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Title: Couture Sewing Techniques by Claire B. Shaeffer ISBN: 1-56158-497-5 Publisher: Taunton Press Pub. Date: 31 January, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.58 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Exactly what I was looking for
Comment: I wanted to learn what differentiates a haute couture garment from a ready-to-wear garment or a garment custom-made by a seamstress or tailor. Then, I wanted to know HOW to incorporate couture quality into a custom garment. This book gives just enough history of the haute couture industry and a very detailed description of haute couture processes. The numerous hand stiches are explained in detail, along with where to use each stitch and which threads are appropriate. The first section of the book explains the couture process and techniques in detail. In addition to the above, it includes garment shaping, edge finishes and closures. The author also references techniques common to home sewing, but does not waste time describing them since they are readily available in other sewing books. The remainder of the book describes examples of different garment types and gives construction and fitting techniques unique to each type of garment. Each page is an education and the illustrations (photographs and artwork) are well selected to illustrate the techniques and results. With the anecdotal information the author provides, it's like a virtual field trip. This book is a pleasure to read and a gold mine of information.
Rating: 5
Summary: couture Sewing techniques
Comment: Fantastic book, hand sewing techniques being the art in itself. Written in a friendly way, making it possible to achieve a really finished fit and look for the clothes. Details on how to make clothes structurally is something you always wanted to know, and this book gives a profound help. Not as nice layout as in High Fashion Sewing Secrets, which has better print quality, larger font and clearer pictures. Copy I received is even smudgy partly.
Rating: 2
Summary: A bit disappointing
Comment: After hearing so much regarding this book from peers and followers of Ms. Shaeffer, I was disappointed to find the book offers little in terms of true couture technique -- it seems more of an abridged edition of some of the more complete sewing technique manuals. I am hard-pressed to find anything in this volume that I could not have learned in other, more well-rounded guides, and to top it off, several of the techniques and ALL of the stylings in this book are out dated.
As other reviewers have mentioned, several of the techniques are not accompanied with pictures, and the instructions for some techniques are difficult to understand even with illustration (unless you already understand the techniques -- then why purchase this book?)
I'd purchased this in hopes to add some new techniques to my repertoire, and being that I've already studied seamstressing for many years, I thought this was the ideal place to begin. I was wrong, and regret spending my money on a small volume containing no information I couldn't have found in greater detail on the internet for free.
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Title: High Fashion Sewing Secrets from the World's Best Designers : A Step-By-Step Guide to Sewing Stylish Seams, Buttonholes, Pockets, Collars, Hems, And More (Rodale Sewing Book) by Claire B. Shaeffer ISBN: 1579544150 Publisher: Rodale Books Pub. Date: 24 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Patternmaking for Fashion Design (3rd Edition) by Helen Joseph Armstrong ISBN: 0321034236 Publisher: Pearson Education Pub. Date: 22 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $96.00 |
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Title: Bridal Couture: Fine Sewing Techniques for Wedding Gowns and Evening Wear by Susan Khalje ISBN: 0801987571 Publisher: Chilton Book Company Pub. Date: 01 May, 1997 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Claire Shaeffer's Fabric Sewing Guide (Creative Machine Arts) by Claire B. Shaeffer ISBN: 0801986281 Publisher: Krause Publications Pub. Date: 01 January, 1995 List Price(USD): $32.95 |
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Title: Easy Guide to Sewing Linings (Sewing Companion Library) by Connie Long ISBN: 1561582255 Publisher: Taunton Press Pub. Date: 28 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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