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Dressmaking: The Easy Guide

Mix and Match Skirts, Sleeves and Necklines for over 80 Stylish Variations

Helen Rhiannon

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Helen Rhiannon explains how to create beautiful, customized dresses for every shape and size. Choose the exact size that fits and flatters you from a sizing chart that takes into account differences in body size across bust, waist and hips.

Simply trace off your pattern pieces from the fold-out templates, 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 the stunning images of the finished dresses will inspire your own finished pieces.