CREATING COUTURE

The finishing touches applied to a garment can take it from the realms of the ordinary to the heights of luxury. Creating Couture Em bellishment offers a step-by-step guide to manipulating fabric and making and applying a rich variety of embellishments.Chapters cov er fabric-manipulation techniques of pleating, quilting, tucking, ruffling, shirring and smocking, as well as the fabrication and ap plication of feathers, beading, embroidery, flowers, decorative ribbons and bows, bias bindings and piping, fringe, braids and passe menterie...[Llegir més]