Couture Sewing: Making Designer Trims

Couture Sewing: Making Designer Trims

by Claire B. Shaeffer
Couture Sewing: Making Designer Trims

Couture Sewing: Making Designer Trims

by Claire B. Shaeffer

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Overview

The devil is in the details. After spending weeks creating a couture, Chanel-inspired suit it would be a shame to skimp on the trim. Chanel collector and couture sewing expert Claire B. Shaeffer returns with Couture Sewing: Making Designer Trims to teach you everything you need to know to create and attach the perfect trim to any outfit.

Professional instruction from a renowned fashion expert. This book with DVD set presents the know-how and design-atelier secrets that Shaeffer has developed after a lifetime of collecting and studying Chanel and other couture garments.
•    With more than 280 photos paired with step-by-step instruction, Shaeffer takes the mystery out of creating designer trims.
•    A 136-minute sewing workshop allows you to sew along with Shaeffer to achieve professional results.
•    The Garment Index offers a sneak-peak into Shaeffer’s amazing couture collection and features unique designs by Davidow, Lagerfeld, Herrera, Jablow, and Chanel herself.

One outfit, many looks. Learn how to easily swap out one trim for another when you want a fresh look without creating a whole new garment. Among other skills, you’ll learn how to:
•    Topstitch like a pro to achieve a simple yet elegant trim
•    Apply ribbons, prairie points, piping, bands, and braids
•    Create intricate seamed, lining, and facing trims
•    Make your very own cord-filled piping and crocheted trims

The perfect finish to the perfect suit. Paired with Shaeffer’s previous books Couture Sewing: The Couture Cardigan Jacket (The Taunton Press, 2013) and Couture Sewing: The Couture Skirt (The Taunton Press, 2015), you’ll be able to create the perfect Chanel-inspired suit of your dreams.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781631866579
Publisher: Taunton Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 09/20/2016
Pages: 144
Product dimensions: 8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.33(d)

About the Author

Claire Shaeffer is an internationally respected author, lecturer, college instructor and columnist. Her innovative sewing techniques and easy-to-read instructions have guided readers and students through many sewing facets of the garment industry. She wrote the celebrated Couture Sewing Techniques for Taunton Press and has authored and starred in a multitude of successful videos on couture sewing.

Table of Contents

Introduction 2

1 Topstitching 6

Topstitching Basics 10

Decorative Topstitching 12

Whipstitching 13

2 Applied Trims 14

Types of Applied Trims 18

Braids and Ribbons 19

Squared Ribbon Trim 22

Decorative Ribbon 25

Prairie Points 30

Braids and Embroidery 33

Braids and Piping 35

Insertion Trims 37

3 Applied Bands 38

Straight Bands 42

Houndstooth Bands 45

Tucked Houndstooth Trim 46

Fabric Bands 48

4 Piping 52

Flat Piping 56

Selvage Piping 60

Corded Piping 61

Fringe Piping 63

Piping as a Cuff 66

5 Seamed Trims 70

Straight Insets 74

Decorative Insets 77

6 Lining and Facing Trims 82

Turn-Back Cuff 86

Lining as Trim 89

Extended Lining Trim 93

Appendices 96

What Makes Chanel's Cardigan Jacket Different? 98

Copies and Knockoffs 102

Chronology of Coco Chanel and the House of Chanel 105

Finishing Trim Ends for Applied Trims 107

Shaping Trim 114

Making Crocheted Trims 117

Making Cord-Filled Piping 118

Seams 121

Reverse Seams 124

Techniques for Buttons and Buttonholes 125

Garment Index 128

Metric Equivalency Chart 134

Bibliography 135

Resources 136

About the Author 136

Index 137

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