Professional Sewing Techniques for Designers [Hardcover]

Julie Christine Cole (Author), Sharon Czachor (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1563675161 | ISBN-13: 978-1563675164 | Publication Date: October 1, 2008

Professional Sewing Techniques for Designers is a modern, colorful, and up-to-date sewing guide that teaches fashion design students the construction skills they'll need to execute their original designs in a professional environment. Each chapter covers a particular theme such as seams, collars, and zippers and reflects the order of assembly of any garment, offering many insights into techniques appropriate to varying levels of proficiency. Based on their belief that it is impossible to have good designs without having accurate patternmaking and quality construction skills, Cole and Czachor hope to increase student's sewing skills, inspire their confidence, and stimulate their creative experimentation from the beginning stages through their development as successful designers.

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About the Author

Julie Cole, FGI, is an instructor in the Fashion Design Department at Harper College of Design in Chicago . She worked as a fashion designer in Sydney and Melbourne, creating collections for several different companies during her career of over 30 years in the industry. Cole is an experienced designer having designed collections for several different target markets including children s, teenagers, women s day, evening wear and bridal. Her specialty is the design process from concept to the production. She is a member of the Fashion Group International (FGI) and Chicago Fashion Council

Sharon Czachor is an Adjunct Instructor in the Fashion Design Department at Harper College of Design. She is an award winning designer of women's tailored garments with over 40 years of sewing, study and passion for design. She has developed numerous classes during her 13 years of teaching including the curriculum of sewing techniques used in the fashion department. A member of the American Sewing Guild (ASG), the Haute Couture Group of Chicago, the Chicago Fashion Foundation, her focus is on the use of excellent garment construction to achieve excellent design.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 560 pages
• Publisher: Fairchild Pubns (October 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563675161
• ISBN-13: 978-1563675164
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.7 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,038 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #19 in Books > Arts & Photography > Design & Decorative Arts > Textile & Costume
  • #22 in Books > Arts & Photography > Fashion

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

84 of 90 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST HAVE BOOK!!!!, May 7, 2009

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M. Lewis "Caribbean Queen" (Dominica) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Professional Sewing Techniques for Designers (Hardcover)

I will tell u - I was very skeptical about purchasing this book. The reason? Some months aback, I had bought a book which stated that it was about sewing techniques. What a dreadful mistake - the illustrations were wack and unprofessional, I could hardly follow what the author was trying to bring across. But this book, oh my gosh!!! The illustrations are in great detail... the explanations and procedures are clear and precise! A couple of reviews of this book i noticed are from students, but if you are a home seamstress/sewist like myself, u really need this book. It covers every single thing u need to know about putting a garment together. I kid u not! If you are deterred about the price, and I know in some aspect that u are, it is definitely worth it!!! Don't waste your time and money buying any other sewing technique books, this one has every thing in it. Don't find yourself buying a whole bunch different books that concentrates on only one aspect of sewing/designing. Get this book, trust me, u will not be disappointed. I love it, love it, love it!!! At last, a book that covers all sewing techniques and problems u may encounter and how to solve them. For those who bought PATTERNMAKING FOR FASHION DESIGN by Helen Joseph Armstrong, this book I think is the 2nd step. It shows you how to put your patterns together. Just buy the thing!!! It's great!!!

34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If I could give it more than 5 stars --- I would!!, April 19, 2009

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J. Boivin (Belleville, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Professional Sewing Techniques for Designers (Hardcover)

It gives better instruction on stitching order than a lot of the patterns---and then some!! Whether you are an aspiring professional or just someone who really enjoys sewing this book has it all. This and the Reader's Digest Complete Book of Sewing are absolute MUST HAVES!!!

51 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must Have Reference, December 9, 2008

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Victoria Kathrein "Veka" (Chicago, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Professional Sewing Techniques for Designers (Hardcover)

I graduated from the Art Institure of Chicago in Fashion Design. Many years later I took additional pattern making classes at Harper College and Julie Cole was my teacher. I learned more in her 6-month course than I did in four years of Art Institure. She is not only a great technician, but also an inspiring and selfless teacher. Before becoming a teacher in the U.S. she worked in the industry and understands how creative design must be translated for production. I highly recommend her book.