Sewing lingerie that fits : stylish underwear, sleepwear, and loungewear for everyday living

Sewing lingerie that fits Stylish underwear, sleepwear, and loungewear for everyday living

Karen Morris

Book - 2001

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Subjects
Lingerie.
Sleepwear.
Sewing.
Published
Newtown, CT : Taunton Press 2001.
Language
English
Main Author
Karen Morris (-)
Physical Description
138 p. : ill
Bibliography
Includes index.
ISBN
9781561583096
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. What Is Lingerie?
  • Lingerie As I See It
  • Lingerie Meets Everyday Wear
  • Lifestyle Loungewear
  • Find Patterns to Please Yourself
  • Chapter 2. Fabrics and Other Things
  • Choosing a Great Fabric
  • Traditional Fabric Options
  • Less Predictable Fabric Choices
  • Selecting the Right Trims and Notions
  • Chapter 3. The Best Sewing Techniques
  • Seam and Edge Finishes
  • Elastic
  • Straps
  • Chapter 4. Fitting and Creating Patterns
  • Garment Style Determines Fit
  • Good Fit Starts with Accurate Measuring
  • Working with Commercial Patterns
  • Creating a Pattern
  • A Wrapped Half-Slip Pattern
  • A V-Neck Camisole Pattern
  • A Basic Panty Pattern
  • Chapter 5. All about Bras
  • Anatomy of a Bra--Which Style Is Right for You?
  • Options for Bra Patterns
  • Your Choice of Fabrics
  • The Facts about Fitting
  • General Construction Techniques
  • Converting a Bra Pattern to a Racer or V-Back
  • Adding a Pocket for a Mastectomy Prosthesis
  • Chapter 6. Custom Details that Make It Your Own
  • A Menu of Finishing Touches
  • Fabric Dyes and Textile Paints
  • Creating Designs with Dye
  • Applique
  • Machine Embroidery and Beading
  • Silk Ribbon Details
  • Resources
  • Index
Review by Library Journal Review

Morris, a contributing editor at Threads magazine, clearly gets a kick out of sewing, and here she communicates this enthusiasm to the reader while covering thoroughly such lingerie sewing-related subjects as selecting the right pattern and fabric, adapting patterns and fitting, and finishing and embellishing. For Morris, lingerie includes not only underwear but also sleepwear and loungewear. Included are many tips and ideas for sewing "outside the box." For example, why not wear your sheets to bed, making sleepwear out of cotton or flannel sheets? Why not turn an oversized shirt pattern into a loungewear top? Public and academic libraries with sewing collections should put this title on their short list. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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