THE PERFECT FIT
Subtitle: SINGER SEWING REFERENCE LIBRARY
Series: Singer sewing reference library
Publisher: Cy DeCosse Inc.; Distributed by Contemporary Books; Cy DeCosse; Cy DeCosse Inc
Published: 1987
Place of publication: Minnetonka, Minn; Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: Dressmaking -- Pattern design.; Tailoring (Women's)
Description: NO MATTER HOW YOUR FIGURE VARIES FROM THE STANDARD MEASUREMENTS USED FOR COMMERCIAL PATTERNS WITH THE PERFECT FIT AS YOUR GUIDE,  YOU'LL LEARN TO SELECT AND ADJUST PATTERNS FOR YOUR PERSONAL SHAPE.  DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS AND CLOSE-UP PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW YOU THE STEPS TO GOOD FIT:  ANALYZING YOUR FIGURE AND DECIDING WHICH FIGURE AREAS REQUIRE PATTERN ADJUSTMENTS; RECOGNIZING THE STANDARDS OF PERFECT FIT AND DETERMINING WHICH PATTERN STYLES LOOK BEST ON YOU; CHOOSING THE BEST EQUIPMENTAND SUPPLIES FOR ACCURATE MEASURING AND FITTING; USING THE PATTERN AS A FITTING TOOL; MAKING PATTERN ADJUSTMENTS AT THE SHOULDERS, SLEEVES, NECKLINE, BUST, BACK, WAIST, ABDOMEN, HIPS, CROTCH, SEAT, AND THIGHS; FINE TUNING GATHERS, DARTS, AND PLEATS; CREATING FLATTERING OPTICAL ILLUSIONS USING TIPS FROM EXPERT DRESSMAKERS.  THE PERFECT FIT ADDRESSES BIG AND LITTLE FITTING PROBLEMS BY PROVIDING A MAJOR AND A MINOR METHOD FOR MOST PATTERN ADJUSTMENTS.  WITH EITHER METHOD, IF YOU ADJUST THE PATTERN BEFORE YOU CUT, YOU WILL ELIMINATE TIME-CONSUMING ALTERATIONS ON THE GARMENT ITSELF.  THE RESULT WILL BE A TOTAL HEAD-TO-TOE IMAGE OF GOOD FIT.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: HOW TO USE THIS BOOK   6; title: INTRODUCTION TO FITTING   9; title: THE IMPORTANCE OF FIT   11; title: STANDARDS OF FIT  12; title: THE PATTERN AS A FITTING TOOL   16; title: FITTING TOOLS, SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT   18; title: UNDERSTANDNG YOUR FIGURE   21; title: ANALYZING YOUR FIGURE  22; title: ANALYZING YOUR LENGTH; title: PROPORTIONS  24; title: ANALYZING YOUR SHAPE  26; title: SHOULDER CONTOURS  28; title: ARM CONTOURS  29; title: WAIST CONTOURS   30; title: HIP CONTOURS  31; title: THIGH CONTOURS  32; title: BUST PROFILE  33; title: ABDOMEN PROFILE  34; title: SEAT PROFILE  35; title: BODY MEASUREMENTS; title: TAKING MEASUREMENTS  38; title: CHOOSING A PATTERN SIZE  41; title: SPECIAL FITTING PATTERNS   42; title: PATTERN ADJUSTMENTS  45; title: GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR PATTERN ADJUSTMENTS  46; title: PATTERN ADJUSTMENTS   46; title: BASIC LENGTH ADJUSTMENTS  48; title: FITTING WITH DARTS  50; title: FITTING AS YOU SEW  52; title: FITTING SHOULDERS  55; title: FITTING NECKLINES, FACING & COLLARS  66; title: FITTING THE BUST  73; title: FITTING THE BACK  83; title: FITTING SLEEVES  89; title: FITTING THE WAIST & ABDOMEN  93; title: ADJUSTING WAISTBAND, FACING & BODICE  98; title: WAIST & HIP ADJUSTMENTS ON GORED SKIRTS  99; title: FITTING HIPS  101; title: FITING PANTS  105; title: FINE TUNING  115; title: THE FINE POINTS OF FIT   116; title: FINE TUNING PLEATS & DARTS   118; title: FITTING WITH SHOULDER PADS  120; title: SCOOPING CURVED SEAMS  122; title: FLATTERING OPTICAL ILLUSIONS  124; title: INDEX  126