Louisa Owen Sonstroem: The Handsewn Wardrobe

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Beschreibung

Discover the slow, quiet joy of sewing clothes by hand in this one-of-kind guide.

Featuring step-by-step, illustrated instructions, this hand-sewing course-in-a-book shows you how to create nine wardrobe staples, including a t-shirt, button-up, and jeans, using simple hand-sewing and hand-stitching techniques. Author Louisa Owen Sonstroem shares her sustainable, empowering, and portable craft with gentle encouragement and guidance. Sewists of all experience levels will learn how to:

·Draft a pattern to fit custom measurements.
·Select and cut fabric.
·Construct each garment without using a sewing machine.

Über den Autor

Louisa Owen Sonstroem studied design and patternmaking at Fashion Institute of Technology. She works in technical design and patternmaking, most recently for Eileen Fisher and Macy's. Louisa teaches hand sewing and patternmaking classes. She also started Patternmaking in Public Places (PIPP), an outreach project to democratize access to patternmaking skills. Louisa lives in Connecticut with her family, in a house filled with board books, dog beds, and lots of fabric.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Joy of Sewing by Hand

The Basics
Patternmaking
Why Build Your Own Pattern?
Getting Started
Drafting Your Pattern
Hand Sewing
Why Sew by Hand?
Tools and Materials
Suitable Fabrics
Preparing to Sew
The Stitches
Understanding Fabric (and Cutting It)

The Clothes
Woven Boxy Top
Leggings
Gathered Skirt
T-Shirt
Hoodie
Undies
Woven Button-Up Shirt
Jean Jacket
Jeans

Resources
Further Reading
Featured Makers
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2025
Genre:	Importe
Produktart:	Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik:	Hobby & Freizeit
Thema:	Basteln & Handarbeiten
Medium:	Buch
ISBN-13:	9781635866261
ISBN-10:	163586626X
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Sonstroem, Louisa Owen
Hersteller:	Workman Publishing
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	258 x 204 x 23 mm
Von/Mit:	Louisa Owen Sonstroem
Erscheinungsdatum:	07.08.2025
Gewicht:	1,136 kg