{"product_id":"dressmaking-the-easy-guide-by-helen-rhiannon-9781782218913","title":"Dressmaking: The Easy Guide","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCreate bespoke garments that fit and flatter!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAwarded 'Best Sewing Book' at the Creative Book Awards, 2024.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this comprehensive and informative book, Helen Rhiannon explains how to create beautiful, customised dresses for every shape and size. Choose the exact size that fits and flatters you from a bespoke sizing chart that considers differences in body size across bust, waist, and hips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTrace off your pattern pieces, then create a sample (toile) in calico, which you can adapt to create the dress of your dreams in your own choice of fabulous fabric.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere are four style options each for sleeves and necklines, including a flared sleeve, a capped sleeve, a sweetheart neckline, or a boatneck, and five skirt options, including a fitted pencil-style skirt, a zhuzhy circle skirt, and an A-line, with or without pleats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can also choose to add a sweet, classic Peter Pan collar or inseam pockets to your garment. Alternatively, you can even create a skirt as a separate garment simply by adding a waistband or facing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe language of sewing and dressmaking is demystified at the beginning of the book, along with the equipment you need to get started.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNothing is left unexplained, and stunning images of the finished dresses, on a mannequin and a model, are interspersed throughout the book to inspire your own finished pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExtra copies of the full-size pattern sheets\/pattern templates exclusive to \u003cem\u003eDressmaking: The Easy Guide\u003c\/em\u003e by Helen Rhiannon are available here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46853485592812,"sku":"9781782218913","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/14889753482822.jpg?v=1759206142","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/dressmaking-the-easy-guide-by-helen-rhiannon-9781782218913","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}