Dressmaking with Basic Patterns by Ann Ladbury HB

Dressmaking with Basic Patterns by Ann Ladbury   HB

used and in excellent condition, DJ complete

Image is of actual item.  ISBN 0713431989, 7.5 ins x 10 ins (19 cms x 25.5 cms), 142  pages.  Published by B T Batsford Ltd in 1976.

This is a clear and easy-to-follow book written in the style which has made Ann Ladbury's teaching methods the most popular in this country.  In this practical work, she applies tailoring techniques to dressmaking to achieve more professional results.  Her methods, which have been well tested over the years by young and adult students, ake the reader step by step through the processes of understanding and using patterns, creating the basic garments, and anticipating and dealing with particular problems..

Basic dress and trouser patterns are given for size from 32 ins (83 cms) to 38 ins (97 cms), and diagram-patterns are provided to copy ontosheets of squared paper.  The early sections cover the fitting and adjusting of the patterns and instructions on the processess needed for making them up.  Later sections contain a number of simple adaptations - including converting a two-piece dress pattern into one without a waist join, a short and a long skirt, and an evening dress - showing how easily the style can be changed while still using the same basic pattern.  Over 200 diagrams have been specially drawn to illustrate each stage of the work.

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