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Subject: Best book to Learn sewing clothes?
Date Posted: 8/15/2009 8:32 PM ET
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I am having a hard time trying to find something (here), on how to make your own clothes. I don't  want books on altering clothes you already have,  but how to make pants and shirts and skirts etc.

Can anyone help recomend something, please?

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Date Posted: 8/18/2009 10:44 AM ET
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Singer makes very good basic sewing books. Try this:

Singer Simple Sewing Guide

These are also good:

Sew Everything Workshop

Sewing for Dummies

And books by this author, who writes about making your own patterns. Very good!

Rene Bergh

 

 

 

 

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Date Posted: 10/8/2009 7:43 AM ET
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Before sewing pants, consider what you're doing it for. If you just want some simple pull-on pants with maybe side seam pockets, it's probably a good idea to sew them. If you want pants like you can buy at the store... buy them at the store. They're a pain to make and cost about the same as buying them.

Once you've learned the sewing basics from the book of your choice, I recommend you read "Sewing Secrets from the Fashion Industry". It'll teach you some industrial techniques that will revolutionize your sewing and make it much faster and easier for you.

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Date Posted: 1/16/2010 7:55 PM ET
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I would suggest going to a local bookstore and browsing the shelves to find a book that you like before you buy any.  It can help to see them.  I sew most of my clothes but I originally took classes in school.  I'm old enough that you had to take sewing in jr. high and I took additional classes in high school.  Pants are difficult.  I have one friend who makes her own jeans but that's because she is 6'  tall.  She took a class to learn how to fit the pattern correctly.   When I use a new pattern I compare it to clothing that I have that I know fits.  I would start with basic patterns - probably a skirt.