Shaeffer, Claire
Couture Tailoring: A Construction Guide for Women's Jackets
- ISBN 13:
- 9781786275752
- author:
- Shaeffer, Claire
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Laurence King Publishing
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 352
- Dimensions:
- 28 x 24 centimeters (1.40 kg)
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Art, Design,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Claire Shaeffer's comprehensive guide to couture tailoring provides a thorough foundation for creating exquisite women's jackets. This book begins by covering essential equipment, materials, design elements, and construction techniques used in the world of high-end tailoring. The author shares her expertise, learned from master tailors, to walk readers through an illustrated step-by-step process for making a couture jacket. The guide covers various design options and alternative methods for crafting collars, sleeves, and pockets, with over 800 step-by-step illustrations and more than 100 expert tips to aid in the construction of every element. With its extensive visual support and detailed guidance, Couture Tailoring is an indispensable resource for anyone seeking to master the art of high-end tailoring.