Sewing Love
Handmade Clothes for Any Body
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Publisher Description
Learn to sew beautiful, simple handmade clothes and begin a journey to loving the body you have.
Draft patterns and sew clothes that fit your unique body! In this garment-making primer, sewing is an act of radical kindness and self-care. Learning to sew for yourself enables you to make exactly the kinds of clothes you want, and empowers you to solve the fit issues that come with buying commercial clothing designed to fit one "ideal" body type. Sanae Ishida, author of the award-winning Sewing Happiness, guides you through the process with her inspiring personal story and gentle instruction in the simple art of pattern-making and garment sewing.
Create a complete capsule wardrobe of tops, bottoms, dresses, tunics, and outerwear. Each of the 15 projects (including variations) is designed to look good on a wide variety of body types—they're fashionable yet timeless, and let you move with ease. Every pattern is self-drafted (no printed pattern sheets here—you will learn to draft and customize basic shapes to your own body measurements for a comfortable fit). Patternmaking has never been easier than in this intuitive, fully illustrated book.
Includes:
Lookbook with photographs of the projects on diverse modelsPrimer on basic sewing, pattern drafting (slopers and muslins), and fittingStep-by-step illustrated instructions for all 15 projects and variationsHeartwarming personal essay on the author's journey to body positivity
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Sewing is positioned as self-care in this uplifting "step-by-step guide to creating your own slopers" from children's book author Ishida (Animal Friends to Sew). As she writes, "Sewing fundamentally shifted my attitude toward myself... I created clothes that felt good to wear and made me feel beautiful—and sewing became an act of kindness and nurturing." Projects cover tops and dresses as well as bottoms and outerwear, and include comfy elastic waist shorts, an A-line skirt, and a Hanten coat. Suggestions for design variations accompany the projects, too: Ishida modifies a T-shirt by opting for long sleeves with cuffs, adds a curved hem to a cardigan for a "playful" addition, and gives an option to make her basic tank cropped or long. The real gold comes in an in-depth section that teaches readers how to create and customize their own patterns based on their personal measurements by drafting paper pattern pieces and sewing up a muslin to test them out. This guide to garment sewing is a must-read for crafters of all levels.
