Love at First Stitch - Tilly Walnes

For anyone ready to move from curiosity to confidence at the sewing machine, Love at First Stitch by Tilly Walnes is a hardback dressmaking book that guides novice stitchers through the essentials of making garments. Written by the author of the popular sewing blog Tilly and the Buttons, it sets out to demystify dressmaking for those who have never been taught to sew, using an informal approach and an encouraging tone throughout.

Rather than leaning on heavy theory, the book focuses on learning by doing. Each chapter shares practical tips and inspiration to help you create a made-to-measure garment using one of the seven versatile, adaptable patterns included, with guidance on personalising the results to suit your individual style. Along the way, Tilly’s top sewing tips cover everything from what to look for when buying or borrowing your first sewing machine, to how to behave in a fabric shop, and techniques for pressing perfection.

Key features

• Hardback format
• 192 pages
• Includes seven versatile and adaptable patterns
• Step-by-step, learn-by-doing approach to dressmaking
• Practical tips spanning sewing machines, fabric shopping and pressing techniques

Specifications

• Author: Tilly Walnes
• Subtitle: Demystifying Dressmaking
• Publisher: Quadrille Publishing
• Publication date: 8 May 2014
• ISBN: 9781849493659

Sizing

201 x 253 mm

Rackhams Reference : 6VPNXF173J