First time garment fitting : the absolute beginner's guide / by Sarah Veblen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Veblen, Sarah, author.

Series:

First Time Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dressmaking--Pattern design--Pictorial works.

Dressmaking.

Clothing and dress measurements--Pictorial works.

Clothing and dress measurements.

Clothing and dress--Alteration--Pictorial works.

Clothing and dress.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (128 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, MN : Creative Publishing International, [2018]

Summary:

Learning how to alter patterns for a perfect fit has never been simpler!.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

CONTENTS

PREFACE

1 FITTING FUNDAMENTALS

UNDERSTANDING FIT

PATTERN AND FITTING BASICS

TOOLS FOR PATTERN WORK AND FITTING

THE FITTING PROCESS

RECOGNIZING FITTING ISSUES

GLOSSARY OF PATTERNMAKING TERMS

2 CREATING A FITTING MUSLIN

A FRAMEWORK FOR FITTING

MUSLIN ESSENTIALS

PREPARING A MUSLIN

ADJUSTING A MUSLIN

3 ALTERING PATTERNS

MAKING FLAT PATTERN ADJUSTMENTS

TRANSFERRING MUSLIN MARKINGS TO A PATTERN

USING RULERS TO ADJUST SEAMS AND SEAM ALLOWANCES

BLENDING SEAM LINES

ADDING SEAM ALLOWANCES

LENGTHENING AND SHORTENING PATTERNS AND GRAINLINE ARROWS

WALKING AND TRUING A PATTERN

PLACING AND CREATING NOTCHES

ADJUSTING PATTERNS WITH BUILT-IN EASE

TRUING DIFFICULT SEAMS

MOVING A SEAM

MOVING A DART

TRUING DART LEGS

SCALING PATTERNS UP AND DOWN

WORKING IN A N EFFICIENT ORDER

4 FITTING PROJECTS

SKIRT

BODICE WITH DARTS

BODICE WITH SHOULDER PRINCESS LINE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

INDEX.

Notes:

"Learn by doing; Step-by-step basics + projects."

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-63159-482-6

OCLC:

1035516056