Designer Techniques Couture Tips For Home Sewing

Offering innovative tricks for achieving fashionable looks with a sewing machine and serger, this book by fashion designer Kenneth King describes the techniques he has developed for adding stylish effects. It shows how to deal with difficult fabrics, make a fine rolled edge on sheer and transparent fabrics, pipe buttonholes and pockets, create a fool-proof welt pocket, construct a shoulder pad with no visible height, and many other tricks of the trade. Many of these tips can be applied to home furnishings as well as to garments.

Offering innovative tricks for achieving fashionable looks with a sewing machine and serger, this book by fashion designer Kenneth King describes the techniques he has developed for adding stylish effects. It shows how to deal with difficult fabrics, make a fine rolled edge on sheer and transparent fabrics, pipe buttonholes and pockets, create a fool-proof welt pocket, construct a shoulder pad with no visible height, and many other tricks of the trade. Many of these tips can be applied to home furnishings as well as to garments.