Designer Techniques: Couture Tips for Home Sewing
- ISBN-10
- 0806994908
- ISBN-13
- 9780806994901
- Category
- Dressmaking
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Sterling/Sew Information Resources
- Author
- Kenneth D. King
Description
The sewing expert on PBS's SEWING TODAY show offers professional shortcuts and helpful hints. Kenneth King guides readers from choosing the right fashion fabrics all the way to the finishing touches. Get a peek into an expert's "bag of tricks" as he explains the secrets of edge finishing, piping, pockets, the tailored shoulder, and much more.
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- 1996
- 128 pages
- Paperback
- Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated
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