The BurdaStyle Sewing Handbook

Whether you fancy yourself a future fashion designer or a style-minded seamstress, you’ll feel right at home when you open the cover of this sewing guide by BurdaStyle! An online community that’s now comprised of over half of a million members, BurdaStyle offers open-source patterns for industrious individuals at any level, which they can customize and alter to suit signature style or size. Created by co-founder, Nora Abousteit, with the help of the site’s creative director a... More

Whether you fancy yourself a future fashion designer or a style-minded seamstress, you’ll feel right at home when you open the cover of this sewing guide by BurdaStyle! An online community that’s now comprised of over half of a million members, BurdaStyle offers open-source patterns for industrious individuals at any level, which they can customize and alter to suit signature style or size. Created by co-founder, Nora Abousteit, with the help of the site’s creative director and editor, Alison Kelly, this start-to-finish sewing handbook offers fifteen projects, as well as a collection of inspiring variations that were contributed from chic community members! For beginners that can’t wait to customize their entire closet, there are stitches of expert tips, tutorials on every aspect of sewing from machine basics to creating your own patterns, and outfitting your first workshop space. Whether you whip up your first dress, skirt, or satchel, the hands-on collective at BurdaStyle knows that there’s nothing more satisfying than making the next wow-worthy garment in your wardrobe!