Beginner's Guide to Sewing with Knitted Fabrics

Follow Wendy Ward’s tutorials to make a collection of comfortable and stylish garments.

Wendy’s style is functional but beautiful basics, and you will learn the skills to make garments out of knitted fabrics that drape beautifully and are a joy to wear. There are t-shirts, wide-leg trousers, lounge trousers, tank tops, cardigans, skirts, and dresses made in versatile fabrics that can be dressed up or down.

Both beginners and more experienced dressmakers often avoid using knitted fabrics, but Wendy will show you how to successfully sew them with just a regular sewing machine. You will learn essential skills with the help of a comprehensive techniques section that includes a guide to different types of knitted fabrics and their uses (including jersey, sweatshirt fabric, boiled wool, and many more), how to prepare them for making clothes, setting up your sewing machine, which needles you need, sewing seams and hems, and using elastic. There are also full-size patterns for every garment included at the back of the book, so you will have all the information you need to start making your own perfect wardrobe!

Urmati tutorialele lui Wendy Ward pentru a face o colectie de articole de imbracaminte confortabile si elegante. Stilul lui Wendy este functional, dar elemente de baza frumoase si veti invata abilitatile de a realiza articole de imbracaminte din tesaturi tricotate care se drapeaza frumos si sunt o bucurie de purtat. Exista tricouri, pantaloni cu picioare largi, pantaloni lounge, topuri, cardigane, fuste si rochii confectionate din tesaturi versatile, care pot fi imbracate in sus sau in jos. va arata cum sa le coaseti cu succes doar cu o masina de cusut obisnuita.