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Couture Sewing Techniques
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Manufacturer: Taunton
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Starting with hand sewing - the basis for every haute couture garment - expert Claire Shaeffer guides the reader through the steps to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary. She presents the sewing techniques practiced in the studios of such legendary designers as Dior, Chanel, Givenchy, and Balenciaga. Detailed instructions and illustrations make high style a snap.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 646.404
EAN: 9781561584970
ISBN: 1561584975
Label: Taunton
Manufacturer: Taunton
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 217
Publication Date: 2001-01-31
Publisher: Taunton
Release Date: 2001-02-01
Studio: Taunton
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS:
fuzzy overview of hand sewing and construction - 
The book reviews the history of haute couture and explains why haute couture products are so expensive and how you can distinguish hand-sewn haute couture product from ready-to-wear.
It also introduces hand-sewing techniques, some construction/pattern making ideas and how to sew some elements of a garment. Drawings illustrate techniques and sewing of some elements, photos give overview of construction of the item.
However, such outline makes it a mix of sewing and construction which is hard to read and understand. I would recommend to buy a decent pattern-making book and a good sewing book instead (only thing you might miss is the fabric pattern matching in difficult places i.e. Schiaparelli's Circus jacket).
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Couture Sewing -
The book is a must for any dressmaker to give you insight to the couture finishes. This book is my second couture book I recommend it to every good sewer.
a wealth of information!!!! -
I bought this book many years ago and have used it for so many specific questions. Please note, this is not a basic sewing instruction book, but if you know the basics and are somewhat bored by the industry standard instructions (as I was, even for the vogue advanced) this book will open your eyes!! Please realize that many (most) of the things explained in this book involve hand sewing - that is just the way it is done!! Personally, it is my favorite way to sew and it showed me so many instances of how things get that gorgeous look - all the inner goings on, so to speak!!! I love to just read it for everything from proper pressing, finishing of seams, handling of seams that cross other seams, etc - things that are not taught these days - but they make such a difference in the look of garments. Also, there is an entire chapter devoted to evening wear - my own daughter's petticoat under her silk duchess satin wedding gown is straight from in-depth detail given of a Dior petticoat from the early 50's. You need a working knowledge of sewing to really understand this book. But, that said, you would not believe how many many many things that standard instructions tell you to do will interfer with the gorgeous couture look - it takes time, and LOTS of it!!! You have to love to sew to do this type of work, and realize that the garment is done when it is done, you can't rush this stuff!!! But, if you have the time and the desire, this book will tell you how to get that gorgeous couture mark to your clothing. Although the photos are not current, this is not a drawback in my opinion - this is couture - the golden age of couture, at that!!! This author also designs patterns for Vogue Pattern Company, and they are very good! But the book is in a realm of its own - so much information, you just can't imagine!! Good luck on your sewing..... this book will make your efforts better!!
Good introduction -
this is a great introduction for understanding couture designing. It gives a rich historical foundation for haute couture. You never really know the intricacy of what it takes to make a stunning hand sewn garment. My mentor who is a master tailor recommended this book to get my feet wet in this fine art.
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Not the same-old, same-old; wonderfully different from basic how-to books -
If you buy only one book about sewing...well, it probably shouldn't be this one. But if you buy more than one, this would be an excellent choice.
This book was something of a godsend for me. I draft many of my patterns from scratch, and heavily alter any store-bought patterns I use. Some of the standard sewing how-to books (like Vogue's) are hard to beat for easy reference and the sheer breadth of topics they cover, but because they are written for the widest possible audience, they can be frustratingly over-simplified on certain topics.
Example: I had spent hours scanning through books and the web trying to demystify set-in sleeves. I kept turning up the same information over and over again: how to ease the sleeve cap, how to join the sleeve to the garment, how to perform very basic alterations. None of this was very helpful when it came to drafting a sleeve. How wide should the sleeve cap be? How tall? How steeply should it taper? How much extra, exactly, should be added for ease? Here, at last, are the answers to those questions.
I found the writing to be exceptionally clear and accessible, in fact more so than most "beginner" books. Even if you have no intention of copying the painstaking construction techniques detailed here, there are lots of little tricks and techniques to help you fit garments more precisely, construct them more easily, and achieve a finer end result.
If you like making clothes but hate for things to scream "home-sewn!" then this book is for you.
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