The Beginner’s Guide to Dressmaking: Easy Techniques and 8 Fun Projects - Brossura

Hincks, Julia

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1800923368 ISBN 13: 9781800923362

Casa editrice: Search Pr Ltd, 2026

Riassunto

The essential beginner's guide to dressmaking, featuring 6 simple yet stylish garments from best-selling author Julia Hincks.

This fully illustrated, explain-all guide to dressmaking contains all the necessary techniques you need, along with 2 fold-out full-size templates for sizes XS to XXXL - perfect for complete beginners or those looking for fresh ideas.

In this complete course, popular sewing guru Julia Hincks starts with the complete basics, covering everything you need to get going: discover the essential tools and materials, how to set up your machine, how to read a sewing pattern, make seams, understitch and sew different pockets. Clear step-by-step photographs and easy-to-follow instructions make it accessible for all, whether you are creating your first garments or revisiting the basics.

The 6 projects are carefully chosen by Julia to teach you new skills each time, so that you can build up your confidence through practice. Each of the stunning projects will teach you new techniques and terminology, and will gradually develop your skills as you work through the book. 

Choose from 6 stylish garments, each with variations:

• shorts or trousers
• a simple elasticated skirt
• a skirt with pockets
• a vest
• a dress
• a robe.

Full-size, full-colour pull-out patterns are included to get you started, graded in 7 sizes from XS (UK 6) to XXXL (UK 30).

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Informazioni sull'autore

Julia Hincks is a teacher and textile artist who has sewn, knitted and crocheted from an early age. Julia teaches dressmaking, pattern cutting and overlocking classes privately and at colleges in Brighton where she inspires adults to take up these crafts and improve their skills. Julia has developed a loyal following. She is the author of the best-selling title The Overlocker Technique Manual (2014), which is now available in five languages. Julia lives in Brighton, UK. Find out more about her at www.juliahincks.com

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Search Pr Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2026
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1800923368
• ISBN 13: 9781800923362
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 144
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile