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Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Language
English
Description
Bonnie wants the perfect first-day-of-school outfit, but everything in her wardrobe is too big or too small or worn out, so with the help of her family, Bonnie learns to use maker techniques like embroidery, knitting, and natural dyes to turn her old clothes into something new and original.
8) How to get dressed: a costume designer's secrets for making your clothes look, fit, and feel amazing
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"An ingenious book of simple wardrobe solutions, clever tools, and straightforward advice from a Hollywood costume designer. A costume designer's styling kit is a magical bag of tricks, built to solve every single wardrobe malfunction on earth. TV and film productions wait for nothing, so a costume designer's solutions have to work--and work fast. How to Get Dressed is a fun, empowering style guide for women that focuses on making the most of your...
Author
Publisher
Sasquatch Books
Language
English
Description
Mending Life is a beautifully illustrated, practical tool kit for repairing the clothes and belongings we love. It is also an exploration of how mending can be a gently healing practice in our daily lives and a small act of rebellion in a world where many things are discarded without thought. Mending Life encourages us to cherish our things by repairing them rather than discarding them. It also encourages us to change our consumption habits so that...
Author
Publisher
Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Projects include clothing for all ages, accessories, home decor items, and furnishings. Most feature embellishments and decorative effects and use interesting textural fabrics, such as jersey knits, linen, and felt...even paper and vinyl! Walks readers through the sewing basics, demystifying the lost art of simple pattern-making, providing visual guides to stitches, and giving easy instructions for techniques such as appliqué, doodle-stitching, and...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Prism
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Celebrity fashion stylist Allison Bornstein's Three Word Method and AB Closet Editing System will inspire you to find your personal style, curate your closet, overcome common wardrobe struggles, and use fashion as the ultimate tool for self-discovery and self-care"--
Author
Publisher
Search Press Limited
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
The founder of The Refashioners movement presents step-by-step projects for adapting and cutting away at tops, trousers, dresses, and more to build a stylish, modern, and environment-saving capsule wardrobe one can wear throughout the year.
Author
Publisher
Distributed in the U.S. by Publishers Group West
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
A guide to creating and showcasing personal style explains how fashion can be a fun form of self-expression and how establishing a style imparts lessons about making choices for wardrobe articles and creating original pieces.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Magazine editor Jane Avery spends her nights alone with Netflix and Oreos--until the Dress turns her loose. Suddenly she's surrendering to dark desires, and New York City has become her erotic playground. But what began as a fantasy will go too far--and her next conquest could be her last.
20) The sewing book
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Provides comprehensive instruction on sewing, including stitch and finish techniques, mending, and sewing projects for both apparel and household goods.
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