Pre-Owned A Beginner's Guide to Sewing with Knitted Fabrics : Everything you need to know to make 20 essential garments (Paperback)

<b>Follow Wendy Ward's tutorials to make a collection of comfortable and stylish garments.</b> <p><b>Follow Wendy Ward's tutorials to make a collection of comfortable and stylish garments.</b> </p><p>Wendy's style is functional but beautiful basics, and you will learn the skills to make garments out of knitted fabrics that drape beautifully and are a joy to wear. There are t-shirts, wide-leg trousers, lounge trousers, tank tops, cardigans, skirts, and dresses made in versatile fabrics that can be dressed up or down. </p><p>Both beginners and more experienced dressmakers often avoid using knitted fabrics, but Wendy will show you how to successfully sew them with just a regular sewing machine. You will learn essential skills with the help of a comprehensive techniques section that includes a guide to different types of knitted fabrics and their uses (including jersey, sweatshirt fabric, boiled wool, and many more), how to prepare them for making clothes, setting up your sewing machine, which needles you need, sewing seams and hems, and using elastic. There are also full-size patterns for every garment included at the back of the book, so you will have all the information you need to start making your own perfect wardrobe!</p>

Follow Wendy Ward’s tutorials to make a collection of comfortable and stylish garments.

Follow Wendy Ward’s tutorials to make a collection of comfortable and stylish garments.

Wendy’s style is functional but beautiful basics, and you will learn the skills to make garments out of knitted fabrics that drape beautifully and are a joy to wear. There are t-shirts, wide-leg trousers, lounge trousers, tank tops, cardigans, skirts, and dresses made in versatile fabrics that can be dressed up or down.

Both beginners and more experienced dressmakers often avoid using knitted fabrics, but Wendy will show you how to successfully sew them with just a regular sewing machine. You will learn essential skills with the help of a comprehensive techniques section that includes a guide to different types of knitted fabrics and their uses (including jersey, sweatshirt fabric, boiled wool, and many more), how to prepare them for making clothes, setting up your sewing machine, which needles you need, sewing seams and hems, and using elastic. There are also full-size patterns for every garment included at the back of the book, so you will have all the information you need to start making your own perfect wardrobe!

Book format	Paperback
Fiction/nonfiction	Non-Fiction
Genre	Home, Hobbies, & Garden
Publication date	January, 2018
Pages	127
Reading level	General
Publisher	Ryland Peters & Small
Original languages	English
Language	English
Is collectible	N
Binding type	Paperback / softback
Assembled product height	0.5000 in
Assembled product weight	1.4000 lb
Bisac subject heading	Crafts & Hobbies