Outdoor, Gear, Sewing

Sewing Outdoor Gear

How to keep warm, dry-and stylish-in any weather? This practical and innovative sewing book is the place to start. Expert author Rochelle Harper takes a comprehensive look at sewing all kinds of outerwear -- whether for sports and play or simply for defying the elements. The book will help the reader make sense of the wide range of fabrics available, including Goretex and Polarfleece. Sewers will discover techniques for creating professional-looking garments designed for the great outdoors. The first book on the specialized topic of sewing outerwear has information accessible to sewers at all skill levels and includes more than 200 color photographs and 96 drawings.The tricky finishing details and specialized fabric requirements needed for most outerwear can scare off even experienced sewers, but as

Sewing Outdoor Gear

beautifully demonstrates, these garments needn't intimidate. Rochelle Harper, who has designed outerwear for several major manufacturers, carefully leads us step by step through all the basics of making jackets, coats, parkas, and pants from various fabrics, including nylon, polyester, microfiber, cotton, knits, and fleece. Excellent diagrams document features such as layering garments for Alpine skiing, high aerobic activities, and creative street wear. Harper's instructions are more general than project-specific, but they are so thorough and her designs so classy that even nonathletic types may want these clothes in their wardrobes. --Amy Handy







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