Couture Tailoring by Claire Shaeffer

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Couture Tailoring by Claire Shaeffer

Bestselling author Claire Shaeffer teaches you everything you need to know to design and sew the perfect jacket. Based on couture techniques learnt from master tailors, this book begins with the equipment, materials, design elements, and sewing and construction techniques used in all types of tailoring. Part Two provides an illustrated step-by-step guide to making a couture jacket, explaining all the design options and alternative methods for making every element including collars, sleeves, and pockets.

Claire Shaeffer is the author of more than 20 books and has 22 years of experience teaching college-level sewing classes. She has given talks at the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the San Francisco Fine Arts Museum, among other venues.

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ISBN 13 9781786275752
ISBN 10 1786275759
Title Couture Tailoring
Author Claire Shaeffer
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Laurence King Publishing
Year published 2021-01-07
Number of pages 352
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