• See large image

  49 Sensational Skirts: Creative Embellishment Ideas for One-Of-A-Kind Designs (Mixed media product) By (author) Alison Willoughby

  

  $23.71 - Save $1.24 (4%) - RRP $24.95 Free delivery worldwide (to United States and
  all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours Add to basket | Add to wishlist |

  Short Description for 49 Sensational SkirtsAlison Willoughby, an innovative textile designer who made her mark in the fashion world as "skirtgirl" for her work on hand-constructed intricate skirts, gives a complete sewing rundown in this fabulous guidebook. Throughout its accessible chapters, this resource shows how to give a new lease on life to a favorite old skirt, transform thrift store finds into runway-worthy fashions with clever cus
  Full description

  • Publisher: Interweave Press
  • Published: 01 April 2008
  • Format: Mixed media product 128 pages
  • See: Full bibliographic data
  • Categories: Needlework & Fabric Crafts
  • ISBN 13: 9781596680616 ISBN 10: 159668061X
  • Sales rank: 62,130

• Wrap Style

  

  Add to basket $20.86 - Save $4.57 (17%) - RRP $25.43

• Three Dimensional Embroidery

  

  Add to basket $16.19 - Save $7.65 32% off - RRP $23.84

• Fabricate

  

  Add to basket $21.80 - Save $5.22 (19%) - RRP $27.02

• 49 1/2 Skirts

  

  Add to basket $22.64 - Save $1.20 (5%) - RRP $23.84

• Zakka Style

  

  Add to basket $15.95 - Save $7.89 33% off - RRP $23.84

Full description for 49 Sensational Skirts

• Alison Willoughby, an innovative textile designer who made her mark in the fashion world as "skirtgirl" for her work on hand-constructed intricate skirts, gives a complete sewing rundown in this fabulous guidebook. Throughout its accessible chapters, this resource shows how to give a new lease on life to a favorite old skirt, transform thrift store finds into runway-worthy fashions with clever customizations, and how to make and decorate a skirt from scratch using the handy bound-in pattern template. With 49 fabulous skirt designs plus one sassy miniskirt, core techniques are illustrated with step-by-step photographs—from sewing fabric into seams, pleating, and ruching to screen printing and adding embellishments. Sewers of all levels—no previous knowledge necessary—learn how to manipulate fabric to create amazing effects such as ruffles, loops, and layers; produce unusual decorations using beads, buttons, badges, ribbons, and myriad found objects; and to create unique prints and patterns with pens, paints, and foil. Step-by-step instructions for making a wide range of skirts are included, plus instructions for numerous stitch techniques, construction and deconstruction, decorative stitches, and descriptions of various fabrics, fastenings, and finishings. Rounded off with a special section on inspiration exercises to get creativity flowing, this crafter's companion has all of the information a sewer needs to begin creating custom fashions.