Complete Dressmaking: Essential skills and techniques for beginners Hardcover – 8 Jun. 2017

A must read for those just starting in sewing. Plenty of references.

This book is absolutely FIRST CLASS! It is your absolute 'must have' and 'go to' book. Anyone remotely interested in sewing, dressmaking etc should have this book. It states it is for beginners, but it is a wonderful reference and go to book for anyone who sews, no matter your level. I simply cannot rate this book highly enough.I've resumed sewing after not doing any for over 20 years and while I have remembered a lot, I've also forgotten an awful lot too. This book is going to be permanently to hand.It is also beautifully presented and easy to follow. There is an incredible amount of useful information in this book. Apart from having it to hand while you're working on a project, you'll also find yourself picking it up while you're sat in the chair with a cup of coffee because the information and how it is presented is just incredibly interesting.If you love sewing, no matter what age you are or what level or standard you are at, or how much you think you already know you will absolutely love this book. It's a really beautiful book, jam packed with superb information.What more can I say?.....just get the book!P.S. I'm not the author! LOL

Excellent. Detailed and clear, exactly what I needed as a learner at sewing clothes. Explains the mysteries of patterns. Very well written with useful pictures. Highly recommend.

Great book. I am an experienced sewer but found some very useful tips and info. Would be excellent for novices also. Great value

I bought this for my friend as she has just started dressmaking (not her birthday yet so don't know what she thinks), but I think it's an excellent book and would happily have kept it for myself; I may even order myself one later! It has lots of detailed descriptions and photographs, which was really useful to see online before I decided to buy it. It has some basic and some not so basic patterns in it too, so hopefully a good choice for a beginner.

Brilliant book for beginners learning to sew lots of good information and easy to follow and understand. Step by step instructions very worthwhile

This is a great book for understanding the basics of dressmaking, but really explains some of the more detailed techniques as well. The photos make it really easy to follow the well written instructions. A great start to my dressmaking "library"!

Great information