Lingerie Secrets: Sew a Perfect Fit for Every Body
- ISBN-10
- 0873418522
- ISBN-13
- 9780873418522
- Category
- Lingerie
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Author
- Jan Bones
Description
"Jan reveals how to create perfectly fitting beautiful lingerie. Many illustrations complement the simple step-by-step instructions." -- Vogue Patterns, August 2001. "Excellent photographs and illustrations complement the simple step-by-step instructions." -- Sewing with Butterwick, Autumn 2001. Intimate apparel can -- and should -- be comfortable, practical and sexy all at the same time. This book reveals the secrets for creating great-looking lingerie with a perfect fit. With more than 200 photographs and 60+ illustrations along with simple instructions, home sewers of all levels will breeze through the steps of pattern and fabric selection, drafting and altering patterns, working with speciality fabrics and notions, and creating a unique, personal fit, for special garments. Includes patters for basic garments, tips and techniques for sewing with both knit and woven fabrics, and simple alterations for making speciality items out of basics.
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