The Great British Sewing Bee: The Modern Wardrobe

Create Clothes You Love with 28 Projects and Innovative Alteration Techniques

By Juliet Uzor

With womenswear sizes ranging from 8 to 22, along with seven downloadable PDF pattern sheets, The Great British Sewing Bee: The Modern Wardrobe covers everything you need to build garments that are easy to make, wear and combine.

Discover how one pattern could become three different looks through a series of simple alterations. The 28 projects in this book will help you gain confidence as you learn how to make clothes you love and cherish. The projects include: paper bag shorts, dance dress, Oxford Bag trousers, Breton two-piece, a-line dress and much more. Expand on crucial techniques and further your understanding in how to bring in more of your own personal style into the clothes you want to wear.

Complete with stunning photography, clear illustrations and instructions, demystify the pattern process to create a variety of flattering garments for every occasion that suit your style and fit your figure. Starting with the essentials, learn how to personalise patterns with expert sewing tips on making alterations that will take you beyond this book as you build on your sewing skills.

In Stock
$65.00 RRP
ISBN
9781787137639
Publish date
07 September 2022
Category
Craft & DIY
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Quadrille
Page count
224
Weight
1057 grams
Dimensions
260 x 209 x 26 mm

About the author

Juliet Uzor, a London school teacher is renowned for her crafting and sewing skills. Through her thorough online sewing courses, craft magazine columns, craft-focused podcast and Youtube channel, Juliet shares inspiring tips, tricks and tutorials to demystify sewing clothes for home sewers. After winning The Great British Sewing Bee in 2019, she has continued to explore a range of garment designs using fabrics of varying fibres, textures and origins using techniques from her experience from the London College of Fashion. Juliet's passion for teaching sewing workshops radiates through the different media including television, craft based magazines and in stitch festivals. Her message as an advocate for sewing clothes at home, online and offline, is that everyone can take charge of their own style without being at the mercy of clothing houses and stores.

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