- Paperback: 112 pages
- Publisher: Taunton Press Inc (May 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1561581089
- ISBN-13: 978-1561581085
- Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 19.8 x 0.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 774,756 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A step-by-step guide to choosing and fitting a pattern for, and subsequently sewing, a blouse. Numerous stylish variations are offered, as well as advice on working with sheer fabrics and making an elegant button loop that actually fits the button.
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Pattern shopping is filled with possibilities, and there are lots of wonderful blouse styles to choose from. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must have book,
By angela@canv53.freeserve.co.uk (Essex England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Easy Guide to Sewing Blouses (Sewing Companion Library) (Paperback)
I bought this book some time age and find I use it constantly.There is so much in it .If you want profesional finishing and how too dos then this is it .I like the yoked blouse and there are lots of pictures.I also have the T. shirt book and love Connie Long books I do hope she writes more of them.
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5.0 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews) 37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
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A very helpful book for women's blouses,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Easy Guide to Sewing Blouses (Sewing Companion Library) (Paperback)
This book is very good but in my opinion it is not a reference book on blouses. I would recommend that someone read first a good book on shirts such as "Shirtmaking" by D.P. Coffin and then use this book to add details found usually in women's shirts and blouses. The first three chapters are about choosing the right pattern and style, selecting fabrics and notions and fitting the pattern. Chapter 4 is focusing, among others, on: * Neckline Finishes (shaped facings, faced facings, bias facings and knit ribbing) * Sewing Collars (collars without a back facing, knitted collar, collars with a stand) * Sewing a Yoked Blouse (standard shirt yoke, blouse-type yoke which is worn mostly by women) * Sewing the Sleeves (flat-sleeve construction, round-sleeve construction) * Plackets (Continuous-lap sleeve placket, simplified sleeve opening) * Cuffs (standard cuff, no-cuff cuff) * Machine-Stitched Hems (turned and stitched hems, rolled hems) * Closures (hidden closure, buttonhole placement and size, sewing the buttons, gooks and eyes) The instructions are clear and detailed, accompanied by many photographs and really helpful tips that I believe make this a very good book on blouses even for a beginner sewer. I sewed myself a blouse with a blouse-type yoke and used the technique for faced facings (the latter technique eliminates the need to finish the facings edge with a serger) and the bias-tricot bound seam to bind and finish the armhole. The results were very professional and my blouse looks as beautiful on the outside as on the inside! I highly recommend this book to any sewer! 27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect companion to David Page Coffin's Shirtmaking,
By pitsam - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Easy Guide to Sewing Blouses (Sewing Companion Library) (Paperback)
Currently my favorite sewing book. Make that my favorite book. It's very useful for sewing shirts as well as blouses. The most useful chapter is no.4, The Best Sewing Techniques. As opposed to Mr. Coffin's illustrations, (another excellent book) this one has very clear color photographs of each technique and it's various steps. Her techniques appear to come from the within the industry and should be part of any serious sewer's arsenal. The instructions are some of the clearest I've come across. Don't sew another yoked shirt/blouse until you've looked at the technique shown here. Ms. Long's work, shown as examples, is absolutely flawless. The beauty is in the crisp execution of details such as welt pockets and plackets. This book inspires me to improve and perfect my sewing skills towards that of Connie Long's.
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very helpful book!,
By happy lady "cyn_the_win" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Easy Guide to Sewing Blouses (Sewing Companion Library) (Paperback)
I can't say enough about Chapter 4 in this book, entitled, "The Best Sewing Techniques." I have already used this chapter to make a blouse. The author's instructions are SUPERIOR to those of pattern manufacturers. I've never taken a class on shirts/blouses and have always relied on the instructions included in a pattern. Not this time around! I used the author's detailed and very easy to understand instructions along with the beautifully detailed colored photos to construct a blouse just this week. The biggest difference in this shirt and others I've made is definitely the collar and facing. Makes you wonder why pattern companys don't let you in on these VERY EASY changes we can all make to make our blouses look tailored instead of homemade.
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