Little Green Dresses: 50 Original Patterns for Repurposed Dresses, Tops, Skirts, and More

Little Green Dresses: 50 Original Patterns for Repurposed Dresses, Tops, Skirts, and More

by Tina Sparkles
Little Green Dresses: 50 Original Patterns for Repurposed Dresses, Tops, Skirts, and More

Little Green Dresses: 50 Original Patterns for Repurposed Dresses, Tops, Skirts, and More

by Tina Sparkles

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Overview

Never shop retail again with this chic and sweet collection of DIY patterns from a former host of DIY Network's Stylelicious, Tina Sparkles. Joining the green movement was never so easy — and cost saving! With Sparkles' stripped-down approach to patterning and sewing, the delightful dresses, tops, skirts, and pants in this fashion-forward project book will not only raise your eco-IQ, but open your eyes to new methods for sewing garments.

Little Green Dresses author Tina Sparkles, a talented and imaginative designer, offers up an array of project ideas that are both earth- and user-friendly. Readers can pick and choose the patterns that suit them best, from A-line, tiered, and bubble skirts to 'body tube' dresses and 'cap-sleeve cutie' blouses. Included are sewing and shopping resources and a fitting guide.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781600851216
Publisher: Taunton Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 09/14/2010
Pages: 256
Product dimensions: 7.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

A cutting-edge designer, Tina Sparkles is a former host of the show Stylelicious on the DIY network. Her work has been featured in many publications including "Women's Wear Daily," "Elle Girl," "ReadyMade," "JANE," NYLON and the "Wall Street Journal." She hosts regular fashion and craft events, and teaches sewing classes and holds workshops. She lives and works in Austin, Texas with her husband.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Reduce, ReThink, ReFashion
Chapter 1:
Fall in Love with Sewing Techniques
Chapter 2
Party with Patterns Using a Pattern DIY Patterns
Chapter 3 Tops
Rectangle Tie Shrug , Such a Square Blouse, Cha Cha Blouse, Vest, Upside Down Tunic, Oversized Caged Hoodie by Peggy Noland
Chapter 4 Skirts
Ultra Mini Rectangle Skirt, Preppy Rectangle Skirt , Trusty Pencil Skirt, Swoosh Skirt , A-line Skirt , A-line Skirt with Placket Variation, Tiered Skirt, Bubble Skirt, Gathered Rectangle Skirt, Suit Skirt by Where is Josie?
Chapter 5 Dresses
Free T-Dress, Body Toob, Cap Sleeve Cutie Dress, Pixel Dress, Deep V Mini Dress, Drawstring Dress, Poster Art Dress, Egg Dress, Vest Dress, Outer Space Dress, Bell Jar Dress Coat, Hoodie Dress, Nip Waist Dress, Criss-Cross Jumper Dress, 60s Jumper, Banana Dress, Ruffle Earth Dress, Wedding Cake Dress, Oh Yes Dress, Slope Dress, Office Dancing Dress, Cha Cha Dress, Go USA Sweater Dress , Button Bib Dress by Fredda and Jennifer Perkins, Ribbon Skirt Dress by Chia, Sheer Tunic by Jesse Kelly-Landes , Wedding Dress, Revisited by Elizabeth Dye, X Dress by Amy Sperber
Chapter 6 Bottoms & Jumpers
Summer Short, Summer Jumper, Disco Shorts, Leggings, Vintage Romper, Coolottes Dress Appendix A – Sewing Resources Appendix B – Shopping Resources Appendix C – Reading List
 

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