The Dressmaker's Companion: A practical guide to sewing clothes

Patternmaker and sewing expert Elizabeth Haywood offers you a comprehensive sewing reference like no other. Are you comfortable with a sewing machine? Moved beyond the sewing basics? Heres the book youll refer to again and again for reliable practical easy-to-follow advice.Among the many techniques included youll learn how to...Install any type of zipSew a perfect dart first timeMake a concealed frontFit sleeves to large upper armsPleat perfectlySew a mens waistbandCuff a pair of trousersMake a pattern for a jacket lining (and then sew it)Develop your sewing skills master new techniques and discover the answer to your sewing questions. With over 3000 detailed illustrations step-by-step instructions clever ideas troubleshooting and fitting advice all arranged in 41 chapters The Dressmakers Companion will enable you to sew with confidence.Winner of the 30th Benjamin Franklin Award for best craft book and silver medal winner for best large format cover.