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Design and sew your own fabulously stylish skirts. In this fun guide, Nicole Smith shows you how to draft a pattern for a custom fit and shape it into one of four basic silhouettes: wrap, straight, flared, and high-waisted. Each skirt can then be easily redesigned into seven distinct looks, one for each day of the week. Suitable for beginners and expert sewers alike, “Skirt-a-Day Sewing” will inspire you to express your unique personal style as you stitch up great new pieces for your wardrobe.
Stylish skirts for wherever the day takes you.
Sew a month of skirts using four classic styles - wrap, straight, flared, and high-waisted - as your starting point. Draft custom-fit patterns for all four styles (complete instructions included), and then play with seven variations for each skirt silhouette. Before you know it, you'll have 28 unique skirts, more than enough for every day and every occasion!
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Gear Up
Sewing Tool Kit: Stock up on the essentials
Pressing Tool Kit: Key Items for precision ironing
Patternmaking Tool Kit: What you need to have on hand
Chapter 2 - Construction Zone
Fabric Know-How: Navigating the material world
Pressing Matters: Getting the best results from your iron
What's the Deal with Interfacing? The inside story
Hand Stitches: For fine touches a machine just can't handle
Seams Your Way: Join your pieces with style
Adding the Details: Shape your skirts with ease
Closing Time: Sew great-looking closures
The Bottom Line: Master hems for a pro finish
Chapter 3 - Draft Your Own Custom Patterns
Body Measurements: Great patterns start with accurate measurements
Draft a Customized Skirt Sloper: The building block for your own designs
Basic Sloper Design Variations: Get started with designing
Finishing Up: What to add before you start sewing
Using Your Sloper: How to make the skirts in this book
Chapter 4 - Wrap Skirts - Draft the Basic Pattern
Spot On Wrap
Pocket Change
Spring-Loaded Wrap
Double-Time Wrap
Strong Suit
Quick Draw
Frill Seeker Wrap
Chapter 5 - Straight Skirts - Draft the Basic Pattern
Twiggy
Great Scot
High Definition
Block Party
New Wave
Super Fly
Velvet Crush
Chapter 6 - Flared Skirts - Draft the Basic Pattern
Girlie Show
Lone Star
Line-by-Line
Heavy Metal
Piece Gathering
New Twist
Violet Femme
Chapter 7 - High-Waisted Skirts - Draft the Basic Pattern
Jazz Age
Coney Island
French Toast
Happy Hour
Nip and Tuck
Hit the Sack
Tough Luxe
Stylish skirts for wherever the day takes you.
Sew a month of skirts using four classic styles - wrap, straight, flared, and high-waisted - as your starting point. Draft custom-fit patterns for all four styles (complete instructions included), and then play with seven variations for each skirt silhouette. Before you know it, you'll have 28 unique skirts, more than enough for every day and every occasion!
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Gear Up
Sewing Tool Kit: Stock up on the essentials
Pressing Tool Kit: Key Items for precision ironing
Patternmaking Tool Kit: What you need to have on hand
Chapter 2 - Construction Zone
Fabric Know-How: Navigating the material world
Pressing Matters: Getting the best results from your iron
What's the Deal with Interfacing? The inside story
Hand Stitches: For fine touches a machine just can't handle
Seams Your Way: Join your pieces with style
Adding the Details: Shape your skirts with ease
Closing Time: Sew great-looking closures
The Bottom Line: Master hems for a pro finish
Chapter 3 - Draft Your Own Custom Patterns
Body Measurements: Great patterns start with accurate measurements
Draft a Customized Skirt Sloper: The building block for your own designs
Basic Sloper Design Variations: Get started with designing
Finishing Up: What to add before you start sewing
Using Your Sloper: How to make the skirts in this book
Chapter 4 - Wrap Skirts - Draft the Basic Pattern
Spot On Wrap
Pocket Change
Spring-Loaded Wrap
Double-Time Wrap
Strong Suit
Quick Draw
Frill Seeker Wrap
Chapter 5 - Straight Skirts - Draft the Basic Pattern
Twiggy
Great Scot
High Definition
Block Party
New Wave
Super Fly
Velvet Crush
Chapter 6 - Flared Skirts - Draft the Basic Pattern
Girlie Show
Lone Star
Line-by-Line
Heavy Metal
Piece Gathering
New Twist
Violet Femme
Chapter 7 - High-Waisted Skirts - Draft the Basic Pattern
Jazz Age
Coney Island
French Toast
Happy Hour
Nip and Tuck
Hit the Sack
Tough Luxe