{"product_id":"love-at-first-stitchisbn-9781611802344","title":"Love at First Stitch","description":"\u003cb\u003eSimple, elegant, and a little groovy, \u003ci\u003eLove at First Stitch\u003c\/i\u003e is all you need to start making the dresses of your dreams--with 7 complete full-size patterns.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFancy making your own clothes but have no idea where to start? Tired of overwhelming sewing manuals and frumpy projects? Love at First Stitch offers a refreshing approach to dressmaking for modern makers, taking you from the basics of threading your sewing machine through creating gorgeous garments that you’ll love to wear. Let Tilly Walnes inspire you with her jargon-busting tutorials, down-to-earth attitude, and adorable dressmaking style, showing you that making your own clothes is so much more enjoyable than buying them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Build your skills and confidence one project at a time: new techniques are introduced when you need them.\u003cbr\u003e• Step-by-step photographs take the head-scratching out of sewing.\u003cbr\u003e• Includes 7 full-scale, multisize patterns, ready to be traced and used again and again.\u003cbr\u003e• Tilly’s hints and tips for making sewing part of your lifestyle, adding your own special touch to any sewing project, and even how to polish your signature style.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTilly  Walnes demystifies dressmaking for the generations that have  never been  taught to sew. Written for novice stitchers by the author  of the popular  sewing blog \u003ci\u003eTilly and the Buttons\u003c\/i\u003e, this book  presents the sewing  basics in an informal style, with Tilly's friendly  and encouraging  voice cheering the reader on throughout. Instead of  overwhelming the  novice dressmaker with theory, this book is about  learning by doing.  Each chapter presents practical tips and inspiration  to guide you  through creating a made-to-measure garment from one of  the seven  versatile and adaptable patterns included with the book,  which can then  be personalized to suit your individual style. Peppered  throughout the  book are Tilly's top sewing tips, including everything  from what to look  out for when buying--or borrowing--your first sewing  machine, to how to  behave in a fabric shop so that you appear like an  expert, to  techniques for pressing perfection.\"Tilly Walnes breaks down handmade clothing in an approachable, fun-to-read way.  Each chapter contains a project, beginning simple with a scarf and ending with an impressive lined dress.  Plus Tilly provides variations to make the project your own and suggestions for making sewing not only a hobby, but a lifestyle.  Sewists of all skill levels will enjoy this beautiful book.\"—\u003ci\u003eSew News\u003c\/i\u003eOn a whim and feeling the urge to fill a creative void, TILLY WALNES  signed up for a three-day dressmaking course. It was love at first  stitch. Her newfound joy in sewing her own clothes--but lack of friends  who could also sew--led Tilly to start her blog, \u003ci\u003eTilly and the Buttons\u003c\/i\u003e,  so that she could share her experiences and swap tips with other  would-be dressmakers. Within three years of first threading a needle,  Tilly's blog is the most popular sewing blog in the UK and she appeared  as a contestant in the first season of \u003ci\u003eThe Great British Sewing Bee\u003c\/i\u003e,  the only contestant to design and draft her own garment designs.  Between teaching dressmaking classes at sewing schools in both London  and Birmingham, Tilly is developing her own line of dressmaking  patterns.","brand":"Roost Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303928320229,"sku":"NP9781611802344","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781611802344.jpg?v=1730755806","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/love-at-first-stitchisbn-9781611802344","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}