The Act of Sewing - How to Make and Modify Clothes to Wear Every Day
By Sonia Philip
A complete guide to sewing simple garments. This book includes four full-size patterns, with all the tricks of alterations and embellishments explained, so that you can make a wardrobe all your own.
No matter where you're coming from in terms of experience, this sewing workbook offers four basic patterns: two tops, a skirt, and a pair of trousers.
After explaining the basic concepts of sewing and construction, Sonya Philip then provides suggestions for mixing the basic patterns together to create new garment iterations as you gain confidence, as well as a range of possible alterations and embellishments including sleeves, pockets, hems, and more! Going beyond simple pattern instructions, this book will make sewing garments accessible for every body type; each pattern comes in sizes ranging from XS to 4X.
