Cut Up Couture

Cut Up Couture
By KoKo Yamase
Publisher: Interweave
ISBN: 1596685956

The materials needed to make lovely women's clothing projects are hiding inside the closets of men. Cut Up Couture takes men's shirts, T-shirts and sweatshirts and turns them into amazing new dresses, blouses and skirts for women. These cost effective and creative projects are modern and chic. KoKo Yamase leads the reader though each step towards transforming men's clothing into trendy new pieces meant for the wardrobe of a woman. By cutting, re-sewing and re-shaping you'll create one-of-a-kind garments that resemble ones you'd find in cool urban boutiques. Sew 34 hip patterns using only simple techniques with the help of Cut Up Couture. For sewists of all ages, Cut Up Couture is a fun, cool book that will help you spice up your sewing and make trendy refashioned pieces.