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# DIY Couture: Create Your Own Fashion Collection

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## Description

The DIY Couture collection features 10 stylish, easy to make pieces of clothing that can be endlessly reinvented in different fabrics, textures, and colors. Anyone who enjoys sewing and creating something unique will love using this book to make their own couture wardrobe. With simple, visual instructions and cool styling, DIY Couture will inspire people to join the handmade revolution. Where eco-fashion meets street style, this is the antithesis of fast-fashion. Absolutely no patterns required!

Review: Practical diy garment making - I haven't yet made anything yet, but this book is full of practical tips to aid the young sewist just starting to expand their skill set. Steps are thorough and plentiful. Anything that may need clarification can be googled. The only thing that may trip up a novice is altering the "patterns" to make items from other collections as I believe the full tutorial is only for items in the "acid pop" collection. The other items are described in depth before the tutorial, but it may be worth purchasing a companion book (Chinelo Bally's Freehand Fashion is one along the same lines as this book and may offer you some insights). Regardless, I'm sure once you have worked through some of the garments it will become easier to visualize how to do things. Nothing wrong with buying sheets and curtains from the second hand store and experimenting away!!! Be sure to visit the blogs she lists in the back of the book for inspiration!
Review: Mixed feelings - This is somewhat the book I've been looking for. Not quite. So the search will continue. I guess part of the problem is that I've been a sewer for years and then took a break -- a very long break. However, that didn't stop me from buying fabric. Now I have all these piles of unused fabric and decided to do something about it. Yet I didn't want to just rely on store bought patterns. I wanted to make clothes that are as unique and individual as I am and actually fit without having to alter it. The pros about this books are: I like the premise behind the book -- how to use 10 simple pieces in a variety of ways to build a wardrobe. There are some great suggestions on how to make a simple patterns using your existing clothing. Then there were some great suggestions on how to modify your pattern to suit your needs. So those will help me get a jump start on my sewing. The cons are: The reason that I only gave the book a 4 star review is because the presentation of the book is geared for a 20-something generation so at first glance it feels limited on its potential. If I had seen the book in a store I wouldn't have bought it just by flipping through it because of the presentation. To make this book more appealing to ALL sewers they should have diversified it -- all ages, all body types. Not all women are built the same. The only suggestion I can make is to look beyond the cutesy categories and at the actual structure of the item and release the sewing muse. Plus, it bothered me a bit that they expect you to cut your pattern out on the floor. If you already don't have a good size work table -- get one. Trying to cut out your pattern on the floor can be problematic. When I set up my sewing room I didn't have room for a permanent work table; however, with the aid of a piano hinge I built one that folds up and is out of the way. The other suggestion if you are new to sewing would be to make a test garment using muslin. Just to make sure. Plus, it is easier to make alterations. Then if you really like that particular pattern you can take the test piece apart and trace it out on medical grade pattern paper for future use. Both the medical grade paper and muslin are available via desertcart.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,400,639 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #2,205 in Fashion Design #8,254 in How-to & Home Improvements #93,415 in Reference (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 82 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Practical diy garment making
*by S***H on June 23, 2019*

I haven't yet made anything yet, but this book is full of practical tips to aid the young sewist just starting to expand their skill set. Steps are thorough and plentiful. Anything that may need clarification can be googled. The only thing that may trip up a novice is altering the "patterns" to make items from other collections as I believe the full tutorial is only for items in the "acid pop" collection. The other items are described in depth before the tutorial, but it may be worth purchasing a companion book (Chinelo Bally's Freehand Fashion is one along the same lines as this book and may offer you some insights). Regardless, I'm sure once you have worked through some of the garments it will become easier to visualize how to do things. Nothing wrong with buying sheets and curtains from the second hand store and experimenting away!!! Be sure to visit the blogs she lists in the back of the book for inspiration!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mixed feelings
*by V***G on April 14, 2019*

This is somewhat the book I've been looking for. Not quite. So the search will continue. I guess part of the problem is that I've been a sewer for years and then took a break -- a very long break. However, that didn't stop me from buying fabric. Now I have all these piles of unused fabric and decided to do something about it. Yet I didn't want to just rely on store bought patterns. I wanted to make clothes that are as unique and individual as I am and actually fit without having to alter it. The pros about this books are: I like the premise behind the book -- how to use 10 simple pieces in a variety of ways to build a wardrobe. There are some great suggestions on how to make a simple patterns using your existing clothing. Then there were some great suggestions on how to modify your pattern to suit your needs. So those will help me get a jump start on my sewing. The cons are: The reason that I only gave the book a 4 star review is because the presentation of the book is geared for a 20-something generation so at first glance it feels limited on its potential. If I had seen the book in a store I wouldn't have bought it just by flipping through it because of the presentation. To make this book more appealing to ALL sewers they should have diversified it -- all ages, all body types. Not all women are built the same. The only suggestion I can make is to look beyond the cutesy categories and at the actual structure of the item and release the sewing muse. Plus, it bothered me a bit that they expect you to cut your pattern out on the floor. If you already don't have a good size work table -- get one. Trying to cut out your pattern on the floor can be problematic. When I set up my sewing room I didn't have room for a permanent work table; however, with the aid of a piano hinge I built one that folds up and is out of the way. The other suggestion if you are new to sewing would be to make a test garment using muslin. Just to make sure. Plus, it is easier to make alterations. Then if you really like that particular pattern you can take the test piece apart and trace it out on medical grade pattern paper for future use. Both the medical grade paper and muslin are available via Amazon.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book "teaches how to fish so you can eat for a lifetime".
*by A***R on December 7, 2015*

Based on some of the reviews that I've read, people don't get this book. This is a book for any sewer who wants to learn how to design simple women's clothing pieces without a pattern. No, this book is not only for people under 25. The collections she photographed in the book are her collections. The only one I would wear is the black and white collection with modifications. But that's not the point, nor is that the magic in this book. The magic is that you pick your own fabric choices, accessories, and modifications that you like best. This is how you create a wardrobe that you would actually wear. For instance, I plan to make the straight skirt in a maxi length, the trousers with a wider leg, various versions of the cloak and hoodie, the jumper with wide straps, the skater skirt in a longer version and both as a circle and a square, and the goddess dress in a maxi length. And I'm in my 40's and wear modest clothing. I'm especially looking forward to adding my own embellishments, like piping, linings, color blocking, etc. just to see what I can come up with! My only complaint is that the clothing would have looked a lot better in the photos if the pieces had been ironed, and better models were used.

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