Today we will take a look at the cover of the popular sewing tutorial from Burda!
Every day, more and more textbooks and sewing guides appear on bookshelves, choosing the most-most is not so simple. Let's take a look at the cover of Burda: My Hobby is Sewing to see if this tutorial deserves a place on your bookshelf!
Creative Notebook by Burda
The format of the book is slightly smaller than A4 sheet, in a glossy hard cover, decorated in the corporate style of Burda. There are 128 pages in the book, and, according to the annotation, the textbook will guide readers through all stages of the difficult art of sewing.
The path to mastering sewing tricks begins with a chapter on fabrics, and most of this section is occupied by an alphabetical list of basic fabrics with a description of their composition, purpose and care rules. Here, of course, not all fabrics existing in the world are presented, but the set is extensive: from commonly used viscose and cotton to exotic, such as broccoli.
Additional sections describe the types of lining, insulation and cushioning materials.
From the second chapter we begin to prepare for sewing - with a briefing on all the necessary tools, including sewing equipment. By the way, there are no photos (except photos of fabrics) in the book, but there are drawings! Perhaps this could be a minus (after all, photography is the most reliable landmark), if only they were not so detailed and colorful. Sewing equipment to the artist just a success!
The next chapter is the construction of the product drawing, so if you are used to the fact that Burda is always ready-made patterns, it's time to take up a ruler and a pencil and sit at a desk for mastering the drawing art! The first step is to take measurements, which is clearly demonstrated on the painted young lady of elven beauty and physique.
What is very convenient - a separate compressed table gives constructive gains "for free fitting" in various areas.
We will master the construction, according to tradition, from building a straight skirt drawing, after which we can proceed to modeling, for example, with expansion along the bottom line or on a curly yoke. Using the same scheme, we can further study the construction and modeling of trousers and a jacket, after which we proceed to cutting. Particular attention in this section is paid to the layout of the patterns on the fabric, which, no doubt, is no less important, with the same design.
A separate large section is the fit and correction of defects. There are many simple and intuitive schemes without unnecessary "water", so if necessary, you can easily and quickly find the right special case.
Perhaps one of the most interesting sections of the book can be called Chapter 6, which is called "Techniques and Techniques" and includes very various subtleties: hand seams, machine seams (each with a simple and clear diagram and a detailed description), methods of processing sections, types of fasteners , folds, sleeves, belts, collars from removable to fantasy - in a word, a huge number of details that you can’t do without if you really want to learn how to sew.
The final chapter is directly related to the pleasant bonus that is attached to the book - at the end on the flyleaf, patterns of a skirt, trousers and a jacket of sizes 42-52 are embedded in a cardboard pocket. These are basic models without frills, so novice craftswomen will be able to immediately put their new knowledge into practice.
The last few pages of the publication are classic instructions for these patterns, but with one convenient feature - in the text of the instructions page numbers are indicated, where you can read in more detail about how to perform certain nodes.
The book, despite its relatively small size, is very informative, and the patterns will definitely please those who are just starting to master the art of sewing!
You can purchase a book on the website in the section for Sewing Products!
