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Tailoring. - Minnetonka, Minn. : Cy Decosse Inc., c1988. - 127 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. - Singer sewing reference library .

Includes index.

Making selections -- the standards of tailoring -- Selecting a pattern -- Tailoring fabric -- Interfacing for tailoring -- Selecting linings -- Special notions for tailoring -- Tips & tools -- Cutting & marking tools -- Pressing equipment -- Tools & stitches for handwork -- Before you sew -- Getting a good fit -- Making a test garments -- Preparing the pattern -- Preparing the fabric -- Tailoring techniques -- Constructing the jacket -- Shaping the undercollar -- Shaping the jacket front -- Shaping the jacket back -- Tailoring a notched collar -- Tailoring a shawl collar -- Tailoring pockets -- Tailoring sleeves -- Tailored hems -- Finishing techniques -- Linings -- Interlining a jacket or coat -- Partially lined jackets -- Topstitching -- Buttons & buttonholes.

How to sew women's coats and jackets.

ISBN: 0865732418 : $14.95 9780865732414 0865732426 (pbk.) : $11.95 9780865732421 (pbk.)

LCCN: 88009559

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Coats.
Tailoring (Women's)

LC Class. No.: TT535 / .T35 1988

Dewey Class. No.: 646.45