Creating Couture Embellishment (Paperback)

The finishing touches applied to a garment can take it from the realms of the ordinary to the heights of luxury. Creating Couture Embellishment offers a step-by-step guide to manipulating fabric and making and applying a rich variety of embellishments. Chapters cover fabric-manipulation techniques of pleating, quilting, tucking, ruffling, shirring and smocking, as well as the fabrication and application of feathers, beading, embroidery, flowers, decorative ribbons and bows, bias bindings and piping, fringe, braids and passementerie. The heirloom quality created by the insertion or application of lace is also explored. Featuring a visual index of every embellishment in the book that is designed to offer inspiration as well as showcasing the myriad of choice, Creating Couture Embellishment provides a comprehensive sourcebook of ideas for the student, professional and home sewer alike.

General

Imprint:	Laurence King Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Ellen Miller
Dimensions:	280 x 240 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Flexible plastic/vinyl cover
Pages:	400
ISBN-13:	978-1-78067-948-8
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Fashion design Books > Health, Home & Family > Handicrafts > Needlework & fabric crafts > General Promotions
LSN:	1-78067-948-3
Barcode:	9781780679488

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