Tailoring

Tailoring is the complete photo guide to sewing jackets and coats.

Written by sewing professionals, this book teaches the trusted, proven methods for sewing tailored jackets with impeccable details and perfect fit. Written for the intermediate sewer who wants to move on to more challenging projects, this book ensures success with detailed, step-by-step instructions, more than 400 photos, in-depth discussions about products and how to use them.

Tailoring offers guidance for every aspect of tailoring a jacket:
Fitting and pattern alterationFabrics and toolsInterfacingsInterliningsSeams and finishesHand stitchesCollarsPressingTopstitchingShaping shouldersSetting in sleevesSewing pocketsVents, andMaking perfect buttonholes