Description
From School Library Journal From the workrooms of world fashion, including Dior, Chanel, and Givenchy, the secrets of couture craft are detailed, enabling home sewers to refine their skills. Shaeffer, author of many sewing titles, focuses on the fine construction techniques of haute couture and reviews hand stitching, making pleats or finished pockets, shaping a perfect fit, producing flawless finishing, and creating beautiful embellishments and closures. Special attention is given to creating couture jackets, coats, and evening wear. Photographs of fashions and drawings of techniques accompany the text. Not for beginning sewers, this title is for libraries serving those interested in studying and re-creating the art and science of haute couture. (Glossary, bibliography, sources of supply, index, and metric conversion chart not seen.)-Judith Yankielun Lind, Roseland Free P.L., N.J.Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. About the Author Claire Shaeffer is an internationally respected author, lecturer, college instructor and columnist. Her innovative sewing techniques and easy-to-read instructions have guided readers and students through many sewing facets of the garment industry. She wrote the celebrated Couture Sewing Techniques for Taunton Press and has authored and starred in a multitude of successful videos on couture sewing.
Features & Highlights
- The world of haute couture is a place where only a privileged few can ever hope to reside, right? Wrong.
- Fashion historian Claire B. Shaeffer opened the door to this exclusive realm in her authoritative guide to the techniques that define couture sewing.
- And now, the industry bible,
- Couture Sewing Techniques
- , has been revised and updated throughout ― with new photos and a chapter on specialty fabrics.
- No one can unravel couture garment construction the way Shaeffer can, from the art of hand sewing to mastering edge finishes, from classic closures to shaping a garment for a perfect fit.
- Readers learn all the basics ― and more importantly: how to
- apply the techniques ― on skirts and sleeves, pockets and jackets, evening gowns, and more
- . Gorgeous photos, clear illustrations, and concise language combine to make this the most complete couture-sewing course available.
