The Perfect Fit: The Classic Guide to Altering Patterns [Paperback]

Editors of Creative Publishing (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2005

Good fit improves the comfort and appearance of any garment and is the reason many people sew their own clothes. However, it's common to worry about ruining a pattern when you cut it apart to make a fitting adjustment. The Perfect Fit makes pattern alterations easy with proven methods illustrated step-by-step. This complete guide includes analyzing a figure, measuring the body, customizing the pattern, and fine-tuning the fit with small adjustments like moving buttons and reshaping darts. The Perfect Fit shows how to change a commercial pattern sized for millions of women into a sewing blueprint sized to fit your figure alone.

Altering patterns has never been easier, thanks to the help of 400 step-by-step photographs!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Creative Publishing international is a worldwide publisher of how-to books. The company's current retail offering includes over 300 titles on topics covering home improvement, home decorating, sewing, crafting, hunting & fishing, and photography. Over the past 15 years, CPi has developed high-quality photography step-by-step books with nationally recognized brand partners like Black & Decker and Singer.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Creative Publishing international (August 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589232275
• ISBN-13: 978-1589232273
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,638 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #6 in Books > Arts & Photography > Fashion

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

69 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent fitting resource, August 11, 2007

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Susan M. Fredrick "GreatFitPlus Patterns Sz10-32" (Cloverdale, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Perfect Fit: The Classic Guide to Altering Patterns (Paperback)

This is the most comprehensive and clearly explanatory book on fitting and alteration I have ever seen.
The photos make it easy to see the problems and the drawings make it easy to see the solution. I highly recommend it.

75 of 77 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Should Have Bought This Before, February 14, 2007

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Just the Facts (Chicago Suburbs) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Perfect Fit: The Classic Guide to Altering Patterns (Paperback)

Many fitting books have good hints, but I've often had to look in several to get the fit right. This book gives clear and sound fitting help. The pictures clearly demonstrate what you are doing, and the results are very good. Wish I'd found this book before buying so many others.

64 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book that gives all the steps, June 8, 2007

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R. Walker (Rocky Mts) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Perfect Fit: The Classic Guide to Altering Patterns (Paperback)

This book gives all the examples with photos so you will understand what kind of alteration you need to do. Good book for advanced seamstresses. And a must-have for beginners and intermediates!