Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Join today and start reading your favorite books for Free!

Create Free Account

The Perfect Fit: The Classic Guide to Altering Patterns

Creative Publishing International

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Good fit improves the comfort and appearance of any garment and is the reason many people sew their own clothes. However, it's common to worry about ruining a pattern when you cut it apart to make a fitting adjustment. The Perfect Fit makes pattern alterations easy with proven methods illustrated step-by-step. This complete guide includes analyzing a figure, measuring the body, customizing the pattern, and fine-tuning the fit with small adjustments like moving buttons and reshaping darts. The Perfect Fit shows how to change a commercial pattern sized for millions of women into a sewing blueprint sized to fit your figure alone. Altering patterns has never been easier, thanks to the help of 400 step-by-step photographs!

Language: English

Pages: 128

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Quarry Books

Release: August 01, 2005

ISBN: 1589232275

ISBN 13: 9781589232273

The Perfect Fit: The Classic Guide to Altering Patterns

Creative Publishing International

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Good fit improves the comfort and appearance of any garment and is the reason many people sew their own clothes. However, it's common to worry about ruining a pattern when you cut it apart to make a fitting adjustment. The Perfect Fit makes pattern alterations easy with proven methods illustrated step-by-step. This complete guide includes analyzing a figure, measuring the body, customizing the pattern, and fine-tuning the fit with small adjustments like moving buttons and reshaping darts. The Perfect Fit shows how to change a commercial pattern sized for millions of women into a sewing blueprint sized to fit your figure alone. Altering patterns has never been easier, thanks to the help of 400 step-by-step photographs!

Language: English

Pages: 128

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Quarry Books

Release: August 01, 2005

ISBN: 1589232275

ISBN 13: 9781589232273

More books from Creative Publishing International

Singer Complete Photo Guide to Sewing: 1200 Full-Color How-To Photos

Sewing 101: A Beginner's Guide to Sewing

3.5/5 ( ratings)

The Complete Guide to Wiring

Tailoring: The Classic Guide to Sewing the Perfect Jacket

4.2/5 ( ratings)

First Time Sewing: Step-by-Step Basics and Easy Projects

3.9/5 ( ratings)

The Complete Photo Guide to Home Repair: With 350 Projects and 2300 Photos

Quilting 101: A Beginner's Guide to Quilting

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Black & Decker: The Complete Guide to Plumbing

4.1/5 ( ratings)

The Quilting Bible: The Complete Photo Guide to Machine Quilting

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Singer New Sewing Essentials: Updated and Revised Edition

The Complete Guide to Decks

3.4/5 ( ratings)

Exploring Textile Arts: The Ultimate Guide to Manipulating, Coloring and Embellishing Fabrics

The Complete Outdoor Builder: From Arbors to Walkways: 150 DIY Projects

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Windows with Style: Do-It-Yourself Window Treatments

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Advanced Home Wiring: Current with 2012-2015 Codes

Minecraft: Special Edition: GET TO THE FINISH LINE WITHOUT A GLITCH!!

4.4/5 ( ratings)

The Complete Guide to Home Masonry: Step-by-Step Projects & Repairs Using Concrete, Brick, Block & Stone

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Salt Water Fishing Tactics: Learn from the Experts at Salt Water Magazine

Sheds, Gazebos & Outbuildings (Black & Decker Home Improvement Library)

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Creating Garden Accents: Step-by-Step Instructions for 22 Projects

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Rate this book!

Write a review?