Description
Clone Your Clothes Book
Everyone has their favourite items of clothing that they love because they fit them perfectly and look great. This practical guide explains how to remake your wardrobe favourites without having to unpick and ruin the originals. Everyone has their go-to items of clothing in the wardrobe that fit them perfectly and look great. This practical guide for home dressmakers explains how to remake these best-loved garments without having to destroy the originals! Discover how to create a wardrobe full of perfectly fitting garments that can be remade again and again in different fabrics, using accessible techniques to create your own dressmaking patterns. In conventional pattern-making, the original garment is unpicked and taken apart but the non-destructive approach of Clone Your Clones changes everything!
This instructional guide to pattern-making reveals the secrets of remaking without ruining, through a range of techniques, including:
• Direct Measurement: Ideal for simple shapes without too much shaping or detail.
• Tracing: A quick and easy technique suitable for lots of different styles of clothing.
• Over Draping: Perfect for complicated designs like a waterfall frill or a ruched panel, where measuring or tracing would be impossible.
• Combining Techniques: Using a combination of methods to get the best results for your specific garment.
• Adapting Designs: How to adapt your cloned patterns to create new and exciting pieces for your wardrobe.
SKU: DC12759
UPC: 9781446312759