The Dressmaker's Handbook of Couture Sewing Techniques: Essential Step-by-step Techniques for P...
ISBN: 9781596682474 | 1596682477
Format: HardcoverPublisher: Perseus Distribution Services
Pub. Date: 12/21/2010
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Packed with essential, step-by-step professional techniques and tips, this guide takes the mystery out of the sewing and finishing techniques that many dressmakers assume are either extremely difficult or are only for professional fashion designers.
Packed with professional techniques and tips,The Dressmaker's Handbook of Couture Sewing Techniquestakes the mystery out of the sewing and fi nishing techniques that many dressmakers assume are either extremely diffi cult or are only for professional fashion designers. ... MORE
Packed with professional techniques and tips,The Dressmaker's Handbook of Couture Sewing Techniquestakes the mystery out of the sewing and fi nishing techniques that many dressmakers assume are either extremely diffi cult or are only for professional fashion designers. ... MORE
| Introduction | |
| Couture Bindings and Finishes | |
| This section does away with traditional facings—those pesky pattern pieces that seem to fly off the work space never to be seen again. Also, facings roll out or add bulk, and no woman wants added bulk! | |
| Binding Techniques | |
| Banded V-neck on knits | |
| Banded V-neck on wovens | |
| Ribbon V-neck (may picot) | |
| Single fol... MORE | |
| Baby French bind on linen with double needle finish | |
| Banded curve finish on linen with serged, double needle finish (neckline/armhole) | |
| Double fold binding on wovens | |
| Double fold charmeuse binding applied to charmeuse garment | |
| Double fold charmeuse binding on chiffon | |
| Baby French bind—chiffon on chiffon with organza | |
| Banded/encased hemline finishes | |
| Wide charmeuse band top-stitched to front | |
| Decorative trim top stitched to front | |
| Ribbon trimmed hem, top stitched to front | |
| Charmeuse binding on chiffon/ free flow | |
| Designer Underpinnings | |
| This section explores some of the more "difficult" fabrics that seem challenging and intimidating to novices. Various handling methods can make these fabrics more "user friendly." With the proper underpinnings, the personality of the fashion fabric can be altered to allow you to take charge. | |
| Charmeuse with challis | |
| Charmeuse with crepe de chine | |
| Charmeuse with batiste | |
| Velvet with washed organza | |
| Velvet with flannel | |
| Velvet with batiste | |
| Dupioni with flannel | |
| Wool with voile | |
| Wool with challis | |
| Finishing Touches | |
| This section offers a wide variety of innovative techniques and thought-provoking applications to finish your garment in style. Incorporate these suggestions to create your own unique style and personal signature. | |
| Grosgrain ribbon on inside of collar band | |
| Satin pocket bags | |
| Waistline "flip out" pouch | |
| Button-on garment sections | |
| Hong Kong finish to outside | |
| Organza "bubble" at hemline | |
| Petersham "peek" on a wrap skirt/ waistband | |
| Charmeuse ribbon work free flow/ optical illusion | |
| Channel stitching with flannel on charmeuse (collar/cuffs/hemband) | |
| Corded (collar/cuffs/hemband) | |
| Chiffon with organza flange down center front | |
| Charmeuse with welt and picot edge (collar/cuff/center front/hemline) | |
| Curved waistband (determining need) | |
| Double needle hem on knits and wovens with Lycra | |
| Resources | |
| Index | |
| Credits | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
Lynda Maynard has been designing and sewing clothes much of her life. She has a B.A. in Textiles and Clothing from San Jose State University and is an Adjunct Professor in the Fashion Design departments of two community colleges and a private design school in the San Francisco Bay Area. She also has a private clientele, which has challenged her to develop innovative techniques to create a superior product. She is known in the industry as a “fit specialist”, and is the author of the audio book De-Mystifying Fit.
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