- DVD-ROM
- Publisher: Taunton Press; DVD edition
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1600851533
- ISBN-13: 978-1600851537
- Product Dimensions: 19 x 13.7 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 113 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #98,156 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent for New and Experienced Sewers,
By robkamm "robkamm" (British Columbia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Couture Techniques Workshop Basics with Claire Shaeffer (DVD-ROM)
Claire Shaeffer demonstrates techniques that are useful to sewers of every level of experience. I have been sewing for many, many years and it was interesting to see techniques demonstrated by a couture expert and to obtain an understanding of why the techniques are important. There is an emphasis on hand-sewing techniques -- invaluable in producing a professional and well-made garment. Ms. Shaeffer's instructions are clear and concise and the video (with many close-ups) is great. I highly recommend this DVD to any one who wants to bring their sewing to a higher level.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Claire Shaeffer - Great teacher!,
By Scheri "Love to read!
I enjoy both audible b... (Edmonton, AB, Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Couture Techniques Workshop Basics with Claire Shaeffer (DVD-ROM)
This is a fabulous DVD series that takes the time to go over beautiful hand stitches.I just changed my ready to wear project I was working on to Coutre. The results...beautiful. Love these DVDS
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4.6 out of 5 stars (8 customer reviews) 30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
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Excellent Basic Guide for Precision Sewing,
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This review is from: Couture Techniques Workshop Basics with Claire Shaeffer (DVD-ROM)
UPDATE, June 2010I recently bought the new edition of Shaeffer's Couture Sewing. It's an excellent companion to this DVD. ___ I bought Claire Shaeffer's book, Couture Sewing, many years ago. I found it interesting, but didn't have sewing experience, so some of the techniques described in the book were hard for me to follow. I didn't know anyone who sewed, much less did this kind of labor-intensive sewing. This DVD illustrates many of the skills discussed in the book, from hand stitching to marking, from machine sewing to pressing. It is very clear. Although since first reading the book I've taken some fairly high-powered sewing technique classes, I still picked up some tips from this DVD. Things that have never been explained to me before were discussed, such as why one might hand-finish a seam allowance. Even beginners will benefit from the lessons on tools, hand stitching and pressing. Reasonable people can disagree, but I think that it's worth it for beginners, especially people sewing for themselves, to put in the time to learn how to sew using couture-type methods. It's more work, but the results tend to be better because the sewer has more control at every stage. In addition, sewing this way takes a certain discipline that is helpful to develop at the beginning. I took a couture class a couple of years ago at a very respected fashion design school, and one person who had a lot of production sewing experience dropped out because she couldn't stand all the basting. Once you know you can manipulate the fabric, you can always take shortcuts if you want. But there are certain kinds of projects that will always require couture-style prep. At the same fashion design school, I took the basic sewing course, which was production-oriented and students used industrial machines. Most of the people in the large class were experienced sewers who were aspiring designers, with no intention of ever sewing for themselves -- they hoped to hand a design to a sample maker. As an inexperienced sewer who's kind of clumsy, this class was hard for me. I began to baste and do prep that no one else was doing. I ignored the occasional snickers of some of my classmates. But couture sewing methods added in all the steps I needed, and if I'd been earlier acquainted with the methods, I'd have saved myself some time, for example, I'd have known to thread trace the right side of the fabric of the shirt I was making, instead of relying on a chalk mark that rubbed off. I got confused and ended up with a shirt whose front pieces were subtly different in color. I can't wait to read the reviews for the revised Couture Sewing book. Highly recommended. 12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Claire Schaeffer's "Couture Techniques",
By Sandy - Published on Amazon.com
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This Claire Schaeffer DVD came highly recommended to me by a fellow sewer. I thought it would be more of the same old techniques, but it is not. I learned quite a few new tricks of the trade that I can put to use in daily sewing. I highly recommend this DVD
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Great Resource for anybody who sews,
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The DVD is full of very interesting and well explained techniques. Claire Shaeffer makes everything look so easy! I lov ethe examples she shows from her vintage garment collection. This has been one of the best purchases to help me improve my technique and I will look for other materials by the same author. I recommend this for beginning or advanced sewers alike, everybody can learn something.
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