Mending and alterations made simple : a complete guide to clothes repair / Anna De Leo ; [English translation, Mariotti Translations].
Record details
- ISBN: 9788417412364
- ISBN: 8417412360
- Physical Description: 176 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Barcelona, Spain : Hoaki Books, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally published as: Riparazioni sartoriali, 2019. "Promopress." |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Repairing trousers and jeans -- Repairing skirts -- Repairing dresses -- Repairing the sleeves on jackets, coats, dresses and shirts -- Repairing tops, shirts, jackets and coats -- Conclusion and acknowledgments. |
Summary, etc.: | This manual provides all necessary knowledge for anyone who wants to acquire the basic skills for mending, altering and fixing clothes. The publication explains in an easy to understand and simple language the most usual clothing repairs, like shortening pants, a seam to be redone, darning a hole, shortening the sleeves of a shirt, etc. From learning to do stitches by hand to using the sewing machine, the author guides the reader throughout the process by simple texts and useful photographs proving that mending is easy. The book also includes a glossary of technical terms. With this DIY guide, the reader will be able to perform some alterations and mendings without the need of going to the professional tailor. It's a basic manual, but also contains some more complicated mendings that people with advanced skills can tackle. |
Language Note: | Translated from the Spanish. |
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Genre: | Handbook Handbooks and manuals. Instructional and educational works. Patterns (Instructional works) Guides et manuels. Matériel d'éducation et de formation. |
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Salem Free Public Library | 646.6 DE (Text) | 33640152609263 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |