TAILORING: The Classic Guide to Sewing the Perfect Jacket - 400 How-to Photographs

This Tailoring book has a wealth of pictures, steps and information on why things are done a certain way. It also shows several methods to fuse things (fusible, machine and custom). You could just look at the pictures and get the idea or concept.

Great book; for learning, for referencing, and for doing. But don't expect to buzz through this one and come out on the other side a tailor. Nope. If you're an advanced-intermediate sewist as I am, you'll need to take your time reading this book. It's chock full of information, valuable information from start to ending. It talks about fabrics, linings, tools, patterns, fittings, construction, …You get the picture. If there's one flaw in this book, it's that the photos (and there are many helpful photos), the photos all display the makings of a woman's jacket. I'm just saying that if you're tailoring a man's jacket/coat it would be nice to see.... But hey, they're just photos, the words and instructions throughout the book are all gender neutral. Trust me, you won't be disappointed w/ this purchase. Keep in mind, just as tailoring takes patience, learning to tailor takes patience too. Enjoy.

I made my first tailored coat using thus book along with other references and it was a wonderful guide. t gives options to traditional tailoring techniques so you can take shortcuts when you need to. The biggest downside for me was the lack of contrast in some of the photos making it difficult to understand the directions. I realize they were trying to depict realistic looking garments, but it would have been easier had they used contrasting thread along with high contrast colors. I had to use a powerful magnifying glass to figure out some of the photos.

I recently completed my first tailored jacket using this book for guidance and it came out great. I imagine that if I had followed the pattern instructions the final product would not have been as nice. This book walks you through every step- from interfacing selection to buttonholes (bound and machine), collar tailoring (notched and shawl, with custom, machine, and fusible methods) to lining insertion (by hand or machine). There are tons of different techniques presented, all illustrated with photographs and descriptive captions. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is considering making a tailored jacket for the first time or someone who wants to learn tailoring techniques beyond typical pattern instructions.

Good basic introduction to the basics of tailoring. I found it particularly helpful in understanding the various methods of stitching interlinings and padding into a suit I had designed and drafted. The author covers all methods from hand stitched to machine stitched to a combination of the two. This e-book also helped me to figure out a particularly tricky collar draft and how to stiffen it so that it sat correctly. For an intermediate sewist or an ambitious beginner, this is a good book to have on hand for the basics of tailoring, without being overwhelmed with technique and inscrutable drafting diagrams. I definitely recommend it.

Clear picture, claer text. I love it all the way. If you want to make a jacket the classic way you will find here everything you need to know. They explane the custome tailoring method (with a great deal of handwork), the fusible tailoring method the machine tailoring method and a comibation of methods. It takes you all the way from selecting the garment and the model up to constructing and finishing the jacket.

I really like this book. The photos make the steps very clear (as opposed to other books which have all drawings and are difficult to follow) It tells you everything you need to make a tailored jacket, using either traditional hand-stitched methods or modern fusible methods. A very valuable resource that I turn to often for details about welt pockets, interfacing types, etc.

I love the techniques shown in this book , I have always wanted to make my jackets look more professional, and this was a huge help. Can't wait to buy the physical version.

Me ha gustado mucho la orientación que le dan a la docencia sobre costura, porque enseña lo que no suelen enseñar los libros de corte y confección en general, que es el modo de hacerlo y además varias formas de hacerlo, desde la mas clásica a la mas "moderna", a base de pegamentos.

This is a very well explained book with detailed photos.

This is a must have for those who love sewing their own clothes and don't want the 'homemade' look - lots of photographs so even a novice sewer can follow along. Also provides advice on fabric selection, interfacings and linings as well as an extensive section on proper pressing. Plenty of useful advice for getting the perfect fit. It covers three kinds of tailoring: custom (traditional), machine, and finally fusible. A great teaching tool for the new sewing enthusiast and a great reference for the more seasoned sewer.

O livro é muito minucioso. Específico para quem quer construir um blaser. Embora seja em Inglês, as fotos são muito explicativas. Mostra passo a passo todo o processo de execução. Para mim, vai ser muito útil.

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