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With clarity and a profound respect for technique and application, Claire Shaeffer brings one into an haute-couture atelier, where the realm of possibility has no boundaries. She imparts the secrets of hand-work that allow a garment to become weightless, a wisp of dimension for the wearer. She pays homage to the gods of the craft and bows to the church of haute couture. --Ralph Rucci, designer
As every Vogue Patterns reader knows, Claire Shaeffer can unravel couture garment construction better than anyone, and her revised and updated version of Couture Sewing Techniques is the authoritative guide to haute couture techniques In it, Shaeffer demystifies designer garments and gives you the confidence to try the techniques and practiced in the ateliers of the haute couture. A must-have for all serious sewers. –Vogue Patterns
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The world of haute couture is a place where only a privileged few can ever hope to reside, right? Wrong. Fashion historian Claire B. Shaeffer opened the door to this exclusive realm in her authoritative guide to the techniques that define couture sewing. And now, the industry bible, Couture Sewing Techniques, has been revised and updated throughout — with new photos and a chapter on specialty fabrics. No one can unravel couture garment construction the way Schaeffer can, from the art of hand sewing to mastering edge finishes, from classic closures to shaping a garment for a perfect fit. Readers learn all the basics — and more importantly: how to apply the techniques — on skirts and sleeves, pockets and jackets, evening gowns, and more. Gorgeous photos, clear illustrations, and concise language combine to make this the most complete couture-sewing course available.
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I bought this and another book for my daughter. I live in the US and she lives in Canada. It was great to be able to buy this for her (she had said she would like it), and have it shipped right to her. This was soooo much easier (and less expensive) than running around trying to find the book and then getting it somewhere to ship.
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Ten reasons why you should own the revised version of Couture Sewing Techniques,
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1. Better layout:The layout is so much better! Text is set in different colors to differentiate the content, tips, pull-out boxes, blurbs. This dramatically improves the book navigation! 2. More Content: over thirty more pages of content added as a result of the author's recent research. 3. More images: Claire added more images to illustrate instructions, and they are invaluable! 4. Improved instructions: Clearly marked step-by-step instructions for all processes of couture construction. If you own the previous edition, you know how the instructions were presented in run-on paragraphs making it difficult to use the book as a quick reference. 5. More how-to illustrations: 6. Claire's Hints:Excellent short tips, mostly absent in the previous edition. 7. contemporary couture techniques from the worksrooms of Ralph Rucci and James Galanos 8. techniques by Mainbocher and Charles Frederick Worth: Shaeffer says in her acknowledgements that she worked on a research project that focused on Mainbocher and Worth. She seems to have added some of the new techniques as a result of this research 9. New chapter "Designing with Fabric": Shaeffer introduced this chapter to demonstrate "a variety of design ideas and specific techniques to inspire you to use fabrics more creatively". A master of observation, Claire describes techniques used in haute couture garments by Antonio Canovas del Castilo, Hubert de Givenchy, Chanel, Worth, Hanae Mori, I. Magnin, Balenciaga, Victor Edelstein, These techniques are not necessarily obvious, but so easy to learn and to apply in your own garments. She focuses mostly on lace and stripes, but also covers other tricky fabrics which require special techniques to enable undisturbed design. LACE Seaming Lace to Lace: Lapped Seam, Buttressed Seam, Ribbon Seam Seaming Lace to Fabric: Lace-on-fabrique Appliqué Seam, Applied Appliqué Finishing Edges: Neckline Edges, Hems Designing with Allover Lace Patterns: STRIPES Rearranging Stripes Shrinking and Stretching Pleats and Tucks Cutting and Seaming DESIGNING WITH OTHER FABRICS Wrong Sides and Selvedges: for fabrics with attractive wrong side and selvedge Designing with Prints and Patterns: Matching Fabric Patterns Designing with Appliqué Sheer Fabrics 10. Affordable price! Amazon's $15 for this most unique resource is a steal! I got my copy yesterday! 59 of 59 people found the following review helpful
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She's the Master,
By J. R. R. - Published on Amazon.com
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I teach all levels of sewing at a comm. college and would recomend this book to my intermediate and higher skilled students. When you are ready to pay more attention and time to details, this book is for you.
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Individually sewn not homemade,
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This is a wonderful book designed to give the small relatively easy to do tips for what differentiates couture and fine finished ready to wear from home made clothing. Read through once for the history and then for ideas. I'll never pick up a pattern again without looking at the design and thinking about how it can be fit perfectly and finished perfectly. Not so much as difficult as time consumming
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