Description
Instructions include:
* Take just one measurement to determine the right pattern size to buy. Find out what to do if you are between sizes or a different size top and bottom.
* Make a "body map" with a close-fitting dress pattern to see how you differ from the "standard" on which sewing patterns are based. * Learn from "real people" examples of a variety of bodies and their individual alterations.
* Use the book's new "wrinkle dictionary" to identify a needed pattern alteration. "Wrinkles point to the problem," say the authors, and now you can look up the page reference for a solution.
* See how age can affect body shape, from preteen to octogenarian.
* Take note of the latest sewing techniques for garment details that affect fit, such as darts, zippers and sleeves, for enhancing the look of a well-fitted garment.
* Learn basic skills for designing or redesigning for myriad variations using the same pattern. Throughout the book, step-by step instructions are accompanied by full-color photography and a new style of technical art that is extremely clear. Short captions explain each illustration. As a bonus, the authors detail the evolution of ready-to-wear and pattern sizing over the past century, along with their own history in pioneering the art and practice of tissue-fitting.
About the Author
Pati Palmer is the CEO of Palmer/Pletsch Publishing and a designer and consultant for the McCall Pattern Company. Marta Alto is a teacher, writer, and researcher at Palmer/Pletsch, the author of 21st Century Sewing, and the coauthor of The Serger Idea Book and Sewing Ultrasuede. Pati Palmer is the CEO of Palmer/Pletsch Publishing, a designer and consultant for the McCall Pattern Company, and a coauthor of Sewing with Sergers. They are the coauthors of Fit for Real People, Jackets for Real People, and Pants for Real People. They both live in Portland, Oregon.
Book Information
ISBN 9781618471017
Author Palmer Pati Alto Marta
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Palmer-Pletsch Associates
Publisher Palmer-Pletsch Associates