A Beginner's Guide to Sewing with Knitted Fabrics: Everything you need to know to make 20 essential garments

ISBN: 1782494685

Author: Ward, Wendy

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Follow Wendy Ward?s tutorials to make a collection of comfortable and stylish garments.Follow Wendy Ward?s tutorials to make a collection of comfortable and stylish garments.Wendy?s style is functional but beautiful basics, and you will learn the skills to make garments out of knitted fabrics that drape beautifully and are a joy to wear. There are t-shirts, wide-leg trousers, lounge trousers, tank tops, cardigans, skirts, and dresses made in versatile fabrics that can be dressed up or down.Both beginners and more experienced dressmakers often avoid using knitted fabrics, but Wendy will show you how to successfully sew them with just a regular sewing machine. You will learn essential skills with the help of a comprehensive techniques section that includes a guide to different types of knitted fabrics and their uses (including jersey, sweatshirt fabric, boiled wool, and many more), how to prepare them for making clothes, setting up your sewing machine, which needles you need, sewing seams and hems, and using elastic. There are also full-size patterns for every garment included at the back of the book, so you will have all the information you need to start making your own perfect wardrobe!

• Cisco sewing with knitted fabrics book | Cisco sewing with knitted fabrics book- everything you need to know to make 20 essential garments from knit fabric, with just a regular sewing machine | There are t-shirts, wide-leg trousers, lounge trousers, tank tops, cardigans, skirts, and dresses made in versatile fabrics that can be dressed up or down | Includes full-size patterns for every garment in sizes 4 through 22 | Create functional but beautiful basics that drape beautifully and are a joy to wear