Description
Discover the slow, quiet joy of sewing clothes by hand in this one-of-kind guide.
Featuring step-by-step, illustrated instructions, this hand-sewing course-in-a-book shows you how to create nine wardrobe staples, including a t-shirt, button-up, and jeans, using simple hand-sewing and hand-stitching techniques. Author Louisa Owen Sonstroem shares her sustainable, empowering, and portable craft with gentle encouragement and guidance. Sewists of all experience levels will learn how to: -Draft a pattern to fit custom measurements.-Select and cut fabric.
-Construct each garment without using a sewing machine.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Louisa Owen Sonstroem
Published: 08/05/2025
Publisher: Storey Publishing
ISBN: 9781635866261
Pages: 344
Weight: 2.50lbs
Size: 1.10″ H x 9.90″ L x 8.20″ W
About the Author
Louisa Owen Sonstroem studied design and patternmaking at Fashion Institute of Technology. She works in technical design and patternmaking, most recently for Eileen Fisher and Macy’s. Louisa teaches hand sewing and patternmaking classes. She also started Patternmaking in Public Places (PIPP), an outreach project to democratize access to patternmaking skills. Louisa lives in Connecticut with her family, in a house filled with board books, dog beds, and lots of fabric.
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