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How to Use, Adapt, and Design Sewing Patterns by Hollahan, Lee is a reference work available to read on EtoBox.

What is How to Use, Adapt, and Design Sewing Patterns about?

An accomplished fashion designer shows people who make their own garments how to improve on store-bought sewing patterns by adjusting the clothing item's length and other details to reflect personal taste and create a custom fit. The book's opening chapters present an illustrated guide to the tools, equipment, and fabrics needed for making garments, while also serving as a miniature textbook to teach basic sewing techniques. Chapters that follow offer detailed instruction in adapting and altering a store-bought pattern to suit individual tastes. Alterations include adding flare, and modifying the shapes of bodices, arm holes, neck lines, sleeves, and skirts. The book's concluding chapters instruct on designing one's own patterns from scratch. Author Lee Hollahan demonstrates to her readers that once they understand how to adapt a store-bought pattern, they are well on their way to custom designing their own wardrobe. More than 500 instructive illustrations.

Who reads How to Use, Adapt, and Design Sewing Patterns?

Author

Hollahan, Lee

Publisher

Barrons Educational Series, Inc

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780764144257

Category

reference

Subjects

Crafts & Hobbies, Fiction, Reference

Rating

3.96 / 5 (161 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13