Review on Couture Sewing Techniques Revised Updated Ebook by Sasha Hsiao

1. Improved Layout: The layout is way better! The text is colored in different colors to distinguish between content, notices, slide-outs, advertising. This greatly improves book navigation! 2. More Content: More than thirty pages of content added as a result of the author's recent research.3. Additional Pictures: Claire has added additional pictures to illustrate the instructions and they are invaluable! Enhanced Instructions: Clearly labeled step-by-step instructions for all haute couture creation processes. If you have an earlier edition, you know that the instructions are presented in paragraphs, making the book difficult to use as a quick reference guide. More useful illustrations: 6. Claire's Tips: Great short tips that were mostly missing in the previous issue.7. contemporary haute couture techniques from the workshops of Ralph Rucci and James Galanos8. Methods of Meinbocher and Charles Frederick Worth: Schaeffer thanks her for collaborating on a research project dedicated to Meinbocher and Worth. She seems to have added some new methods as a result of this research9. New chapter "Design with fabric": Schaeffer has introduced this chapter to "present a variety of design ideas and specific techniques that will inspire you to use fabric more creatively". A master of observation, Claire describes haute couture techniques by Antonio Canovas del Castillo, Hubert de Givenchy, Chanel, Worth, Hanae Mori, I. Magnien, Balenciaga, Victor Gemstone. These tricks aren't necessarily obvious, but they're so easy to understand. learn and apply in your own clothes. She focuses primarily on lace and stripes, but also works with other complex fabrics that require special techniques to ensure an undisturbed design. Edges: Neckline edges, hems All-round lace design: STRIPES Alternating stripes Shrink and stretchPleating and sewingCut and sewDESIGN WITH OTHER FABRICSBacks and edges: for fabrics with an attractive back and hemDesign with prints and patterns: matching fabric samplesDesign with appliquéSolid fabrics10 . Affordable price! $15 Revain for this unique resource is a steal! I received my copy yesterday!