The Savvy Seamstress

An Illustrated Guide to Customizing Your Favorite Patterns

Nicole Claire Mallalieu

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English

Stash Books
08 December 2017

Needlework & fabric crafts

Transform your favorite garment patterns, one small detail at a time. Add or remove pockets, adjust the neckline, or swap a zippered back to a button front! With step-by-step instructions, clear illustrations, and how-to photos, you’ll learn to make and sew endless variations on your favorite men’s, women’s, and children’s garment patterns, with a professional finish. Whether you have basic sewing skills or are a confident dressmaker, you can learn to be your own fashion designer.

By: Nicole Claire Mallalieu
Imprint: Stash Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 203mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9781617453113
ISBN 10: 1617453110
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 08 December 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nicole Mallalieu has been sewing obsessively since the age of three. Since then, she has achieved a degree in fashion and worked as a designer, pattern maker, author, sewing teacher and fashion lecturer. She lives in Melbourne, Australia. Visit her blog at nicolemdesign.blogspot.com

Reviews for The Savvy Seamstress: An Illustrated Guide to Customizing Your Favorite Patterns

"In this guide, Mallalieu (The Better Bag Maker) takes experienced sewists step-by-step through the process of adapting and adjusting commercial sewing patterns. The focus is on making changes to the garment, such as adding pockets, adding or changing fasteners (zippers, buttons, etc.), and adjusting collars, cuffs, and sleeves. Each chapter focuses on a specific topic, and Mallalieu provides a concise explanation and expert tips, as well as numerous diagrams and photographs. VERDICT Skilled sewists interested in altering their favorite patterns will find an abundance of advice here; sewists seeking to change the fit of garments should look to the late Nancy Zieman's classic Pattern Fitting with Confidence.-- ""Library Journal"""