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Couture sewing : the couture cardigan jacket : sewing secrets from a Chanel collector / Claire B. Shaeffer.

by Shaeffer, Claire B.

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The Taunton Press, c2013.

Chanel, Coco, 1883-1971.

Tailoring (Women's)

9781600859557 (pbk.)

140 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. + 1 DVD-ROM (12 cm.)

"Includes companion step-by-step DVD"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 136) and index.

Getting started -- Constructing the jacket -- Buttonholes -- Assembling the sleeves -- Finishing the edges -- Setting the sleeves -- Patch pocket techniques -- Finishing details -- Characteristics of the couture cardigan jacket.

"If you want to make a jacket with the impeccable look of Chanel, this is the book to have. The Couture Cardigan Jacket presents sewing methods Claire Shaeffer developed based on her knowledge of haute couture construction and meticulous research studying original Chanels in museum archives and her own collection. Via the DVD, Shaeffer instructs readers in essential techniques such as cutting and shaping the jacket sections, princess seaming, quilting, making the 3-piece sleeve, adding the chain weight, creating the double buttonhole, and more. Where there is a trick or shortcut for an operation (without lowering the quality) Shaeffer demonstrates it, along with a host of sewing methods discovered via careful and meticulous study of Chanel originals. The package is a mix of instruction and insight into the complex design-details that make a Chanel a Chanel"--Publisher.

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