Sewing Magic

Discover the art of creating your own capsule wardrobe with Sewing Magic, the ultimate guide for beginners by sewing influencer Masha Rossa. With over 63,000 Instagram followers, Masha brings her expertise to this comprehensive manual, designed to help you craft versatile and timeless garments. The book introduces the concept of a capsule wardrobe, focusing on selecting fabrics and colours that seamlessly combine to create interchangeable pieces and countless individual looks. The book includes seven essential wardrobe staples skirt, tank top, blouse, trousers, shirt, jacket, and bag and the patterns to create them, each in US sizes 6 to 14, with detailed photographs, step-by-step instructions and QR codes to access video tutorials, ensuring that every step is accessible, even for beginners. Start with simple projects like the skirt and progress to more complex pieces like the jacket, mastering essential techniques along the way to create a minimalist collection of easy-to-make garments with a dynamic and carefully selected colour palette which can be combined in all sorts of ways. In Sewing Magic, Masha shares the knowledge she has gathered from years of practice and study, ensuring even beginners can make and wear their first garments with pride. Each pattern is a learning experience, designed to inspire and support your skill development and creative journey. Begin your sewing journey today and transform your wardrobe with Sewing Magic!

Auteur

Maria Drozdetskaya, known in the world of Instagram and sewing as Masha Rossa, was born on 15 April 1990 in the town of Volzhsk, Russia. From an early age she showed an interest in creativity, but her true passion for sewing was ignited the first moment she picked up a needle. After graduating from vocational school as a pattern-making seamstress, Maria continued to develop her art by learning in many master classes in order to improve her skills. Subsequently, an online course in womenswear design and a specialised 3D patternmaking course enabled her to broaden her horizons. After moving to Italy in 2011, she gained further knowledge by learning how to use CAD (computer-aided design). A basic course in fashion design at the Burgo Institute in Brescia underlined her dedication to fashion and design. At the age of 24, Maria courageously opened her own sewing shop, specializing in repairing garments, customizing garments of varying complexity and also making wedding dresses. After four years of dedicated work, the workshop closed, but that did not stop Maria. Her professional collaborations with women's and men's tailoring ateliers have underlined her ability to adapt and collaborate with a whole host of clients. Since 2019, Maria has consolidated a strong online presence, starting her blog on Instagram. Her intuitive understanding of fashion and desire to share her experiences with others have become a source of inspiration for many aspiring