Elevate your sewing with this comprehensive how-to guide! 30+ techniques , from changing design lines to honeycomb smocking and creative hemming - Clear, easy instructions with illustrations and photos of step-by-step detail - Stitch dictionary of creative hand stitches for couture work, unique embroidery detailing, and monograms - Helpful fabric chart for handling and sewing a variety of couture fabrics - Designed for skimming , you can choose your own lessons to provide creative flair to almost any project 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 redesigning ready-to-wear to sewing sequins and adding the perfect edge trim, you'll find clear and easy instruction for each technique, with illustrations and photo step-outs to guide you as you work. Included is a stitch dictionary for creative hand-sewn stitches including sheaf, shadow, feather, and more, plus a useful chart for handling and sewing a variety of couture fabrics. Zippers, buttonholes, pockets, edge finishing, embellishments, adding bead and sequins, enhancing patterns, mastering delicate fabrics, redesigning shirts, pants, and skirts — nothing is forgotten in this complete guide. Achieve professional results and make a statement, with Sewing Clothes—Elevate Your Sewing Skills ! "The illustrations are very clear, and even though the end projects are sophisticated, the book assumes you can't even thread a needle. Everything is explained in great detail from the very beginning." — Threads magazine 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 ACHIEVE PROFESSIONAL RESULTS AND MAKE A STATEMENT Sewing is more than a time-honored skill. With Sewing Clothes — Elevate Your Sewing Skills , it can be an art form you can use to express your unique tastes in fashion! Author Joi Mahon follows up her successful Ultimate Illustrated Guide to Sewing Clothes with another wonderfully comprehensive instructional book. Inside, you'll unspool a lifetime's worth of sewing lessons to fully develop your creativity thanks to illustrations and photo step-outs to guide your way. These will steer you through 30 sewing techniques, from changing design lines to honeycomb smocking. Its "stitch dictionary" lets you choose your style of couture work and create beautiful embroidery, like monograms. Designed for easy skimming to choose your own lessons, Sewing Clothes — Elevate Your Sewing Skills is about putting your unique twists on your favorite techniques. You'll learn edge finishing techniques and embellishments, like silky fringes and bias straps, and you'll master different styles of stitches and seams. You'll also learn to work with your favorite fabrics — from heavy wools to delicate lace — so every embellishment enhances the kinds of clothes you most enjoy. With Joi's sewing formula that consists of appropriate fabric selection, the correct pattern, a perfect fit, and quality sewing techniques, you will create well-designed and expertly made garments every time you sew! Inside you'll find: 30 sewing techniques , including honeycomb smocking, decorative edge trimming, couture passementerie braided trims, and more - Illustrations and photographs to guide you through each process in step-by-step detail - Dedicated sections for your favorite fabrics , from the lightest and most delicate options to heavy wool - Creative options for classic sewing techniques , like hemming, so you can apply your creative flair to almost any sewing project "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 "Joi Mahon"s new book will be a treasure for everyone who is looking to step up their sewing game! Packed with insider tips and tricks, it's your guide to transforming good results into extraordinary ones, all while keeping the joy and ease in sewing. A must-have for every sewing enthusiast!" —C. Bauer, Head of BU Consumer, Mettler (manufacturer of high-quality sewing threads since 1883) "The illustrations are very clear, and even though the end projects are sophisticated, the book assumes you can't even thread a needle. Everything is explained in great detail from the very beginning." — Threads magazine Also by Joi Mahon Ultimate Illustrated Guide to Sewing Clothes 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 fou