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The Great British Sewing Bee : All You Need to Know to Sew Clothes That Truly Fit.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- The Great British Sewing Bee Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Patternmaking.
- Tailoring.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (244 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Richmond : Quadrille Publishing, Limited, 2024.
- Summary:
- This book, part of The Great British Sewing Bee technical series, is a comprehensive guide to tailoring patterns for personal fit. It focuses on the skill of adjusting standard patterns to suit individual body shapes, emphasizing the uniqueness of every body. The book covers initial pattern adjustments, preparing a toile (a test garment), and fitting adjustments to achieve the perfect fit. It provides detailed techniques for modifying patterns based on body measurements and shapes, including adjustments for bust, crotch, and mobility issues. The intended audience includes individuals interested in dressmaking and tailoring who seek to improve their garment fitting skills. Generated by AI.
- Contents:
- Title Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- CHAPTER 1: Initial pattern adjustments
- Different body shapes and the impact on fit
- Useful pattern terminology
- Taking your measurements
- Comparing your measurements against the paper pattern
- Fitting kit
- Getting started
- Grading between sizes
- Analysing the style of your pattern
- Lengthening & shortening
- Narrowing & widening
- Adjustments for different body shapes
- Bust adjustments
- Crotch length adjustments on trousers
- Bicep adjustments
- Mobility & accessibility adjustments
- CHAPTER 2: Preparing a toile
- When should you make a toile?
- Using a mannequin
- Making your toile
- CHAPTER 3: Getting the perfect fit
- Fitting your toile
- Assessing your toile
- Fit issues & how to fix them
- Bodices
- Sleeves
- Trousers & shorts Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- Other Format:
- Print version: The Great British Sewing Bee: Made to Measure
- ISBN:
- 9781837832514
- OCLC:
- 1415898795
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