Book cover of 'The Handsewn Wardrobe' with a red garment and buttons.
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The Handsewn Wardrobe by Louisa Owen Sonstroem
The Handsewn Wardrobe by Louisa Owen Sonstroem
The Handsewn Wardrobe by Louisa Owen Sonstroem
The Handsewn Wardrobe by Louisa Owen Sonstroem
The Handsewn Wardrobe by Louisa Owen Sonstroem
The Handsewn Wardrobe by Louisa Owen Sonstroem
The Handsewn Wardrobe by Louisa Owen Sonstroem
The Handsewn Wardrobe by Louisa Owen Sonstroem
The Handsewn Wardrobe by Louisa Owen Sonstroem
The Handsewn Wardrobe by Louisa Owen Sonstroem
The Handsewn Wardrobe by Louisa Owen Sonstroem
Book cover of 'The Handsewn Wardrobe' with a red garment and buttons.
Open book showing a page with images of people wearing different outfits.
The Handsewn Wardrobe by Louisa Owen Sonstroem
The Handsewn Wardrobe by Louisa Owen Sonstroem
The Handsewn Wardrobe by Louisa Owen Sonstroem
The Handsewn Wardrobe by Louisa Owen Sonstroem
The Handsewn Wardrobe by Louisa Owen Sonstroem
The Handsewn Wardrobe by Louisa Owen Sonstroem
The Handsewn Wardrobe by Louisa Owen Sonstroem
The Handsewn Wardrobe by Louisa Owen Sonstroem
The Handsewn Wardrobe by Louisa Owen Sonstroem
The Handsewn Wardrobe by Louisa Owen Sonstroem
The Handsewn Wardrobe by Louisa Owen Sonstroem

The Handsewn Wardrobe by Louisa Owen Sonstroem

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A Complete Guide to Making Your Own Clothes from Patternmaking to the Finishing Stitches

Discover the slow, quiet joy of sewing clothes by hand in this one-of-kind guide. Featuring step-by-step, illustrated instructions, this hand-sewing course-in-a-book shows you how to create nine wardrobe staples, including a t-shirt, button-up, and jeans, using simple hand-sewing and hand-stitching techniques. Author Louisa Owen Sonstroem shares her sustainable, empowering, and portable craft with gentle encouragement and guidance. Sewists of all experience levels will learn how to: ·

  • Draft a pattern to fit custom measurements
  • Select and cut fabric
  • Construct each garment without using a sewing machine
  • 344 pages
  • Published August 2025