pIn this illustrated guide, nationally acclaimed sewing expert Adele P. Margolis offers easy, step-by-step instructions for how to sew your own dresses.ppAn essential primer for every seamstress, emThe Dressmaking Bookem features more than 200 how-to line drawings covering the fundamentals of style and sewing. This complete course includes how to select materials and handle troublesome fabric alter patterns to fit your needs sewing machine basics and types of hand stitching for fine dressmaking.ppFrom picking a pattern to finished garment, this book covers everything the novice dressmaker needs to know.p