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All About Silk: A Fabric Dictionary & Swatchbook (Fabric Reference Series, Volume 1)
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By:
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Julie Parker
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From:
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Rain City Pub
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Released:
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December, 1992
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Rating:
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5.0 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
This book was love-at-first-sight. It doesn't blab unnecessarily about the fabric, just lets you touch and see it for yourself. While being very visual and tactile, it also devotes a page with all the relevant information about each particular kind of silk (and who would have thought there would be... more info
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Patternmaking for Fashion Design (3rd Edition)
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By:
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Helen Joseph Armstrong, Helen Joseph-Armstrong
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From:
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Prentice Hall
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Released:
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22 December, 1999
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Rating:
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4.2 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
This was one of my favorite textbooks from design school. It's the one I refer back to most often, because I know what I want will be there, and will be presented clearly. It is the most complete reference I have in my library for flat-patternmaking, and covers everything from making basic slopers... more info
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Folk Vests: 25 Knitting Patterns & Tales from Around the World
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By:
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Cheryl Oberle
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From:
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Interweave Press
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Released:
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October, 2002
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Rating:
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4.8 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
Cheryl Oberle returns with another book in her series of internationally flavored knitting patterns. This book is all about vests. 25 separate patterns for less than a dollar a pattern - a great value. I've had the pleasure of learning vest construction from Cheryl and know that these patterns... more info
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Couture Sewing Techniques
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By:
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Claire B. Shaeffer
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From:
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Taunton Pr
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Released:
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31 January, 2001
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Rating:
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4.9 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
I wanted to learn what differentiates a haute couture garment from a ready-to-wear garment or a garment custom-made by a seamstress or tailor. Then, I wanted to know HOW to incorporate couture quality into a custom garment. This book gives just enough history of the haute couture industry and a very... more info
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Blueprints of Fashion: Home Sewing Patterns of the 1950s (Schiffer Book for Collectors and Designers,)
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By:
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Wade Laboissonniere
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From:
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Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
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Released:
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August, 1999
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Rating:
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5.0 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
This book begins with an interesting overview of the beginnings of the home-sewing pattern industry, and has many interesting tidbits on that alone. But the real treat is page upon page of reproductions of the fronts of pattern envelopes from the fifties, most in color, and all beautiful. Hundreds... more info
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Making Handbags: Retro, Chic, Luxurious
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By:
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Ellen Goldstein-Lynch, Sarah Mullins, Nicole Malone
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From:
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Rockport Publishers
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Released:
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September, 2002
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Rating:
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4.0 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
A very poor book in every respect. Designs lacked creativity and polish. Nothing to excite or intrigue the reader.
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Costume Construction
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By:
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Katherine Strand-Evans
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From:
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Waveland Press
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Released:
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06 August, 1999
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Rating:
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5.0 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
For persistent and passionate costumers of all kinds, this book is a costuming index. A college textbook, it has chapters on a wide variety of topics, including millinery, shoemaking, pattern design, fitting and tailoring, underpinnings, wigmaking, fabrics, materials, and equipment. It focuses on... more info
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Power Sewing: Step-By-Step
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By:
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Sandra Betzina
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From:
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Taunton Pr
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Released:
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18 August, 2000
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Rating:
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4.4 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
Being a Sandra Betzina fan with two of her books already, I had to have this one . The book is fabulous - hard-back, spiral bound, multiple clear color pictures, easy to read print, and the book size is very comfortable to handle. Instructions are clear and pictures are referenced by step-number to... more info
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Every Sewer's Guide to the Perfect Fit: Customizing Your Patterns for a Sensational Look
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By:
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Mary Morris, Sally McCann, Kate Matthews
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From:
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Lark Books
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Released:
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September, 1997
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Rating:
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5.0 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
I've been sewing for twenty some years. In that time I read lots of books on fitting and gone to various classes. This is the ONLY place I have gotten information on how to adjust a dolman and a raglan sleeve for a larger then standard bust.This book assumes you have no fitting skills. It tells... more info
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