TAILORING: The Classic Guide to Sewing the Perfect Jacket

K. Ruth & L. Stanfield

Creative Publishing International, Inc., Minneapolis, USA

Year 2011

Pages 654

This book is the complete photo guide to sewing jackets and coats. It teaches the trusted, proven methods for sewing tailored jackets with impeccable details and perfect fit providing detailed, step-by-step instructions, more than 400 photos, in-depth discussions about products and how to use them. This book offers guidance for every aspect of tailoring a jacket: fitting and pattern alteration, fabrics and tools, interfacings, interlinings, seams and finishes, hand stitches, collars, pressing, topstitching, shaping shoulders, setting in sleeves, sewing pockets, vents, and making perfect buttonholes.