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

by Karoline Dahrling Hughes (Author)

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

Author Biography

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