Compendium of Sewing Techniques: 250 tips, techniques and trade secrets - Softcover

Knight, Lorna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844485250 ISBN 13: 9781844485253

Publisher: Search Press, 2010

Synopsis

Just like having your own personal sewing guru on hand 24 hours a day, this book will allow you to improve your skills, speed up your sewing time, and make garments, accessories, and home projects with a professional finish in no time! Easy-to-follow, step-by-step techniques are organized in the order you'll need them, or you can dip in and out for help with a specific problem. 'Try This' and 'Fix It' panels highlight useful inspirations and troubleshooting ideas throughout the book.

About this title

About the Author:

Lorna Knight specialized in textiles at Queen Margaret University College in Edinburgh. After working as a designer's assistant, she spent ten years teaching Design and Technology in middle schools in the UK before setting up a business designing and making lingerie and running workshops teaching a wide range of sewing skills. She continues to run workshops which involve passing on hints and tips from both the couture and high street fashion worlds, enabling her students to create their own garments and projects. Lorna also writes regularly for Sewing World magazines and has contributed to many sewing books and other fashion sewing publications.

About this edition

• Publisher: Search Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1844485250
• ISBN 13: 9781844485253
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160