Tailoring : a complete course on making a professional suit / Skills Institute Press. - East Petersburg, PA : Skills Institute Press : Fox Chapel, 2011. - 287 pages : illustartions ; 23 cm. - Illustrated guide to sewing: tailoring. ; a complete course on making a professional suit. .

Minimal Level Cataloging Plus.

Includes index.


Introduction Chapter 1: Basics *Tools and equipment *Selecting and Preparing Fabrics *Hand stitches for tailoring *Understanding patterns *Laying out, cutting and marking Chapter 2: Women's Suit *Fitting jacket and pants in muslin *Preparing jacket *Preparing pants Chapter 3: Man's Suit *Jackets *Pants

A classically tailored suit never goes out of style, nor do the skills and techniques used in crafting one. This guide takes the reader through the process of making a suit, from selecting the fabric to the final fit. It also includes over 200 colour coded diagrams that depict the construction process.


In English text.

9781565235113


Tailoring --Patterns.
Tailoring.

CIR TT 580 / T35 2011

646.4'33 / T133 2011