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The Complete Photo Guide to Clothing Construction helps you master all of the techniques needed to sew clothes--including tops, dresses, pants, skirts, and even outerwear. This technique-driven book follows the entire process of clothing construction, including a section on the sewing machine and other tools/materials used, information on working with patterns and fitting, laying out the pattern pieces, cutting and marking, and on through every step of construction to the final button. Large, detailed photos guide you from start to finish and help give you a visual basis for learning the skills. This comprehensive guide is a long-lasting reference for anyone who sews clothes. It fills in all the technique details not supplied by manufacturers of the clothing patterns that most sewers use for all of their projects.



About the Author

Christine Haynes

Christine Haynes is a Los Angeles-based sewing author, teacher, and pattern designer with her own line of sewing patterns-Christine Haynes Patterns-which are perfect for the vintage-loving modern seamstress.

She has written four books, How to Speak Fluent Sewing (2015, C&T) , Skirts & Dresses for First Time Sewers (2015, Barron's) , The Complete Photo Guide to Clothing Construction (2014, CPI) , and Chic & Simple Sewing (2009, Potter Craft) , and has contributed to other books, such as One Yard Wonders (2009, Storey) .

Christine's articles have been published in Sewstylish, Sew News, Craftstylish, and Craft Zine magazines. She teaches sewing classes both in person and online, and has presented lectures and workshops at the American Sewing Guild Conference, Camp Stitchalot, Camp Workroom Social, the 2012-2015 Craftcation Conferences, and the upcoming 2016 QuiltCon West.

Christine was a featured guest on seasons 2 and 8 of PBS's Sew It All TV show, and her work has been featured in Threads magazine, Mollie Makes, the New York Times, the New York Post, the Los Angeles Times, Martha Stewart's radio network, People.com, LA Weekly, Daily Candy, and NBC's Today Show, among others.

You can shop Christine's patterns and books at her shop website, and follow Christine's adventures in sewing, life, and her love of travel on her Blog, Instagram, Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, and Pinterest pages.



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