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The handsewn wardrobe
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- Book Synopsis
- Discover the slow, quiet joy of sewing clothes by hand in this one-of-kind guide. Featuring step-by-step, illustrated instructions, this hand-sewing course-in-a-book shows you how to create nine wardrobe staples, including a t-shirt, button-up, and jeans, using simple hand-sewing and hand-stitching techniques. Author Louisa Owen Sonstroem shares her sustainable, empowering, and portable craft with gentle encouragement and guidance. Sewists of all experience levels will learn how to: - Draft a pattern to fit custom measurements. - Select and cut fabric. - Make nine pieces of clothing with simple hand-sewing techniques. - Construct each garment without using a sewing machine.
- About The Author
- Louisa Owen Sonstroem is a maker, illustrator, educator, and technical designer. She studied design and patternmaking at Fashion Institute of Technology and pattern drafting at RISD and MassArt. She has worked in the garment industry as a technical designer at Macy's and Eileen Fisher. She teaches hand sewing and patternmaking classes and is the founder of Patternmaking in Public Places (PIPP), a project seeking to democratize access to patternmaking skills. She is the author of the self-published book, Hand Sewing Clothing: A Guide.
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- ISBN
- 9781635866261
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Storey Publishing, (07 August 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 343
- Weight
- 1120 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 256 x 208 x 24 mm
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