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Little Green Dresses

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50 original patterns for repurposed dresses, tops, skirts, and more

Tina Sparkles

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Product # 071276
Type Paperback
ISBN 978-1-60085-121-6
Published Date 2010
Dimensions 8 x 9
Pages 256
Photos 52 full-color photographs and
Drawings 600 drawings

Never shop retail again with this chic and sweet collection of DIY patterns from a former host of DIY Network's Stylelicious, Tina Sparkles. Joining the green movement was never so easy -- and cost saving! With Sparkles' stripped-down approach to patterning and sewing, the delightful dresses, tops, skirts, and pants in this fashion-forward project book will not only raise your eco-IQ, but open your eyes to new methods for sewing garments.

Author Tina Sparkles, a talented and imaginative designer, offers up an array of project ideas that are both earth- and user-friendly. Readers can pick and choose the patterns that suit them best, from A-line, tiered, and bubble skirts to "body tube" dresses and "cap-sleeve cutie" blouses. Included are sewing and shopping resources and a fitting guide.

"...a fact-filled and easy-to-follow guide for street-smart ladies who are interested in being socially conscious and looking good at the same time."
--Faythe Levine, director of "HandMade Nation"

"Tina Sparkles' take on DIY eco-fashion is not only progressive, but also undeniably cute."
--Stephanie Trong, NYLON magazine

Table of Contents

Introduction

Sew up Techniques
Sewing Level 1
Sewing Level 2
Sewing Level 3
Sewing Level 4

Using & Creating Patterns
Using Patterns
DIY Patterns
Level 1 Pattern Drawing
Level 2 Pattern Drawing
Level 3 Pattern Drawing

Tops
Rectangle Tie Shrug
Upside-Down Tunic
Oversized Caged Hoodie by Peggy Noland
Such a Square Blouse
Slouchy Vest
Cha Cha Blouse

Skirts
Ultra Miniskirt
Preppy Rectangle Skirt
Suit Skirt by Josephine Beckett
Trusty Pencil Skirt
A-Line Skirt
Placket Trick A-Line Skirt
Tiered Skirt
Bubble Skirt
Deluxe Rectangle Skirt
Swoosh Skirt

Dresses
Ambiguous T Dress
Body Tube
Cap Sleeve Cutie Dress
Pixel Dress
Deep V Mini Dress
Drawstring Mania Dress
Ribbon-Striped Skirt Dress by Chia
Frilly Chop-Top Shirtdress
Sheer Tunic by Jesse Kelly-Landes
Bib Dress by Fredda and Jennifer Perkins
Office Dancing Dress
Poster Art Dress
Egg Dress
Outer-Space Dress
Vest Dress
Bell Jar Dress Coat
Nip-Waist Dress
Peek-A-Boo Jumper Dress
Cashmere Hoodie Dress
Maxi to Minidress by Amy Sperber
Fairy Racer Dress
Power Slope Dress
Wedding Cake Dress
Banana Dress 203
Crisscross Jumper Dress
Dropped Waist Daisy Dress
Bride's Dress, Revisited by Elizabeth Dye
Go USA Sweater Dress