Couture Sewing Techniques: Revised and Updated

If you can sew, you can sew couture.

Fashion historian and couture expert Claire B. Shaeffer opens the door to the techniques used in the world's most prestigious fashion houses. In this revised and updated edition of the classic reference, she demystifies couture garment construction and shows sewers how to apply professional methods to garments of every type.

No one explains couture construction more clearly than Shaeffer. From hand sewing and edge finishes to closures, shaping, tailoring, ...