Steampunk Your Wardrobe, Revised Edition: Sewing and Crafting Projects to Add Flair to Fashion
Sewing and Crafting Projects to Add Flair to Fashion
- Paperback
112 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2015
Summary
“Steampunk Your Wardrobe” is a step-by-step guide to capturing the steampunk aesthetic in apparel. It begins with easy-to-do projects such as embellishing existing garments, and progresses to more complicated alterations. Projects are also included for making steampunk’d jewelry and accessories. The author provides clever and eco-friendly techniques for restyling common garments into stylish steampunk attire. Readers will discover 19 simple and creative ideas for repurposed fashion from your closet or the second-hand shop that require little to no sewing skills. This revised edition features a gorgeous new 8-page gallery of Steampunk inspiration selected by fashion designer Evelyn Kriete, a moving force behind the worldwide Steampunk trend.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781497200128 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1497200121 |
| Author: | Calista Taylor |
| Publisher: | Design Originals |
| Imprint: | Design Originals |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 112 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2015 |
| Weight: | 357g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 211mm x 277mm |
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Critics Review
“If ruffles, lace, and feathers spark your interest, this book is a must read… perfect for people who are interested in revamping their wardrobe without having to spend a boatload of money… Whether you sew the projects for yourself or to give as gifts to friends, you’re sure to enjoy the experience of replicating the vintage Victorian look.”
–All Free Sewing
“This book shows how to put together some amazing female steampunk fashions… If you’re looking for more than just inspirational imagery, then you’re probably going to enjoy the projects found on these pages… What amazes me the most about the book is how elegant and simple looking the projects actually are.”
–James Floyd Kelly, Geekdad/Wired
Calista Taylor
Calista Taylor is an author of steampunk/gaslight romances and non-fiction craft books, and also works as a book cover designer. She resides in New England with her husband, and two daughters.When not running things over with a sewing machine or lacing herself into a corset, Calista can be found tapping away on her laptop, tormenting her characters, and riddling the streets of Victorian London with dead bodies and heaving bosoms. She’s also a creativee cook who can’t follow recipes, a versatile crafter, and a happy geek.
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