A Beginners Guide to Sewing with Knitted Fabrics: Everything You Need to Know to

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Follow Wendy Ward's tutorials to make a collection of comfortable and stylish garments.

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Follow Wendy Ward's tutorials to make a collection of comfortable and stylish garments.Wendy's style is functional but beautiful basics, and you will learn the skills to make garments out of knitted fabrics that drape beautifully and are a joy to wear. There are t-shirts, wide-leg trousers, lounge pants, tank tops, cardigans, skirts and dresses made in versatile fabrics that can be dressed up or down.Both beginners and more experienced dressmakers often avoid using knitted fabrics, but Wendy will show you how to successfully sew them with just a regular sewing machine. You will learn essential skills with the help of a comprehensive techniques section that includes a guide to different types of knitted fabrics and their uses (including jersey, sweatshirt fabric, boiled wool and many more), how to prepare them for making clothes, setting up your sewing machine, which needles you need, sewing seams and hems, and using elastic. There are also full-size patterns for every garment included at the back of the book, so you will have all the information you need to start making your own perfect wardrobe!

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Includes tutorials to make 20 essential garments, from t'shirts to wide-leg trousers and cardigans.

Author Biography

Wendy Ward has worked as a designer in the fashion industry since 2000, for a range of companies from niche retailers to large chain stores. In 2007 Wendy started teaching dressmaking, pattern cutting and textiles for adults. She has a degree in Fashion Design, an MA in Design and is a fully qualified teacher. In 2012 Wendy opened MIY Workshop in Brighton, UK and launched her own range of sewing patterns called MIY Collection. Wendy is a regular contributor to Love Sewing magazine and her previous books are A Beginner's Guide to Making Skirts (published by CICO Books) and The Beginner's Guide to Dressmaking.

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Follow Wendy Ward's tutorials to make a collection of comfortable and stylish garments.

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Includes full-size patterns in a wide range of sizes, from US 4 to US 22 Learn all you need to know to start sewing clothing using knitted fabrics on your regular sewing machine Progress from simple tank tops that are quick to make to a dress with a draped skirt that is perfect for special occasions Wendy is based in Brighton, on the south coast of England.

Details ISBN1782494685 Pages 128 Publisher Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd ISBN-10 1782494685 ISBN-13 9781782494683 Format Paperback Author Wendy Ward Media Book Imprint CICO Books Subtitle Everything You Need to Know to Make 20 Essential Garments Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 646.2 Illustrations 200 col photographs and illustrations Short Title A Beginner's Guide to Sewing with Knitted Fabrics Language English Year 2018 Publication Date 2018-01-09 UK Release Date 2018-01-09 NZ Release Date 2018-01-09 Audience General AU Release Date 2018-03-31 We've got this

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