Product Description: Couture-quality garments deserve nothing less than custom trim--made by you! Author and couture expert Claire B. Shaeffer opens up a whole new world of creative expression for the garment sewer in Couture Sewing Designer Trims DVD...read more

Product Description: Book by Greenfield, Eugene W.

Product Description: A new, full-color edition of this reference that has been completely revised contains the answers to the most common fabric-sewing questions as well as details about the latest advancements in sewing, easy-to-read charts for needle sizes and thread, information on new fibers, and more...read more

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 the way Shaeffer can, from the art of hand sewing to mastering edge finishes, from classic closures to shaping a garment for a perfect fit. Readers learn all the basics ― and more importantly: how to apply the techniques ― on skirts and sleeves, pockets and jackets, evening gowns, and more. Gorgeous photos, clear illustrations, and concise language combine to make this the most complete couture-sewing course available.

Step-by-step instructions reveal the secrets used by high-fashion designers and allow the reader to duplicate the design detail found in expensive designer clothes (view table of contents)

Sewing for the Apparel Industry, Second Edition, focuses on the fundamental principles of garment construction, the interrelationship of assembly methods, and the elements which the designer must consider at the outset of individual design creation. It details easy-to-master production operations, while emphasizing the equipment, practical skills, and sewing processes used in apparel manufacturing. Efficient and cost effective procedure descriptions complement material on the basic concept of design and desired quality, providing students with an understanding of various production methods and how they affect design decisions and relate to garment quality and labor and material costs.

Product Description: Learn to chanage an unflattering slash pocket to a slimming edge pocket, put a hidden placket in a pocket, or banish your fear of double-welt pockets by trying five construction methods. Duplicate the methods you admire from world-famous designers like Sonia Rykiel, Yojji Yamaoto, and Adele Simpson...read more

Simple sewing shortcuts for hasslefree seams, reducing fullness, marking a hem, handling tricky fabrics, and many finishing touches are included in a guide which also features more than eight hundred drawings (view table of contents)

Shows how to sew lined and unlined pockets, and pockets with cuffs, tucks, pleats, and flaps, and offers advice on placement, interfacing, finishes, and reinforced openings

Shows how to make aprons, napkins, place mats, pot holders, coasters, basket liners, towels, bags, silverware rolls, pillows, belts, sachets, wallets, pincushions, knapsacks, and ironing board covers