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Sewing Seams for Tech Packs is a reference book that focuses on the technical aspects of fashion design.

This tool will allow you to not only understand how garments are made, but also how to enrich your skills as a designer.

The 27 garment pieces that are developed within this book, are the basis to explain almost any design. We show you in detail how each garment is done, and how to explain it clearly to a factory.

By referring to this book when making your tech packs you will save time and avoid misunderstandings.

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This is truly an essential resource for all sewists! Set to be the new The Art of Manipulating Fabric, Ruth Singer offers a modern interpretation of fabric manipulation in this book, with hundreds of full colour diagrams. Discover and explore 150 creative sewing techniques including pleating, folding, gathering, smocking, quilting, trapunto and applique. Ruth explains her innovative variations of these traditional fabric manipulation techniques and offers inspirational project ideas demonstrating practical applications to create accessories and home decor. Photographs and illustrations are included to support the step-by-step instruction for each technique and all of the techniques can be done by hand or with a domestic sewing machine without the need for specialist equipment.

Manufacturing technologies --- sewing [needleworking technique] --- textile materials --- hand sewing --- machine sewing [technique] --- textiles [visual works]

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Textile Surface Manipulation is about developing a diverse variety of textile surface design techniques from personal visual inspiration sources, and applying them to your projects. The techniques covered are an assortment of traditional and unconventional methods, from smocking to soldering, and the end products might range from fashion to interiors to textile art.

The book encourages the full exploration of visual sources to discover their potential for imagery, texture, structure and manipulation, supporting readers in the development and creation of their own unique pieces. The purpose of the book is to inspire artists to explore alternative possibilities, to manipulate existing textile surfaces or to create new ones. Textile Surface Manipulation will inspire students as well as engaging more experienced artists and makers looking for new inspiration and techniques.

Manufacturing technologies --- sewing [needleworking technique] --- textile materials --- hand sewing --- machine sewing [technique] --- textiles [visual works]

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Applied arts. Arts and crafts --- sewing [needleworking technique] --- stitching [generic process] --- cloth --- quilts --- textile art [visual works] --- textiel