Patternless Fashions: How to Design and Make Your Own Fashions!: With New Appendices on Sewing for the Beginner

Diehl Lewis; May Loh

ISBN 10: 0874914132 / ISBN 13: 9780874914139

Published by Acropolis Books Ltd., 1982

About this Item

Very good reprint paperback published one year after the first. Glossy color illustrated card covers show light curl/rub to head of frt cover, else straight, crisp and bright. No names, tears or soil in the 278pp text. Includes ideas for women's, men's, and children's clothes all without buying patterns.

Seller Inventory # 51055

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Patternless Fashions: How to Design and Make Your Own Fashions!: With New Appendices on Sewing for the Beginner
• Publisher: Acropolis Books Ltd.
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0874914132
• ISBN 13: 9780874914139
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Reprint.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Weight: 22 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • SEWING & NEEDLE ARTS

About this title

Synopsis

Revealing the patternless dressmaking techniques perfect in the Orient centuries ago, the practical book tells how to design and sew the clothes you've dreamed of owning, but could never afford.

Novices and professionals alike, learn to sew without pre-cut patterns, expensive dress forms and other costly sewing aids. The secret is an efficient technique used extensively in the Far East. Instead of using patterns, you simply construct personal front and back torsos using 25 of your body measurements and nine basic formulas. You can use these torsos to make any fashion yo choose. First, find a picture of what you want, draw the shape of your torso right on your fabric with tailor's chalk, then make the necessary style changes described in the book.

You'll find step-by-step instructions on how to make each element of your chosen outfit, from the sleeves to the skirt or pants. And, your clothes will be better-fitting, much less expensive, and longer lasting.