<p>The Sewing Bible is a step-by-step practical guide to help people learn some basic sewing skills to help them alter their own clothes.</p><p>Starting with the most common and easiest alteration, shortening trousers, and working towards the most technically challenged, shortening the sleeves on a lined jacket, this ultimate guide will take you through the steps using over 400 illustrations to give you get a clear outline of what is required.</p><p>Chapters are broken up into:</p><p>• Introduction</p><p>• How to use this book</p><p>• What you will need</p><p>• Trousers –taking up, taking in, letting out, replacing zip</p><p>• Jeans – taking up, taking in, replacing zip</p><p>• Dresses, Gowns and Skirts – taking up, hem lengths, types of hems, taking in</p><p>• Jackets – taking up, taking in</p><p>• Shirts and Tops – taking up, taking in</p><p>• Types of Seams</p><p>• Imperial and metric explained</p><p>• Helpful hints and tips</p><p></p>