Sewing Clothes - Elevate Your Sewing Skills: A Master Class in Finishing, Embellishing, and the Details

Biographical Note:
Joi Mahon is the founder of Dress Forms Design Studio, LLC, owner of The Sewing Factory Design Studio, an award-winning designer, an expert in fit, and a fashion entrepreneur with a wide array of sewing interests and endeavors. She is a McCall Licensed Pattern Designer, Craftsy instructor, and creator of Designer Joi's Perfect Pattern and Fit Club, a private membership program on Facebook. She is also a brand ambassador for Bernina Sewing Machines & Mettler Thread, and the founding instructor for the 2021 Nancy's Notions Wardrobe Builder Fashion Sewing Program on YouTube. Joi is deeply involved in the industry and attends several trade shows each year with her specialty being fitting solutions. With a passion to convey real sewing and fitting solutions, Joi teaches what really works for the individual body based on her real-life fitting experiences. Ultimate Illustrated Guide to Sewing Clothes is Joi's third book, with her previous publications being Create the Perfect Fit and Designer Joi's Fashion Sewing Workshop. To learn more about Joi and see her work, visit her website (www.designerjoi.com) or her Facebook (@DesignerJoiMahon).

Review Quotes:
Once again Joi has made it easy to accomplish masterful results, at any skill level! - Jeanne Delpit -- Manager of National Events for BERNINA of America

Brief Description:
"Elevate your sewing with this comprehensive how-to guide! This comprehensive book for sewists who want to up their game features more than 30 different techniques to learn that will elevate your stitch work! From changing design lines to honeycomb smocking, you'll find clear and easy instruction for each technique, with illustration or photo step-outs to guide you as you work. Included is a stitch dictionary for couture work and unique embroidery detailing, a useful chart for handling and sewing a variety of couture fabrics, and more. Zippers, edge finishing and embellishments, beading, bead and sequins, stitches and seams--nothing is forgotten in this complete guide. Revisit some well-known techniques with a new twist on style, with Sewing Clothes--Elevate Your Sewing Skills!"--

Publisher Marketing:
Elevate Your Sewing is comprehensive book featuring more than 30 different techniques from changing design lines to honeycomb smocking. Includes clear and easy instruction with illustration or photo step outs to guide you as you work. Includes a stitch dictionary for both couture work and unique embroidery detailing including monograms and a chart for handling and sewing a variety of couture fabrics. Nothing is forgotten in this comprehensive book. Chapters include zippers, edge finishing and embellishments, beading, bead and sequins, stitches and seams, and more! There's even a new stitch dictionary for couture work and unique embroidery detailing including monograms. Revisit some well-known techniques with a new twist on style.

Review Citations:

• Publishers Weekly 05/20/2024 (EAN 9781639810482, Paperback)
• Library Journal 07/01/2024 pg. 44 (EAN 9781639810482, Paperback) - *Starred Review

Contributor Bio:Mahon, Joi
Joi Mahon is the founder of Dress Forms Design Studio, LLC, owner of The Sewing Factory Design Studio, an award-winning designer, an expert in fit, and a fashion entrepreneur with a wide array of sewing interests and endeavors. She is a McCall Licensed Pattern Designer, Craftsy instructor, and creator of Designer Joi's Perfect Pattern and Fit Club, a private membership program on Facebook. She is also a brand ambassador for Bernina Sewing Machines & Mettler Thread, and the founding instructor for the 2021 Nancy's Notions Wardrobe Builder Fashion Sewing Program on YouTube. Joi is deeply involved in the industry and attends several trade shows each year with her specialty being fitting solutions. With a passion to convey real sewing and fitting solutions, Joi teaches what really works for the individual body based on her real-life fitting experiences. Ultimate Illustrated Guide to Sewing Clothes is Joi's third book, with her previous publications being Create the Perfect Fit and Designer Joi's Fashion Sewing Workshop. To learn more about Joi and see her work, visit her website (www.designerjoi.com) or her Facebook (@DesignerJoiMahon).