Tilly and the Buttons: Learn to Sew : Essential Skills to Start Making Clothes - Tilly Walnes
Tilly Walnes
- Pages · 160 pages, Full-colour photography throughout
- Publication Date · 19/03/2026
- Genre · Fashion & style guides
A must-have guide for budding sewists wanting to make clothes with confidence. Learn to Sew provides all the sewing know-how you need to create the garments of your dreams. Perfect for beginner and developing stitchers, award-winning sewing author and pattern designer Tilly Walnes of Tilly and the Buttons demystifies the art of making clothes with refreshingly clear instructions, step-by-step photos, and her down-to-earth approach guiding you every step of the way. Discover how to start using a sewing machine, choose the right fabric, work with sewing patterns, and construct clothing from scratch as Learn to Sew guides you through all the essential techniques, from structure to shaping, fastenings to finishes. Learn to Sew will be your ultimate handbook to come back to again and again, whatever you choose to make.
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