Tailoring

Tailoring is 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