The dressmaking book; a simplified guide for beginners (edition 1967)

by Adele P. Margolis

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In this illustrated guide, nationally acclaimed sewing expert Adele P. Margolis offers easy, step-by-step instructions for how to sew your own dresses.An essential primer for every seamstress, The Dressmaking Book features more than 200 how-to line drawings covering the fundamentals of style and sewing. This complete course includes how to select materials and handle troublesome fabric; alter patterns to fit your needs; sewing machine basics; and types of hand stitching for fine dressmaking.From picking a pattern to finished garment, this book covers everything the novice dressmaker needs to know.… (more)

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Title:	The dressmaking book; a simplified guide for beginners
Authors:	Adele P. Margolis
Info:	Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, 1967. xviii, 294 p. illus. 24 cm. [1st ed.]
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In this illustrated guide, nationally acclaimed sewing expert Adele P. Margolis offers easy, step-by-step instructions for how to sew your own dresses.An essential primer for every seamstress, The Dressmaking Book features more than 200 how-to line drawings covering the fundamentals of style and sewing. This complete course includes how to select materials and handle troublesome fabric; alter patterns to fit your needs; sewing machine basics; and types of hand stitching for fine dressmaking.From picking a pattern to finished garment, this book covers everything the novice dressmaker needs to know.

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