Name/Title
Fit and fabric : from Threads magazineEntry/Object ID
TT705.F48 1991Description
Sewing a garment that you'll love to wear means sewing one that really fits your body. This collection of articles from the first four years of THREADS magazine explores the exciting concepts of pattern, fit, and fabric. Learn about preparing fabric for sewing, working with plaids, customizing patterns, sewing with special materials--knits, silks, stretch fabrics--and much more.Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Kristen Huntley EstateNotes
Gift of Kristen Huntley Estate, March 2023.Lexicon
Search Terms
clothing and dress, couture, sewingBook Details
Publisher
Taunton PressDate Published
1991ISBN
0942391810, 9780942391817LCCN
90023683Notes
Length: 125General Notes
Note Type
ContentsNote
Copy the clothes you love -- Perfect fit -- Playing with darts -- Draping a blouse -- Ready for the needle -- Getting collars straight -- Making a great shirt collar -- Plaid basics -- The drafter, the draper and the flat patternmaker -- Practical smocking -- The poetry of sleeves -- Understanding the waistband -- Making swirly skirts -- A fitting pair of pants -- Sewing with knits -- Sewing swimsuits -- Sewing for stretch -- A new fit from the old world -- Bridal dressmaking -- Sewing with silk -- Lame -- Getting into leather -- Custom patternmaking -- Making your own sloper -- Bodybuilding for a better fit.