Sewing Secrets from the Fashion Industry: Proven Methods to Help You Sew Like the Pros
Product Description
Sewing secrets from the fashion industry
Look over the shoulders of sewing experts as they show you how to cut and sew the professional way. From sample rooms to production sewing factories, the authors gleaned the best and the fastest garment-sewing techniques and treatments.
Sew fast. Sew smart. Make clothes that look better than ready-to-wear. Hundreds of step-by-step photographs and easy-to-understand directions help you:
* Master bound button holes
* Imitate professional seam finishes on your machine
* Create an innovative button placket
* Eliminate ease stitching and basting
* Sew a lined vest in three hours without any hand stitching
* Choose a pocket and waistband that’s right for you
* Use industry techniques to interface like the pros
* Make clothing that fits perfectly no matter what your size
Amazon.com Review
Hundreds of clear photos, excellent step-by-step instructions, dozens of trade secrets from industry experts, and an A-to-Z approach make this one of the outstanding guides on the subject. Besides wonderful coverage of equipment choices and construction techniques, there is terrific information on altering commercial patterns to customize every detail for individual figure specifics, making a muslin, working with various fabric and interfacing types, and layout and cutting. This is an essential addition to any novice’s sewing library; the more-experienced garment maker will also find it a very useful reference. –Amy Handy
Sewing Secrets from the Fashion Industry: Proven Methods to Help You Sew Like the Pros
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Jodie Davis
May 24, 2010 at 10:23 am
I’ve been sewing for over twenty years, and have authored over a dozen crafts and quilting books. Just yesterday I checked this book out of the library and am thrilled at this discovery and am here on Amazon to order a copy.
The book gets into much more detail than most texts, and answers little questions that other books don’t touch. The depth reminds me of articles in Threads. Things like: how and when to use feed dogs to your advantage; the nitty gritty on prewashing and how to test; excellent illustrated fabric ID photos and instructions (for all those pieces of yardage we have stored away;) )…
This book is an excellent deal at Amazon’s price (Why did another reviewer complain? And BTW, I checked out the plaid cuff in question–it wasn’t opened up fully!) and will be a welcome–and much used–addition to the sewer’s library.
Rating: 5 / 5
Ruth Ann
May 24, 2010 at 12:42 pm
I am a sewing teacher at a college, and I discovered this book in the library as I was looking for texts to improve my skills and knowledge. I got so excited about the book that I read it from cover to cover. I am going to propose that we include this book as one of our textbooks for my Advanced Clothing Construction class to help them learn better sewing techniques and improve their skills. I like all the helpful hints throughout the book, as well as the alphabetical organization. I also like the pictures that show exactly how to measure yourself, and I think the book explains techniques pretty well. The only thing that I think needs improvement is that it is hard to see what they are illustrating in many of the photographs. The reason is because they used bright colored fabrics that look identical on the right and wrong sides, and the thread blends in so well that it is difficult to see. However, if you can follow directions, you can still understand how to do the techniques because their step-by-step directions are pretty good. I want to get one of these books for myself.
Rating: 4 / 5
Anonymous
May 24, 2010 at 3:25 pm
As one of those odd ducks who spends the extra time to have custom clothes that fit me properly, I have found that this book is a fantastic aid to creating better-quality clothing in less time than traditional home-sewing techniques would require. Not only does this book give good descriptions of the techniques, but it is arranged alphabetically, allowing the sewer to use it as a quick reference, rather than having to reserve it for study use.
There are also several specialty tools and attatchments described in this book that I would not have known existed, let alone how to use, but these are most often described in sidebars, leaving the main pages free for techniques using basic straight-stitch and serger equipment.
Fantastic!
Rating: 5 / 5
G. Stanton
May 24, 2010 at 4:36 pm
If you are a competent stitcher, this is an ideal book for you to improve your skills. Every page is in full color, with each technique photographed step by step. My fitting, hems, collars, welt pockets, pressing and interfacing all improved after reading this book. There’s also some healthy advice (2 pages worth) for those contemplating purchasing an industrial machine, and excellent needle/thread/tension advice. All in all, you really can’t go wrong purchasing this book.
Rating: 5 / 5
Anonymous
May 24, 2010 at 6:41 pm
This is an excellent reference for those who want to make their custom-sewn garments look even better than ready-to-wear and still keep the time involved minimal. The book offers concise, well-illustrated instructions showing how to efficiently perform the most common sewing activities, such as setting in zippers or lining vests, just as they are performed in the industry. In addition, the book is so logically organized, the reader can fine the topic almost without consulting the index or table of contents. This one is now a mainstay in my sewing library
Rating: 5 / 5