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Clothing alterations and repairs : maintaining a sustainable wardrobe / Chelsey Byrd Lewallen.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2024Description: vii, 240 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781350163553
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 646.6 L58c
LOC classification:
  • TT550 .L48 2024
Contents:
How to use this book and tools of the trade -- Working with alterations, repairs, and clients -- Bottom hems -- Top hems -- Taking in bottoms -- Letting out bottoms -- Jeans -- Taking in tops -- Letting out tops -- Sleeves, shoulders, and armscyes -- Crotch seams -- Necklines and collars -- Repairs.
Summary: "A detailed, step-by-step guide to successfully altering and repairing ready-made apparel that will help you achieve the perfect fit and extend the life of your clothing. Whether you are interested in tailoring your wardrobe, starting a business, or learning a skill that will save you money and the planet, you'll find what you need through illustrated step-by-step projects and no-nonsense videos. You'll learn to make alterations to your ready-made clothing, including a variety of hemming techniques and taking in/ letting out seams, and repair methods to fix zippers, tears, and holes. There are also detailed guidelines on more complex techniques, including adjusting suit jacket sleeves, reshaping necklines and even fixing backpacks, tents and bags"-- Back cover.
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Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books Main Library Circulation Section CIR 646.6 L58c 2024 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1-1 Available 031267

Includes bibliographical references and index.

How to use this book and tools of the trade -- Working with alterations, repairs, and clients -- Bottom hems -- Top hems -- Taking in bottoms -- Letting out bottoms -- Jeans -- Taking in tops -- Letting out tops -- Sleeves, shoulders, and armscyes -- Crotch seams -- Necklines and collars -- Repairs.

"A detailed, step-by-step guide to successfully altering and repairing ready-made apparel that will help you achieve the perfect fit and extend the life of your clothing.
Whether you are interested in tailoring your wardrobe, starting a business, or learning a skill that will save you money and the planet, you'll find what you need through illustrated step-by-step projects and no-nonsense videos. You'll learn to make alterations to your ready-made clothing, including a variety of hemming techniques and taking in/ letting out seams, and repair methods to fix zippers, tears, and holes. There are also detailed guidelines on more complex techniques, including adjusting suit jacket sleeves, reshaping necklines and even fixing backpacks, tents and bags"-- Back cover.

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