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1) Joseph had a little overcoat

Author

Taback, Simms

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

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A very old overcoat is recycled numerous times into a variety of garments.

2) Simple tailoring & alterations: hems - waistbands - seams - sleeves - pockets - cuffs - darts - tucks - fastenings - necklines - linings

Author

François-Campbell, J

Pub. Date

2016.

Physical Desc

175 pages : illustrations (color) ; 26 cm

Description

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Revamp your wardrobe and maximize its usage with this comprehensive practical guide to maintaining and altering your clothes.

3) Quilts to wear

Author

Avery, Virginia

Series

Dover needlework

Pub. Date

1990

Physical Desc

141 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.

4) A guide to elegance: for every woman who wants to be well and properly dressed on all occasions

Author

Antoine-Dariaux, Geneviève

Pub. Date

2004

Physical Desc

224 p. ; 19 cm.

5) Effortless style

Author

Ambrose, June

Pub. Date

c2006

Physical Desc

vii, 165 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

6) The act of sewing: how to make and modify clothes to wear every day

Author

Philip, Sonya

Pub. Date

2021.

Physical Desc

vii, 175 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm + 3 sheets of patterns (folded).

Description

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"A complete guide to sewing simple garments-with 4 full-size patterns-and all the tricks of alterations and embellishments explained so that you can make a wardrobe all your own"--

7) Glamour: the big book of dos and don'ts

Author

Leive, Cindi

Pub. Date

2006

Physical Desc

192 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

8) Serged garments in minutes: a complete guide to simple construction techniques

Author

Young, Tammy

Series

Creative machine arts

Pub. Date

c1992

Physical Desc

viii, 136 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

9) Clothing care & repair

Series

Singer sewing reference library

Pub. Date

c1985

Physical Desc

127 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.

10) Remake it - clothes: the essential guide to resourceful living : with over 500 tricks, tips and inspirational designs

Author

Thompson, Henrietta

Pub. Date

2012

Physical Desc

1 v. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.

11) Mend!: a refashioning manual and manifesto

Author

Sekules, Kate

Pub. Date

2020.

Physical Desc

xi, 227 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.

Description

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"A guide to the art, history, and politics of visible mending--at once a practical instruction guide for techniques, a statement on the beauty of repairing and reimagining clothes, and a manifesto against fast fashion. Part manifesto, part how-to, this book persuasively calls for a new way of thinking and handling clothes, flying in the face of the supposedly life-changing magic of throwing them away. Kate Sekules's message is simple: If your sweater...

12) Crochet that fits: shaped fashions without increases or decreases

Author

Hall, Mary Jane

Pub. Date

2008

Physical Desc

128 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.

13) Instant style: your season-by-season guide for work and weekend

Author

Fifield, Kathleen

Pub. Date

c2006

Physical Desc

191, xvi p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

14) Embellish chic: detailing ready-to-wear

Author

Long, Connie

Pub. Date

c2002

Physical Desc

122 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

15) The Refashion handbook: refit, redesign, remake for every body

Author

Huntington, Beth

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

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19 stylish projects show how to transform easy-to-find secondhand items into one-of-a-kind fashion statements.

16) Does a bear wear boots?: think about...who wears clothes

Author

Ziefert, Harriet

Series

Think about--
ThinkAbout

Pub. Date

2014

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) ; 21 cm.

Description

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"This title in the Think About... series shows that while every animal needs things to protect it from the elements, only people can produce and choose to wear different kinds of clothing"--