Introducing The Dressmaker’s Companion
Dear Friends,
I’m so excited I hardly know how to write this post.
I’ve just finished writing a sewing book which I hope will be tremendously useful, outstandingly successful and a great blessing to anyone who sews clothes.
The Dressmaker’s Companion is…
“A comprehensive sewing reference you’ll refer to again and again for reliable, practical advice. Whether you’re a dressmaker, fashion student or simply enjoy sewing for yourself and the people you love, this is a sewing book as helpful as your own personal teacher. With over 3,000 illustrations, step-by-step instructions, clever ideas, troubleshooting and fitting advice, The Dressmaker’s Companion will enable you to sew with confidence.”
Here’s just some of the things in this book:
- Install any type of zip
- Sew a perfect dart, first time
- Make a concealed front
- Fit sleeves to large upper arms
- Sew a men’s waistband
- Cuff a pair of trousers
- Make a pattern for a jacket lining (and then sew it)
- Sew shirt details
- Create ruched trim
- Hem trousers for someone in a wheelchair
- Sew with lace
- Use a clapper
- Shirr, pipe, mitre, bind, gather, bone, pleat, buttonhole, handsew, overlock, face, line, measure, ruche, unpick, fuse, fit, seam, topstitch, press, patternmake and cut
The Dressmaker’s Companion is unlike any other sewing book. It contains just about everything I know about sewing clothes. It’s written for people who are comfortable with a sewing machine and want more…is this you? The Dressmaker’s Companion is the book I wished I’d had when I was learning to sew and had passed the basics.
There are more details here.
The Dressmaker’s Companion will be published on the 1st of September, but it’s already available on Amazon for pre-order, or you can pre-order it from your local bookshop. It’s also listed on Trove.
More later!
Cheers!
Congratulations! I know what one of my X-mas presents will be 😉
Thanks, Ineta. This book would make a GREAT Christmas pressie.
Congratulations! Well done Liz.
WELL DONE Liz on this mammoth effort!!! Can we order personalised signed copies??
Thanks Graeme!
That is awesome! I’m looking forward to learning about seam allowances. 😀
Thanks, Tom. A lot of this book is what I learned from watching other people 😉
I’m so excited for you, Liz! So many years of hard work and abundant knowledge finally in print. Nicole and I LOVE the picture of the zipper on the spine, and how it looks like you could unzip the book. I haven’t done much sewing or knitting for a couple of years, but pulled the sewing machine out yesterday (remember the Janome combi?) for urgent repair work, and it ignited my interest again. I’m looking forward to ordering a copy.
Thank you Kate and Nicole! Looking forward to hearing about more sewing adventures.
Congratulations on a wonderful effort. Your book is very comprehensive, easy to read and follow and I will be referring it all my students. Thank you so much.
Hello Alison, thanks for your encouraging comment. I came across your blog some time ago and enjoyed reading your archives. Cheers!
Hello Liz ! Great to hear you have finished & launched your book .I know you spent years with your fantastic skills to create this . Fantastic news . All my love Glenda Eichner xxx
Hello Glenda! Yep, I finally finished it! You’re actually in this book, hidden amongst the sewing tips. Many thanks for the inspirational and fun time I had working for you. Love Liz xo