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

By Nicole Mallalieu

Get a few new tricks up your sleeve

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.

- Give your new handmade wardrobe a professional finish Learn to alter existing patterns using fashion industry methods
- Add stylish details like pockets, plackets, and zippers with how-to illustrations and photos, with lots of sewing tricks and tips
- Change up waistlines, shirt yokes, necklines, sleeves, cuffs, and more to adapt your favorite garment or develop your limitless fashion wardrobe

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1617453110
• ISBN13: 9781617453113
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Stash Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.9" x 9.9"