Fit for Real People: Sew Great Clothes Using Any PatternProper clothing fit is the biggest challenge when sewing with common patterns. Fit for Real People helps the reader understand the techniques that determine fit, and provides valuable information on solving common problems. People who sew clothes for a living know that a good fit results from a hands-on approach with each person's shape and proportions in mind. This process can be a rude awakening for some, but it insures that clothes will fit properly. After 25 years of fitting thousands of different bodies, the authors have found a way to teach proportionate sewing that really works. |
Contents
The PalmerPletsch Approach to Fitting | 6 |
A History of Pattern Sizing | 11 |
Fit Facts | 20 |
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Fit for Real People: Sew Great Clothes Using Any Pattern Pati Palmer,Marta Alto No preview available - 2006 |
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Add tissue apex armhole Average back alteration BACK BACK back seam back shoulder basic bodice blouse BODICE FRONT Body Graph bottom broad back bust alteration bust dart bust measurement center back center front CHAPTER curve deeper Draw Line ease edge fabric fashion fit pattern flat derriere fold forward shoulder front and back full bust full tummy fuller garment gingham high bust high round back hinge hip area horizontal dart jacket lengthen lower Mark match MCCALL'S Misses narrow neckline Palmer/Pletsch Pati Palmer pattern companies pattern pieces pattern tissue Pin-fitting princess seam pulled raglan Raglan Sleeves ready-to-wear right side seam allowance seamline SERGER shape shoulder pads shoulder seam SIDE FRONT FRONT side seam sizes Slash sleeve cap slope spread stitching lines straight skirt styles tape tapering tissue fitting tissue-fitting Trim tuck Ultrasuede underarm vertical dart vest waist length waistband waistline seam width wrinkles yoke