Stylehacking, Sew a Creative Wardrobe: Use 5 Favorite Garments for Limitless Possibilities

by Karoline Dahrling Hughes

Overview

Turn your clothing basics into a stylish wardrobe!

Get inspired to elevate your wardrobe with dozens of tips and tricks on creating handmade, fashionable creating fashionable, wardrobe pieces. Dream about it one day and wear it the next. Take the essentials found in every closet (a camisole, a tee, a jumper, a pair of trousers, and leggings) and learn how to transform them into something new. Advice ranges from hemming and elastic techniques, stitch and fabric guides, and basic sewing principles. Perfect for sewing beginners looking to conquer clothing, you'll learn how to sew a top, trousers, skirts, and other fashion favorites. Also great for more experienced sewists looking to get creative with new timesaving garment tricks. All creatives can find something to design with 30+ wardrobe ideas from basic tee dress to cardigans, kimonos, bike shorts, and so much more. Stylehacking is made for every sewist to succeed—there is no time spent on measuring, on decrypting the lines on paper patterns, or altering premade patterns.

• Take 5 basic pieces (tank top, t-shirt, sweater, trousers, and leggings) from your closet to make templates from which you can create an endless variety of garments
• Includes over 30 styles to get creative with
• Stylehacking is easy! No paper patterns, no sizing, and no fuss

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781644031155
Publisher:	C & T Publishing
Publication date:	11/25/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	935,619
File size:	38 MB
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About the Author

Karoline Dahrling Hughes is a garment sewist, writer, designer, illustrator, and crafter. She lives in Denmark with her English husband and two children and is a regular contributor to the British sewing magazine Simply Sewing, where she shows readers how to make stylish garments without using paper patterns. Her first book, Smart I En Fart ( Smart in a Hurry or Stylishly Dressed in a Hurry), was published in Danish, her native tongue, in April 2017. skandimama.com

Table of Contents

Introduction: My Journey 8

Welcome to This Book 10

Getting Started 12

Sewing Techniques 18

Basic Stitches 18

Hemming 19

Edge Finishes 21

Gathering Fabric 29

Tracing and Cutting the 5 Basic Templates 32

Make a Tank Top Template 33

Using the Template to Cut a Tube Top 34

Make a T-Shirt Template 35

Using the Template to Cut a T-Shirt 36

Make a Sweater Template 38

Using the Template to Cut a Sweater 40

Make a Leggings Template 41

Using the Template to Cut Leggings 43

Make a Trousers Template 44

Using the Template to Cut Trousers 44

Using the Template to Cut Skirts 45

Sewing The 5 Basic Styles 46

Sewing T-Shirts, Tops, and Dresses 47

Sewing Sweaters and Garments with Sleeves 48

Sewing Trousers and Leggings 50

Sewing Skirts 51

Tops 54

Basic T-Shirt 54

Basic T-Shirt with Fabric Bands 56

Basic T-Shirt with Ruffles 58

Woven Fabric Tops 60

Box-Shaped Top with Sleeve Variations 64

Tube Top 68

Wrap Top 69

Faux Wrap Top 72

Skirts 74

A-Line Skirt 74

A-Line Skirt with Slits 78

A-Line Skirt with Tiers 79

Tube Skirt 80

Circle Skirt 82

Faux Wrap Ruffle Skirt 83

Faux Wrap Box Skirt 85