Comfortable, flattering pants can be challenging to make--but they're wonderful to wear. In this book, David Coffin provides his inventive, sure-fire methods for getting it right. With his characteristic precision and straight talk--and with the help of photographs, drawings, and a series of video sequences on the accompanying DVD--Coffin teaches the reader how to get great results--whether making a showcase garment or just whipping out an everyday pair.
Comfortable, flattering pants can be challenging to make--but they're wonderful to wear. In this book, David Coffin provides his inventive, sure-fire methods for getting it right. With his characteristic precision and straight talk--and with the help of photographs, drawings, and a series of video sequences on the accompanying DVD--Coffin teaches the reader how to get great results--whether making a showcase garment or just whipping out an everyday pair.
David Page Coffin’s career as a sewing expert, teacher, and writer began with a self-published how-to book about making custom shirts, which became a bestseller and led to an 18-year editor’s post at Threads magazine, where both his sewing and publishing skills found a worldwide audience. Coffin is also the author/creator of the authoritative and bestselling sewing books Making Trousers for Men & Women and The Shirtmaking Workbook, hundreds of sewing articles, two Craftsy classes, and YouTube videos with hundreds of thousands of views. He has taught workshops throughout the United States and Canada and in the UK, appeared on nationally syndicated sewing shows, and been a featured host on various sewing bulletin boards and websites. He lives in Brookings, Oregon, with his wife Ellen. www.shirtmakingwithdpc.com
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How to Use This Book and DVD Introduction: Beyond Fit and Style
Chapter 1: Learning from Custom and Ready-to-Wear Garments What is Quality Construction? Alpha and Omega: L.L. Bean Jeans and YSL Couture Mid-level Ready-to-Wear High-level Ready-to-Wear Men’s and Women’s Custom-Tailored Trousers Men's Vintage Custom-Tailored Trousers A Few Conclusions
Chapter 2: Tools and Materials Sewing and Pressing Tools Gluing Supplies and Marking Tools Thread Outer and Inner Fabrics Pocketing Fabrics Interfacings
Chapter 3: Basic Construction Construction Sequence Master Patterns vs. Styled Patterns Allowances and Outlets Before You Cut Adding a Cut-On Waistband Piecing the Fork Staying the Fork
Chapter 4: Pockets Bag Basics On-Seam Pockets Piping with Leather and Fabric Slant Pockets Expanding-Waist Pockets Double Welts, Curved, and Straight Single Welts and Flaps Machine-Tacking and Topstitching Zipper Pockets and Other Security Features
Chapter 6: More Construction Details Lining Flaps Stitching the Crotch Shaping the Legs Hand Stitches Binding Edges Ready-Made Waistband Finishes Afterthought Pleat Stays
How to Use This Book and DVD Introduction: Beyond Fit and Style
Chapter 1: Learning from Custom and Ready-to-Wear Garments What is Quality Construction? Alpha and Omega: L.L. Bean Jeans and YSL Couture Mid-level Ready-to-Wear High-level Ready-to-Wear Men’s and Women’s Custom-Tailored Trousers Men's Vintage Custom-Tailored Trousers A Few Conclusions
Chapter 2: Tools and Materials Sewing and Pressing Tools Gluing Supplies and Marking Tools Thread Outer and Inner Fabrics Pocketing Fabrics Interfacings
Chapter 3: Basic Construction Construction Sequence Master Patterns vs. Styled Patterns Allowances and Outlets Before You Cut Adding a Cut-On Waistband Piecing the Fork Staying the Fork
Chapter 4: Pockets Bag Basics On-Seam Pockets Piping with Leather and Fabric Slant Pockets Expanding-Waist Pockets Double Welts, Curved, and Straight Single Welts and Flaps Machine-Tacking and Topstitching Zipper Pockets and Other Security Features
Chapter 6: More Construction Details Lining Flaps Stitching the Crotch Shaping the Legs Hand Stitches Binding Edges Ready-Made Waistband Finishes Afterthought Pleat Stays
Chapter 7: Gallery of Garments
Sources Further Information DVD Contents Index
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