Sewing for Fashion Designers
This comprehensive guide explores all the fundamental sewing methods and introduces professional garment construction.
- Chapter One introduces sewing tools and machinery (including industrial machines). It discusses how to work with patterns and explains cutting-out methods.
- Chapter Two is devoted to different fabrics and how they work, focusing on the construction of a garment, including fastenings and trimmings, and the use of materials to support structured pieces, such as corsets.
- Hand sewing techniques and basic seams are explored in Chapter Three. Techniques are demonstrated with step-by-step photographic guides combined with technical drawings.
- A guide to making garment details and decorations, such as pockets, waistlines, and necklines, is found in Chapter Four.
- Chapter Five addresses fabric-specific techniques, for everything from lace to neoprene. The best technical approaches to use for pattern cutting and construction are discussed for each fabric.