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Tired of wearing the same clothes? How about revamping your wardrobe with new custom made clothes? This is a practical sewing manual that shows all the steps for making skirts and trousers, from the basics, like different hand stitches and using a sewing machine, to taking measurements and understanding patterns, all explained with detailed illustrations and photographs for each step. The results are original garments, handmade by you and made to measure. The book includes everything you must know to get started; no previous sewing experience is needed, but you will be amazed of what you can achieve: a wealth of different types of skirts –straight, curled at the waist, classic, mini, flared, balloon, mermaid, asymmetric and more– and trousers –with or without pockets, classic, skinny-fit, low-waist, and many more.
Anna De Leo was born in Cosenza, Italy in 1987. In 2014 she graduated from the Euromode School Italia. In 2015 she moved to Udine, where she took a tailoring repair course. She later enrolled on the Fashion Design course at Milan Fashion Campus (Italy), and completed a Personal Shopper and Image consultant course. From 2015 to 2017 she worked in different fashion companies, refining the knowledge and skills that allow her to experiment also with the packaging of garments and the study of new modeling techniques. She is the author of fashion-related books, Including Mending and Alterations Made Simple.
Table of Contents
Introduction: What we need to get started/ Hand stitches/ Basting stitch/ Slow points/ Subpoint/ Blind spot/ Point back/ Half back stitch/ Needles and threads/ The sewing machine/ Economic domestic sewing machines/ Main parts of the sewing machine/ Machine stitches/ Linear stitch and zigzag stitch/ Cut and sew/ Thread the size and sew correctly/ Cut and sew tension/ Adjusting the stitch length/ Differential feed adjustment/ Terms and tricks of the trade
Before you start: Study of the model/ Correct taking of measurements/ Right fit/ Technique/ The packaging/ Fabric treatment before cutting/ Positioning the pattern on the fabric/ Entering the seam allowances/ Cutting and slow points/ Basting and first try/ Assembling the garment/ Finishing and ironing/ Different features in the package/ Straps and clasps/ Design and packaging of the straight strap/ Fit design and packaging of the strap/ The classic hinge/ The invisible hinge/ Different types of finishing/ Machine hem/ Hand hem/ Cut and sew hem/ Lining a skirt/ Bias in sight/ Bias not in sight
Modeling and making of skirts: Skirts: history and models/ Skirt curled at the waist with straight strap/ Curled skirt with elastic waistband/ Classic skirt/ Mini skirt/ Sheath skirt/ Flared skirt/ Simple flared skirt/ Flared wide skirt/ Half wheel skirt/ Full skirt/ Balloon skirt/ Mermaid skirt/ Classic flounced skirt/ Skirt with applied flounces/ Large pleated skirt/ Small pleated skirt/ Wrap skirt/ Asymmetric skirt/ Skirt with train
Modeling and making of trousers: Pants: history and models/ Classic trousers/ Classic trousers with pockets/ One profile pocket/ Pocket with two profiles/ Tube pants, cigarette, paw and palazzo/ Suit pants/ Jeans with patch pockets/Modeling elastic skinny trousers/Lowering waist trousers.