From tissue-fitting pioneers Pati Palmer and Marta Alto comes a new book whose title says it all: The Palmer/Pletsch Complete Guide to Fitting: Sew Great Clothes for Every Body Fit Any Fashion Pattern. - Learn basic skills for desig. - 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. - See how age can affect body shape, from preteen to octogenarian.
Wrinkles point to the problem, say the authors, and now you can look up the page reference for a solution. - Use the book\'s new wrinkle dictionary to identify a needed Pattern alteration. - Learn from real people examples of a variety of bodies and their individual alterations. - Make a body map with a close-fitting dress Pattern to see how you differ from the standard on which sewing patterns are based.
Find out what to do if you are between sizes or a different size top and bottom.
Instructions include: - Take just one measurement to determine the right Pattern size to buy.
The book explains all facets of Pattern fitting and alteration to give readers the background and guidance they need to achieve a custom fit on any Pattern from any company.
The book then instructs how to pin-fit the fabric for a final tweaking before sewing.
As they work through the pattern, sewers will alter the tissue and try on again until the tissue fits well.
Readers are instructed to start with length and width, move on to the back, check the neck and shoulders, all before even considering how the Pattern fits in the bust.
The book reinforces this sequence since the alteration chapters themselves are ordered in the same sequence.
It\'s a no-guess order of fitting that ensures success.
Systematically means following the tissue-fitting sequence they\'ve developed and refined.
The Pattern pieces themselves become the muslin.
This means simply trying on the pattern\'s tissue pieces to check systematically for where to alter the Pattern for a custom fit.
Having long ago dispensed with tedious measuring or making a muslin to check the fit of a sewing pattern, the authors have mastered the process of tissue-fitting.
For Palmer and Alto, that means 20 more years of hands-on learning and experience from fitting more real people of all shapes and sizes from around the globe.
It\'s been 20 years since their last book about fitting and altering sewing patterns, Fit for Real People.
From tissue-fitting pioneers Pati Palmer and Marta Alto comes a new book whose title says it all: The Palmer/Pletsch Complete Guide to Fitting: Sew Great Clothes for Every Body Fit Any Fashion Pattern
