Sew Chinelo - How to Transform Your Wardrobe With Sustainable Style

Sew Chinelo reveals the secrets to producing wearable clothes with exquisite style, feminine glamour, and a professional finish.

Using the freehand cutting method for which she has become so well known, bestselling author and designer Chinelo Bally shows us how to make fabulous new items from garments that most people already have in their wardrobe, as well as projects using interesting new fabrics for that fashion feel. For a long time, homemade garments have suffered from being seen as unstylish, but now, in line with the trend for conscience-led fashion, Chinelo shows you how to transform everyday items into timeless pieces. Learn to turn a man's suit into a tailored dress and an old pair of jeans into a sassy tutu skirt. The projects include the use of additional fabrics and embellishments so that readers can create a fresh wardrobe full of colors, textures, and styles that appeal to them. Throughout the book readers are encouraged to make clothes to suit their own style and achieve results that are beautifully distinctive. So minimize your waste and maximize your creativity!

About the author

Chinelo Bally is a Nigerian-born Brit who appeared on the BBC’s ‘Great British Sewing Bee’, where she wowed judges and fellow contestants with her freehand cutting method. Chinelo is the author of Freehand Fashion and is an expert on BBC2’s upcoming show ‘Saved and Remade’.

Summary

Minimise waste and maximise creativity with 14 stylish freehand dressmaking projects from Chinelo Bally.

Additional text

‘Packed with tips, techniques and inspiration throughout, Sew Chinelo is a must-have for eco-conscious fashionistas’

Product details

• Authors: Chinelo Bally, Bally Chinelo
• Publisher: Pavilion Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9781911163893
• ISBN: 978-1-911163-89-3
• No. of pages: 176
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; Knitting, Fashion & style guides, DESIGN / Fashion & Accessories, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Fashion, DESIGN / Textile & Costume, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Sewing, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Needlework / General, Fashion & textiles: design, Working patterns and practices, Needlework & fabric crafts, Sewing, Fashion and style guides, Fashion and textile design, DIY: general, Practical advice: Life hacks / handy tips, Apparel, garment and textile industries, Apparel, garment & textile industries, Maker and hacker culture, Apparel and fashion: technology and techniques, Upcycling / Maintenance, reuse and repair of objects, Fabric dyeing, DIY (Do it yourself): general guides and advice