Clone Your Clothes: Pattern-Making and Sewing Techniques to Recreate Your Best-Loved Clothes (Paperback) Claire-Louise Hardie

Everyone has clothes they love because they fit them perfectly and look great. This practical guide for home dressmakers explains how to remake your wardrobe favourites. Discover how to recreate a wardrobe full of your favourite garments repeatedly in various fabrics,  using a combination of techniques, including tracing and measuring, to create your own dressmaking patterns.

All of the cloning methods are explained in the Cloning School section of the book with step-by-step instructions and photography so you can follow along. Each technique is illustrated using an example garment so you can see how it works in practice.

The second part of the book, the Design School, shows you how to apply these techniques and skills to specific garments. There is a pair of trousers, a simple dress, a gathered skirt, a shirt and a camisole top. Learn which methods to use for different types of clothing and when to use a combination of other methods to get the best results.

In addition to the step-by-step instructions, there is advice about choosing fabrics and which tools to use for the best results. Claire-Louise also provides ideas for adapting the designs to make new pieces for your wardrobe based on patterns created from your favourite pieces.