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Make it yours with Mimi G : a sewist's guide to a custom wardrobe / Mimi Ford.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ford, Mimi, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dressmaking--Patterns.
- Dressmaking.
- Women's clothing.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (83 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Abrams, [2023]
- Summary:
- Make It Yours with Mimi G is all about creating a fully functional wardrobe to love. Starting with six base patterns, Mimi G then hacks each pattern to create 26 new designs that will be styled both together and separately for a total of more than 100 looks. But this book isn't just about hacking patterns to give you a complete wardrobe; it's also about showing you how to style each garment and make your DIY wardrobe work for you.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- How To Use This Book
- What You Will Learn
- TOOLS &
- SUPPLIES
- LET'S TALK FABRIC
- My Go-to Woven Fabrics
- My Go-to Knit Fabrics
- Interfacings
- Nap and Directional Prints
- Pretreating Your Fabric
- Choosing a Needle
- TECHNIQUES
- Staystitching
- Understitching
- Sewing Darts
- Gathering
- Inserting Elastic
- Flat Sleeve
- Set-in Sleeve
- Fly Front
- Invisible Zipper
- CHOOSING YOUR SIZE
- How To Measure Your Body
- Size Chart Versus Finished Measurements
- Grading Between Sizes
- PATTERN KNOW-HOW
- Pattern Terms
- Layouts and Grainlines
- Tracing Patterns
- GETTING READY TO SEW
- Cut and Test Your Base Pattern
- Laying Out Your Fabric
- THE BASE PATTERNS
- BASE PATTERNS SEWING INSTRUCTIONS
- The Button-up
- The Trousers
- The Pencil Skirt
- The Fitted Tee
- The Camisole
- The Wrap Dress
- The Duster
- THE HACKS
- THE BUTTON-UP
- Button-up Shirtdress
- Empire Button-up Shirt with Ruffle
- The Shacket
- THE TROUSERS
- Drop Crotch Pants
- Elastic-Waist Palazzo Pants
- Wide-Leg Pants
- THE PENCIL SKIRT
- Denim Skirt
- Full Gathered Skirt
- A-Line Princess Skirt
- THE FITTED TEE
- Dropped Waist T-shirt Dress
- Gathered Waist T-shirt Dress
- Turtleneck
- THE WRAP DRESS
- Wrap Top with Peplum
- Wrap Dress with Ruffle
- THE CAMISOLE
- Slip Dress
- Jumpsuit
- Cropped Cami with Ruffle
- THE DUSTER
- Kimono-Inspired Jacket
- STYLE GUIDE
- Rules Don't Matter
- Mixing Prints
- Fabric Does Matter!
- 100+ INSPIRATION LOOKS
- LOOKBOOK
- Cutting Layouts
- Resources
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Ford, Mimi Make It Yours with Mimi G
- ISBN:
- 9798887070575
- OCLC:
- 1382693715
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