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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
"The 10-volume Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion is the first comprehensive reference work to explore all aspects of dress and fashion globally - from pre-history to the present day. Arranged geographically and written by an international team of experts, the Encyclopedia will serve as the go-to source for all issues relating the art and anthropology of costume, dress, and fashion the world over for students, scholars, members of the design...
2) How to get dressed: a costume designer's secrets for making your clothes look, fit, and feel amazing
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"An ingenious book of simple wardrobe solutions, clever tools, and straightforward advice from a Hollywood costume designer. A costume designer's styling kit is a magical bag of tricks, built to solve every single wardrobe malfunction on earth. TV and film productions wait for nothing, so a costume designer's solutions have to work--and work fast. How to Get Dressed is a fun, empowering style guide for women that focuses on making the most of your...
Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
Language
English
Description
"Steele, director of the Fashion Institute of Technology Museum, has crafted, with the help of 325 contributors, an authoritative introduction to fashion, the industry, and the issues that have defined the field. Some 640 articles describe the colorful facets of couture and textiles, from fabrics of chintz, corduroy, and feathers to such garb as aprons, bikinis, and prison dress. There are color plates and nearly 600 black-and-white illustrations....
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A Clothing & Textiles 101 overview of the elements of fabric, this curriculum-based program introduces students to the basic differences between natural and synthetic fibres, the primary types of fibers, and how their qualities - from shape and origin to size and luster - make them unique, influence clothing appearance and factor into comfort. Learn why fibre properties determine how we use particular fabrics. (Learning Seed, USA)
Author
Series
Publisher
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Pub. Date
©1990
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Madame Pompenstance competes for the Best Headdress Award at the annual Fancy Dress Ball, unaware that a small ship has sailed onto her head and become her headdress.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Like it or not, on the job, appearance matters! But what's the right look for YOUR workplace? Or your NEXT one? Learn about the four levels of business dress, tips on accessories and grooming, and how to build an affordable wardrobe.
Author
Publisher
The Scarecrow Press, Inc
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"While there are costume and fashion dictionaries tied to specific countries or periods, none have been comprehensive. In The Complete Costume Dictionary, Elizabeth Lewandowski has collected from a variety of sources--including costume history texts, journal articles, historical publications, autobiographies, biographies, foreign language dictionaries, and contemporary publications--to create a resource that spans the globe, from the earliest record...
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Ditto is a revolutionary pattern projection ecosystem made up of the projector hardware, Ditto Pattern website and the Ditto app. The thoughtfully designed Ditto-branded patterns are customizable and paperless. With the Ditto system, you get to the fun of effortless customization, clean cutting, and faster sewing. Expert sewist and pattern maker Niasia Pinnock walks you through unboxing and setting up your Ditto machine, introduces you to the Ditto...
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
This class will be available to view July 25, 2025. Get ready to crochet on the edge. Clothing designer, teacher, and author Cal Patch shows you how adding crochet edgings to your garments can add so much color, texture and interest. Cal covers a few ways to work crochet edgings into existing garments like the necklines of shirts and dresses. You'll warm up with a few simple edgings in single crochet and double crochet stitches and then move on to...
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Sewing your own clothing is incredibly empowering and even more so when you've designed a clothing pattern customized to your unique body. The foundation of drafting patterns is a sloper, also known as a "block," which is a 2D version of your 3D shape. Author, illustrator, and designer Sanae Ishida teaches you how to draft your own front and back upper body slopers by taking your measurements, transferring them to Swedish tracing paper, making the...
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
This striped toddler sweater is a seamless quick knit, perfect any little boy or girl in the cold winter months. Use any colors you choose to make either a striped or solid version with a contrasting hem and cuff. Worked up in worsted weight yarn, the knitting will fly by quickly -- and best of all, there are no seams to sew up at the end. This sweater pattern is sized to fit 6-month-olds up to 3 or 4 year-olds.
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Have you ever walked into a fabric store and felt totally overwhelmed? Benjamin Mach - Creative Director of Mood University and two-time Project Runway contestant - can help. In this comprehensive course, he takes you on a figurative walk through the aisles of Mood Fabrics in New York City, explaining the difference between fibers and fabrics, wovens and knits, and everything in between. A range of fibers are discussed here, including cotton, linen,...
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In the clothing design and sewing world, drafting sleeves can seem intimidating. Author, illustrator, and designer Sanae Ishida thought it was intimidating too before researching many different methods in order to develop a simpler, easier way. The foundation of drafting a sleeve is a sloper, also known as a "block," which is a 2D version of your 3D shape. Sanae teaches you how to draft a sleeve sloper by taking your arm measurements, transferring...
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Want to make a custom-fit wardrobe? Instead of using traditional patterns, the Improv Sewing team sews a wardrobe from a single set of pattern pieces made by tracing a well-fitting t-shirt. Sacrifice that favorite tee (the one with a little stain on it) for a closet full of favorite tops, tunics and dresses!
17) AppliquГ© Tunic
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Create a modern, two-tone tunic from jersey t-shirts, and add a graphic pop with an appliquГ© design of mixed prints. Amy shows how to make design decisions when you create your tunic, as well as how to prep and machine appliquГ© a design. This project incorporates a quilting technique into a fashion project, with Amy's fresh sensibilities.
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Cool and classic, simple and sophisticated, the Lady Soul Sweater is a fabulous quick knit. Featuring minimal shaping and an intriguing cable running up both arms, this sweater comes together in a snap using large needles and fluffy yarn. Lucy from Wool And The Gang walks you through casting on, working the cable, seaming the sweater, and picking up stitches to create a luscious funnel neck. The slightly cropped fit is oh-so-chic and can be easily...
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Lesley Ware is a fashion-as-self-care advocate and a three-time author on sewing and fashion. This apron dress comes from her first collection that explores her family fashion history. Her father is from Kentucky and after traveling to visit the farmland where he was born, she was inspired to create a series of modern farm girl wear. This dress is super cute and easy to make, using just one piece of fabric cut out twice and sized for teens and tweens....
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
If you're curious about making your own clothes, a sloper (also known as a "block") is an excellent place to start. This 2D rendering of your 3D body can serve as a base for pants, skirts, and other lower-body garments. Author, illustrator, and sewist Sanae Ishida believes that making well-fitting clothing is an act of empowering self-love, and no project is more customized than one made with a pattern using your own unique proportions. Learn how...
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