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The Great British Sewing Bee
Product details
- ISBN 9780241765043
- Dimensions: 232 x 282mm
- Publication Date: 19 Nov 2026
- Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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The Dressmaking Book is the ultimate guide to creating a capsule wardrobe that flatters and expresses your personal style.
This comprehensive, easy-to-use dressmaking book covers all the essential skills and techniques you need to make timeless wardrobe staples and show-stopping outfits. It's a must-have for beginners and expert sewers alike. With introductory sections that cover all the key tools and materials needed for dressmaking, dedicated technique, pattern, and project chapters put the learning into practice, before rounding off with guidance on customisation.
The Dressmaking Book includes:
- Step-by-step instructions accompanied by clear, full-colour photography and illustrations
- Guidance on choosing the perfect fabrics
- Downloadable patterns that can be used to create multiple different garments
- Over 80 techniques, including how to cut out a pattern, machine stitch, and hand stitch
- 20 projects including skirts, dresses, trousers, tops, and jackets
Alison Smith MBE is a sewing expert and tutor. Her sewing school, the Alison Victoria School of Sewing, is the largest independent sewing school in England. Alison regularly speaks at specialist sewing shows, is a regular contributor to sewing magazines such as Sewing World and Love Sewing, and has appeared on the ITV television series Ladette to Lady. In 2013 Alison was awarded an MBE for services to sewing and corsetry.
