Creating couture embellishment / Ellen W. Miller.

By:

Miller, Ellen W. (Sewist) [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: London, United Kingdom : Laurence King Publishing, 2017Copyright date: 2017Description: 400 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cmContent type:

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781780679488
1780679483
9781780679495
1780679491

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

746.6 MIL 23

Summary: "The finishing touches applied to a garment can take it from the realms of the ordinary to the heights of luxury. The addition of a perfectly selected embellishment can add a sense of style and panache to the most simple of items. Creating Couture Embellishment offers a step-by-step guide to manipulating fabric and making and applying a rich variety of embellishments, as well as a comprehensive sourcebook of ideas" -- Back cover.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	LSAD Library Main Collection	746.6 MIL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		39002100632570

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Creating Couture Embellishment offers a step-by-step guide to manipulating fabric and making and applying a rich variety of embellishments. Chapters cover fabric-manipulation techniques of pleating, quilting, tucking, ruffling, shirring and smocking, as well as the fabrication and application of feathers, beading, embroidery, flowers, decorative ribbons and bows, bias bindings and piping, fringe, braids and passementerie. The heirloom quality created by the insertion or application of lace is also explored. A comprehensive sourcebook of ideas for the student, professional and home sewer alike.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 394-395) and index.

"The finishing touches applied to a garment can take it from the realms of the ordinary to the heights of luxury. The addition of a perfectly selected embellishment can add a sense of style and panache to the most simple of items. Creating Couture Embellishment offers a step-by-step guide to manipulating fabric and making and applying a rich variety of embellishments, as well as a comprehensive sourcebook of ideas" -- Back cover.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Ellen Miller taught at Boston's School of Fashion Design, including classes in couture details, construction and pattern drafting, for ten years. She has also worked in the theatre as costumer, wardrobe mistress and stage hand in the United States and Europe.