 22
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
130 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Mia enters a design-a-dress contest without knowing just how much work designing and sewing a dress could be. Things get eve worse when she tries to finish her creation during a Halloween cupcake party.
12) A killing notion
Author
Series
Publisher
Obsidian
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
308 pages : illustration ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1938, eleven-year-old Esther joins her father in tropical, multicultural Cuba, where they toil together to rescue the rest of their Jewish family from persecution in Poland. Includes notes about the author's grandmother, on whom the story is based.
15) The beautiful
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 16
Physical Desc
425 pages : color illustration ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"In 19th century New Orleans, Celine, a dressmaker from Paris, becomes embroiled in a murder mystery that's connected to a glamorous supernatural cohort"--
16) Prairie lotus
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
In Dakota Territory in the 1880s, half-Chinese Hanna and her white father face racism and resistance to change as they try to make a home for themselves. Includes author's note.
Author
Language
English
Description
A powerful chronicle of the women who used their sewing skills to survive the Holocaust, stitching beautiful clothes at an extraordinary fashion workshop created within one of the most notorious WWII death camps.
At the height of the Holocaust twenty-five young inmates of the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp—mainly Jewish women and girls—were selected to design, cut, and sew beautiful fashions for
Author
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
xvi, 183 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Printed cotton sacks are currently fashionable aspects for material culture research, particularly in the costume and quilt history communities. In the second quarter of the twentieth century, these mass-produced sacks were relied upon by rural America as a valuable source of free fabric for clothing, quilts, and home décor."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Wiley Pub., Inc
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
283 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Uses color photographs and step-by-step instructions to provide a visual guide to fashion sewing, covering such topics as stitches, pattern pieces, mock-up muslins, hemline finishes, and refurbishing garments.
20) The perfect fit: creating and altering basic sewing patterns for tops, sleeves, skirts, and pants
Author
Publisher
Rocky Nook
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
191 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Every body is different, and standard sizes certainly do not fit all! You're going to spend hours making your homesewn garment, so you want to be sure the final product will fit flawlessly. This starts with a pattern that is drawn to your (or your model's) exact measurements. With The Perfect Fit as your guide, you'll learn the necessary skills for altering "off-the-rack" patterns to measure, and even drafting your own creations. For amateur sewists...
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