The Dressmaking Book: Over 80 Techniques (Ultimate Craft Guides)

It arrived the next day. I ordered it the night before and it came the next day. That never happens. The book is amazing too. It has everything I need to learn altering and making clothes. It is very well written and easy to understand. I can't wait to get started. Highly recommend this book. Nothing like going old school when you need to learn something. Books are good and this book is hard back so won't rip easily. We'll impressed.

Excellent value, ideal for purpose and a great gift

The dress making book is well explanatory.

This is a good book with a good mix of theory and projects. The projects are all PDF downloads. Be aware that this is a new edition and most of the content is the same as the old book.

Very easy to follow for a beginner Superb explanations very pleased with the book

Will be very useful for me to brush up my sewing skills. I have just started sewing again at the age of 90.

My wife finds it very helpful

A beautiful book which is a birthday present for my wife who is adding dressmaking to her quilting and patchwork skills. Having browsed through it, it would seem ideal for a novice with sewing skills. It is beautifully presented with easy-to-follow instructions. The only downside is that the edge of the front cover was damaged during transit and because it was left outside our front door, we didn't have the opportunity to refuse acceptance.

Acquistato usato in ottime condizioni, confermo lo stato e la corretta indicazione da parte del venditore. All’inizio ci sono tre sezioni generali che spiegano le nozioni di base relative a strumenti, tessuti e spiegazioni tecniche sui cartamodelli, per poi proseguire con un’ampia sezione relativa alle tecniche di cucito, alla costruzione di tutti i principali indumenti, con fotografie numerosissime e molto dettagliate. È interamente in inglese, ma le foto aiutano la comprensione.

Fantastic book to support a passion for dressmaking - no matter whether you are a beginnger or experienced.

I bought this book and read every single instruction before trying the first skirt pattern. Then I realized some of the instructions were contradicting themselves and I got pretty confused. Also the skirt pattern was not accurate, and had trouble piecing it together. I’m teaching myself how to sew my own garments as a hobby and because I have no teacher I was hoping to be able to rely completely on this book, so I was a little disappointed.

I'm really impressed with the book! Excellent for beginners (which is my case). Can recommend. There aren't that many patterns, but there are a lot of different techniques described which can be used to alter basic patterns into more personalised designs.

… it was used. Lucky me it wasn’t a gift.