DIGITAL DOWNLOAD ONLY The Modern Maker Vol. 3: Handsewing Stitches for Garment Construction

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If you have ever wanted to take you sewing to the next level, this is the book for you. It takes you through the most basic hand sewing stitches and shows you how to use them in context for both historical and modern clothing examples. While it is not an exhaustive study of all hand sewing stitches and techniques, it does focus on the small group of indispensable stitches for making your wardrobe. Whether that wardrobe is historical or modern, there is bound to be something in here for you!

There are detail photos of 6 different garments made entirely with hand sewing which show how these basic stitches are used in various contexts.

There are three historical examples (not extant, museum pieces):
• A Male-bodied doublet ca. 1600
• A Female-bodied doublet ca. 1600
• A pair of Breeches ca. 1600
There are three modern garments:
• A Pair of Modern Jeans
• A Plaid Flannel Shirt
• A Casual Hoodie

These 6 garments are shown to give you an understanding of the choices that are made during construction and to inspire the novice hand sewer to expand their understanding of how their very own wardrobe, historical or modern, can be stitched, neatly and efficiently, without a machine.

Stitches:
Straight Baste
Diagonal Baste
Back stitch
Reverse Back stitch
Offset Pad Stitch
Parallel Pad Stitch
Running Stitch
Whip Stitch
Knotted Back Stitch (for stretch materials)
Catch Stitch
Modified Catch Stitch (for stretch materials)
Cross Stitch/Herringbone (For woven and stretch)
Slip Stitch
Fell Stitch
And many combinations of everything above!