Short description
Haynes's easy-to-understand instructions and full-sized patterns are designed to flatter any figure, and each of the more than 20 stylish projects has endless variations.
Long description
End Those What-To-Wear Woes!
Christine Haynes's clear and encouraging instructions (coupled with classic fashions) will inspire even the most inexperienced sewers to create their own personalized clothes and feel proud wearing them. --Jenny Hart, author of Sublime Stitching
Chic & Simple Sewing is the perfect how-to book for the novice seamstress! Inside you'll find everything you need to know about sewing basics, in an easy-to-follow conversational tone. Plus, the projects are cute to boot! --Sue Daly, founder of the Renegade Craft Fair
No more spending more than you can afford on clothes! Chic & Simple Sewing shows you how to make modern, stylish, and fun clothes you'll want to wear every day. Plus, you're in control. You pick the fabrics, the cut, the size--all tailored just for you, not mass-manufactured on an assembly line. For about the price of two or three commercial sewing patterns, this book will give you full-size patterns to make the more than 20 garments, including a classic shift, A-line skirt, and figure-flattering wrap dress. What are you waiting for? Your new, one-of-a-kind wardrobe awaits!