Sewing Books with Patterns
1. Love at First Stitch : Demystifying Dressmaking by Tilly Walnes
This Book contains Patterns of Scarf, Skirts, Blouse, Pyjamas and Dresses. It is a beginner's book with easy sewing projects.
2. Tilly and the Buttons : Make it Simple by Tilly Walnes
This Book Contains Patterns of Trousers, T-Shirt, Dress, Pyjamas, Playsuit, Cardigan and Pinafore Dress.
3. A Beginner's Guide to making Skirts by Wendy Ward
This Book Contains Patterns of Skirts like Pencil, Wrap, Circle, A-line, Bubble and a Pattern of Culottes.
4. A Beginners Guide to Sewing With Knitted Fabrics by Wendy Ward
This Book Contains Patterns of T-shirt, Trousers, Skirt, Pant and Cardigan. It is a good book, the details on Knitted fabrics and how to use them are great.
5. Sew Many Dress, Sew Little Time: The Ultimate Dressmaking Guide by Tanya Whelan
This is the best mix and match book. It contains Different Patterns of Bodices like Basic, Halter, Strapless, Wrap, Cowl and Princess. Patterns of Skirts like Straight, Panel and Bias. Patterns of Sleeves and Necklines.
You can use this book's Bodice Pattern with any Skirt book, like use Strapless Bodice Pattern with a Bubble Skirt Pattern from Wendy Ward Skirt Book to make a Bubble dress. The Halter Neck and Off the Shoulder Bodice Patterns are very nice.
The Review of this book is in the link below:-
This is the best mix and match book. It contains Different Patterns of Bodices like Basic, Halter, Strapless, Wrap, Cowl and Princess. Patterns of Skirts like Straight, Panel and Bias. Patterns of Sleeves and Necklines.
You can use this book's Bodice Pattern with any Skirt book, like use Strapless Bodice Pattern with a Bubble Skirt Pattern from Wendy Ward Skirt Book to make a Bubble dress. The Halter Neck and Off the Shoulder Bodice Patterns are very nice.
6. Sew Beautiful by Kennis Wong
This Book has Patterns of Tops, Cardigan, Pants, Shorts, Dresses and Wrap Skirt. This Book has more variations on tops and they are nice and wearable casually.
7. Gertie Sews Vintage Casual : A Modern Guide to Sportswear Styles of the 1940s and 1950s by Gretchen Hirsch
This Book covers variety of garments with its variations. It contains Tops, Pants, Skirts, Shift Dress, Jumpsuit, Romper. It has Beginner level Projects like Tops, Shorts, A-line Skirt. In all the Gretchen Hirsch Books the details to alter the Patterns are explained nicely and in detail.
There is a Flip Through/Preview of this book in the YouTube link below:-
8. Gertie's New Book for Better Sewing by Gretchen Hirsch
This Book Contains Patterns of Skirts, Blouses, A Jacket and Dresses. The Skirt Patterns are very stylish like the one with scalloped waist. The Jacket and the Coat Dress is very nice. There are a variety of dresses in this Book.
There is a Flip Through/Preview of this book in the YouTube link below:-
This Book covers variety of garments with its variations. It contains Tops, Pants, Skirts, Shift Dress, Jumpsuit, Romper. It has Beginner level Projects like Tops, Shorts, A-line Skirt. In all the Gretchen Hirsch Books the details to alter the Patterns are explained nicely and in detail.
There is a Flip Through/Preview of this book in the YouTube link below:-
8. Gertie's New Book for Better Sewing by Gretchen Hirsch
This Book Contains Patterns of Skirts, Blouses, A Jacket and Dresses. The Skirt Patterns are very stylish like the one with scalloped waist. The Jacket and the Coat Dress is very nice. There are a variety of dresses in this Book.
There is a Flip Through/Preview of this book in the YouTube link below:-
9. Gertie Sews Jiffy Dresses by Gretchen Hirsch
This Book Contains Patterns of 5 Dresses with its variations. The first 3 patterns can be used by a beginner as the patterns does not use any zipper and the Sewing techniques are simple. The Last 2 Patterns uses a zipper and one of it is a tiered Dress.
There is a Flip Through/Preview of this book in the YouTube link below:-
10. Gertie's Ultimate Dress Book: A Modern Guide to Sewing Fabulous Vintage Styles by Gretchen Hirsch
This Book Contains Patterns of 5 Dresses with its variations. The first 3 patterns can be used by a beginner as the patterns does not use any zipper and the Sewing techniques are simple. The Last 2 Patterns uses a zipper and one of it is a tiered Dress.
There is a Flip Through/Preview of this book in the YouTube link below:-
10. Gertie's Ultimate Dress Book: A Modern Guide to Sewing Fabulous Vintage Styles by Gretchen Hirsch
This Book is a mix and match book and has variety of lovely dresses with its variations. It has total of 23 dresses.
There is a Flip Through/Preview of this book in the YouTube link below:-
This Book is a mix and match book and has variety of lovely dresses with its variations. It has total of 23 dresses.
There is a Flip Through/Preview of this book in the YouTube link below:-
11. The Wedding Dress: How to Make the Perfect One for You by Becky Drinan
This Book Contains Patterns for three styles of Wedding Dresses and has details on how to choose a wedding dress style according to your body shape.
The Book includes Instructions to make Three Wedding Gowns, A Bolero Jacket, Veils and a Corsage.
This Book Contains Patterns for three styles of Wedding Dresses and has details on how to choose a wedding dress style according to your body shape.
The Book includes Instructions to make Three Wedding Gowns, A Bolero Jacket, Veils and a Corsage.
12. The Party Dress by Mary Adams
This Book contains a Basic pattern of the dress with its 3 variations. The Book is more focused on the techniques used to create the dresses.
There is a Flip Through/Preview of this book in the YouTube link below-
- Overall the Tilly Walnes books are useful for a absolute beginner.
- For Knitted fabrics use the Wendy Ward book on Knitted fabrics and Gretchen Hirsch book on Gertie Sews Vintage Casual.
- For Tops Kennis Wong's Sew Beautiful Book.
- For Pattern Alteration like increasing cup size, Waist and Hip size are explained nicely in all of the Gretchen Hirsch Books.
- For Pattern Modification to create a new design like by shifting the darts and Sleeve modifications are explained in Tanya Whelan's Sew Many Dresses Sew Little Time.
- For Skirts use Wendy Ward's book on Skirts and Most of the books have Skirt Patterns.
- For Pants use Gretchen Hirsch book on Gertie Sews Vintage Casual and Tilly Walnes book have few Patterns on Pants.
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This Book contains a Basic pattern of the dress with its 3 variations. The Book is more focused on the techniques used to create the dresses.
There is a Flip Through/Preview of this book in the YouTube link below-
- Overall the Tilly Walnes books are useful for a absolute beginner.
- For Knitted fabrics use the Wendy Ward book on Knitted fabrics and Gretchen Hirsch book on Gertie Sews Vintage Casual.
- For Tops Kennis Wong's Sew Beautiful Book.
- For Pattern Alteration like increasing cup size, Waist and Hip size are explained nicely in all of the Gretchen Hirsch Books.
- For Pattern Modification to create a new design like by shifting the darts and Sleeve modifications are explained in Tanya Whelan's Sew Many Dresses Sew Little Time.
- For Skirts use Wendy Ward's book on Skirts and Most of the books have Skirt Patterns.
- For Pants use Gretchen Hirsch book on Gertie Sews Vintage Casual and Tilly Walnes book have few Patterns on Pants.
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