Tailoring

Tailoringis the complete photo guide to sewing jackets and coats. Written by sewing professionals, this book teaches the trusted, proven methods for sewing tailored jackets with impeccable details and perfect fit. Written for the intermediate sewer who wants to move on to more challenging projects, this book ensures success with detailed, step-by-step instructions, more than 400 photos, in-depth discussions about products and how to use them. Tailoring offers guidance for every aspect of tailoring a jacket: fitting and pattern alteration, fabrics and tools, interfacings, interlinings, seams and finishes, hand stitches, collars, pressing, topstitching, shaping shoulders, setting in sleeves, sewing pockets, vents, and making perfect buttonholes.

The editors of Creative Publishing international have created dozens of the best-selling books on home improvement, landscaping, home decorating, sewing, crafting, hunting and fishing, and photography. All books are exhaustively researched, written, photographed, and edited by veteran staff members with years of experience in their areas of expertise.

Contents
How to Use This Book
Making Selections
The Standards of Tailoring
Selecting a Pattern
Selecting a Tailoring Fabric
Interfacings for Tailoring
Selecting Linings
Special Notions for Tailoring
Tip & Tools
Cutting & Marking Tools
Pressing Equipment
Tools & Stitches for Handwork
Before You Sew
Getting a Good Fit
Marking a Test Garment
Preparing the Pattern
Preparing the Fabric
Tailoring Techniques
Constructing the Jacket
Shaping the Undercollar
Shaping the Jacket Front
Shaping the Jacket Back
Tailoring a Notched Collar
Tailoring a Shawl Collar
Tailoring Pockets
Tailoring Sleeves
Tailored Hems
Finishing Techniques
Linings
Interlining a Jacket or Coat
Partially Lined Jackets
Topstitching
Buttons & Buttonholes
Index

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