Guide to Fashion Sewing by Connie Amaden-Crawford
Everything you ever wanted to learn about sewing & designing clothing!
Guide to Fashion Sewing by Connie Amaden-Crawford is the best manual or book for an introduction to sewing & fashion design, that I have come across. Not only will it be appreciated by those new to sewing & fashion design, but it will also be appreciated by people who have done their own home sewing & fashion designing, but never had any professional training in this field. It begins with the basics-
How to identify basic fabrics
The basics about sewing machines & pressing
Differences in body types
Pattern fitting, layout & transfer of marking
Sewing & assembly procedures & methods
Sewing terminology & concepts
Types of seams & finishes
Dart concepts, & methods
How pleats & tucks affect fit
Bias- concepts of using the Bias in both fitting & bias strip applications
Knit fabrics & seams & methods
Zipper application of all types
Pockets from simple to fancy to complicated & sophisticated
Sleeves, the many designs & ways to use them
Collars of every type
Neckline concepts & plackets
Interfacing & facings
Linings
Waistline terms, concepts & variety of types of waistbands
Hem types & concepts, methods
Closures including buttons & buttonholes
With well executed simplicity & organization from the step by step drawings to the manner of explanation of concepts, "Guide to Fashion Sewing" teaches nearly everything you ever wanted to know about sewing & fashion design, while keeping it simple enough for the beginners to follow & understand.
I've sewn for the last 35 years, with a wide variety of sewing machines, with many different fabrics & pattern types, but learned it piecemeal, without fully understanding why some things had to be done a certain way, or how to fix them if they didn't turn out well. This manual helps the student or reader learn the details about everything, helping them understand why you need to use a press cloth when ironing, the difference between pressing & ironing, & a myriad of other important concepts that make the difference between a professional seamstress & a home seamstress.
The home sewer will find their knowledge & skill increase exponentially as you take the time to study & practice what is taught in this manual. It is easy to see why most fashion industry colleges use this manual to introduce fashion students to the exciting world of fabrics, notions, sewing machines & sewing methods that make up that which we call fashion! I highly recommend this book.
How to identify basic fabrics
The basics about sewing machines & pressing
Differences in body types
Pattern fitting, layout & transfer of marking
Sewing & assembly procedures & methods
Sewing terminology & concepts
Types of seams & finishes
Dart concepts, & methods
How pleats & tucks affect fit
Bias- concepts of using the Bias in both fitting & bias strip applications
Knit fabrics & seams & methods
Zipper application of all types
Pockets from simple to fancy to complicated & sophisticated
Sleeves, the many designs & ways to use them
Collars of every type
Neckline concepts & plackets
Interfacing & facings
Linings
Waistline terms, concepts & variety of types of waistbands
Hem types & concepts, methods
Closures including buttons & buttonholes
With well executed simplicity & organization from the step by step drawings to the manner of explanation of concepts, "Guide to Fashion Sewing" teaches nearly everything you ever wanted to know about sewing & fashion design, while keeping it simple enough for the beginners to follow & understand.
I've sewn for the last 35 years, with a wide variety of sewing machines, with many different fabrics & pattern types, but learned it piecemeal, without fully understanding why some things had to be done a certain way, or how to fix them if they didn't turn out well. This manual helps the student or reader learn the details about everything, helping them understand why you need to use a press cloth when ironing, the difference between pressing & ironing, & a myriad of other important concepts that make the difference between a professional seamstress & a home seamstress.
The home sewer will find their knowledge & skill increase exponentially as you take the time to study & practice what is taught in this manual. It is easy to see why most fashion industry colleges use this manual to introduce fashion students to the exciting world of fabrics, notions, sewing machines & sewing methods that make up that which we call fashion! I highly recommend this book.
