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This book comes with a CD so you can enter your measurements then print out a pattern. I tried to make the vest and the pattern did not come close to fitting (yes, I double checked the measurements). There also seem to be some steps missing in the instructions. Perhaps one of the other in the book projects would work better. There are patterns for tops, pants, skirts and jackets.
This book is full of detailed instructions on those finishing details that will keep your sewing from looking home made. A must for the intermediate or higher sewer!
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Complete Guide to Sewing by Readers Digest
Deming, August 17, 2012
I agree. I go back to this book again and again.Complete Guide to Sewing by Readers Digest
Deming, August 17, 2012
I agree. I go back to this book again and again.Make Your Own Clothes: 20 Custom Fit Patterns to Sew by Marie Clayton
Deming, August 5, 2012
This book comes with a CD so you can enter your measurements then print out a pattern. I tried to make the vest and the pattern did not come close to fitting (yes, I double checked the measurements). There also seem to be some steps missing in the instructions. Perhaps one of the other in the book projects would work better. There are patterns for tops, pants, skirts and jackets.The Dressmaker's Handbook of Couture Sewing Techniques: Essential Step-By-Step Techniques for Professional Results by Lynda Maynard
Deming, August 5, 2012
This book is full of detailed instructions on those finishing details that will keep your sewing from looking home made. A must for the intermediate or higher sewer!