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The Dressmaking Book

A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Original Clothes to Suit Your Style
By Alison Smith
Series: Ultimate Craft Guides
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Everything you need to know to design, create, and customise original clothing The Dressmaking Book is the ultimate guide to creating a capsule wardrobe that flatters and expresses your personal style. This comprehensive, easy-to-use dressmaking book covers all the essential skills and techniques you need to... Read More
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Everything you need to know to design, create, and customise original clothing

The Dressmaking Book is the ultimate guide to creating a capsule wardrobe that flatters and expresses your personal style.

This comprehensive, easy-to-use dressmaking book covers all the essential skills and techniques you need to make timeless wardrobe staples and show-stopping outfits. It's a must-have for beginners and expert sewers alike. With introductory sections that cover all the key tools and materials needed for dressmaking, dedicated technique, pattern, and project chapters put the learning into practice, before rounding off with guidance on customisation.

The Dressmaking Book includes:

  • Step-by-step instructions accompanied by clear, full-colour photography and illustrations
  • Guidance on choosing the perfect fabrics
  • Downloadable patterns that can be used to create multiple garments
  • Over 80 techniques, including how to cut out a pattern, machine stitch, and hand stitch
  • 20 projects including skirts, dresses, trousers, tops, and jackets

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    The Dressmaking Book
    Everything you need to know to design, create, and customise original clothing The Dressmaking Book is the ultimate guide to creating a capsule wardrobe that flatters and expresses your personal style. This comprehensive, easy-to-use dressmaking book covers all the essential skills and techniques you need to make timeless wardrobe staples and show-stopping outfits. It's a must-have for beginners and expert...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241765043

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 19 November 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: DK

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 232.0mm

Height: 282.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 304

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About the Author

Alison Smith MBE is a sewing expert and tutor. Her sewing school, the Alison Victoria School of Sewing, is the largest independent sewing school in England. Alison regularly speaks at specialist sewing shows, is a regular contributor to sewing magazines such as Sewing World and Love Sewing, and has appeared on the ITV television series Ladette to Lady. In 2013 Alison was awarded an MBE for services to sewing and corsetry.

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