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This book has a lot of pictures and drawings that help understand some issues we can meet while fitting trousers. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough for me to have a good pair of trousers!
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Pants for Real People: Fit and Sew for Any Body
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"This pattern book features step-by-step instructions on fitting and sewing pants for women of all different body types using the twin techniques of tissue- and fabric-fitting. Important sewing choices are highlighted, including choosing fabrics, selecting appropriate alteration tools, and finding styles that are most flattering. The fit-as-you-sew process of making pants is illustrated with progressive photographs of fitting pants for nine women of different size and shapes. Covered are a variety of styles including non-roll and expandable waistbands; centered, lapped, and invisible zippers; faced and contour waistlines; and cargo, double welt, and simple side seam pockets."
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Genres
sewingcraftsnonfiction
176 pages, Paperback
First published September 1,2003
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176 pages, Paperback
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September 1, 2007 by Palmer/Pletsch Publishing
- ISBN
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9780935278576
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0935278575
- Language
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English
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Pati Palmer is driving force behind the Palmer/Pletsch craft publishing company, of dozens of sewing books and how-to DVD's and creator of eight Palmer/Pletsch sewing notion products, including PerfectFuse™ Interfacings. . Palmer has been designing for The McCall Pattern Co. since 1980, and Vogue prior to that. She has written the guidesheets for 250 patterns and includes fit and sewing tips. She is dubbed The McCall Pattern Company's "Fit Expert." She has been an educator for an interfacing company, a department store buyer, and has conducted seminars throughout North America and Australia. She currently teaches workshops in Portland, Oregon where she trains consumers and teachers.
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I think it was this pants book....it had a really helpful diagram for drafting a curved waistband. I didn't end up needing it, but it was good reference.
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Useful book for learning how to alter pant patterns to sew pants that fit your body shape.
For a book that cover other types of clothing patterns see The Perfect Fit (Singer Sewing Reference Library).
For a book that cover other types of clothing patterns see The Perfect Fit (Singer Sewing Reference Library).
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This is another must-have book on your sewing reference shelf. Fitting trousers is challenging and perfecting fit is even more challenging. Pants for Real People is full of fitting information for people of all shapes and sizes.
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An extremely thorough reference book. Detailed fitting instructions, include how to identify problems with fitting (i.e. what they look like). I bought it after reading a library copy so I could always have it on hand.
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good to know that very slim petite women are not real people, but i didn’t really want to make 90s mom pants anyway i guess
i know that’s unnecessarily snarky but where’s the guide to fitting tiny mod pants for tiny mod ladies? ARE SMALL PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DRESS LIKE IT’S 1958 NOT DESERVING OF PANT FITTING GUIDANCE?! Someday my fave glad-i-stopped-by-this-random-souvenir-shop-in-little-tokyo-on-the-way-from-picking-up-ghost-town-at-tower-records-to-seeing-the-go-go’s-at-madame-wong’s trousers will give out (i know, those are early 80s references, but the trousers themselves are early 60s but i think early 60s people wore them for like ? sukiyaki parties ? and early 80s people found them in the back of the store and wore them to be photographed by ann summa and early 00s people maybe didn’t care that much because early 20s people (me) were able to buy three pairs a few years ago and wear them all the time) and i would like to be prepared, and also to stop feeling like
i know that’s unnecessarily snarky but where’s the guide to fitting tiny mod pants for tiny mod ladies? ARE SMALL PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DRESS LIKE IT’S 1958 NOT DESERVING OF PANT FITTING GUIDANCE?! Someday my fave glad-i-stopped-by-this-random-souvenir-shop-in-little-tokyo-on-the-way-from-picking-up-ghost-town-at-tower-records-to-seeing-the-go-go’s-at-madame-wong’s trousers will give out (i know, those are early 80s references, but the trousers themselves are early 60s but i think early 60s people wore them for like ? sukiyaki parties ? and early 80s people found them in the back of the store and wore them to be photographed by ann summa and early 00s people maybe didn’t care that much because early 20s people (me) were able to buy three pairs a few years ago and wear them all the time) and i would like to be prepared, and also to stop feeling like
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The language of the book is sorely outdated, but the fitting advice is solid.
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OMG! This book changed my life. The techniques described will allow even a novice sew-er to make perfect fitting pants. I even used the techniques to alter skirts. I highly recommend to anyone who makes their own clothes.
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