books about tailoring suit

The Singer Sewing Reference Library: Tailoring. High picture to text ratio.

HTH Trish

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Hi Suzan, I can recommend 'Vogue Sewing' Butterick publishing Company, 161 Avenue of the Americas, New York, printed in 2000. I find t a good reference book, but it may not have enough pictures. Visit this site

I'm planning to take a fitting and sewingcourse there later this year (they're located near Nottingham in England),if I come across any good books I'll let you know. "pampeliska" skrev i melding news:bsuqcl$2tba$ snipped-for-privacy@beast.euro.net...

Check the used bookstores for sewing books. Amongst the make-it-in-a-day craftiness that became popular after the early to mid 70's you'll find books published earlier that are good, solid reference material. I own the 70's version of the above mentioned book "The Vogue Sewing Book," and another from a major pattern company I can't name off the top of my head from the 20's or 30's, and a 1961 gem by Better Homes & Gardens called "Better Homes & Gardens Sewing Book." The latter has step-by-step photos for how to fit a muslin bodice to several different figure types. Most of these cost between $3 and $5. For my money, the best sewing books come from the period between WWII and the early to mid 70's. Before WWII we got more information directly from our families because we lived close to them, and printing was more expensive so how-to books could not have as many words or pictures. After the mid 70's most books tend to focus more on projects than techniques. I don't think that recently published sewing books show enough variety of styles and techniques, maybe because stylistic variety now comes from designers of standardized, off-the-rack fad fashion instead of the creativity of the at-home seamstress.

Xena

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well, American Book Shop will send a message to me, as the three books arrive : my choice thanks for your assistance! Singer Complete Photo Guide to Sewing ; Jackets Coats and Suits with Threads and Roberto Cabrera: Classic Tailoring Techniques

14 - 21 days delivery.

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fabric,another

You have some good advice here: the only thing I can add is Just Ask Us! (Some of us have/can do pix of things you don't quite understand)

Welcome to the group!

Another book (used) would be 'How To Make Men's Clothes by Jane Rhinehart'. She has a "can do attitude". Her trouser pattern is here -

- The backpart of the pattern may be wrong at M. Something about darts; the purposeof darts is to make a flat piece of cloth round, so, wider is rounded andnarrorer is flatter; and a curve towards the point adds shape. Roberto Cabrera has good fitting tips that work with most trousers. His tailoring books are maybe the best.

Haven't looked at books by Stanley Hostek which are at this site -

Good luck.

John

Very good, but not for beginners. Old style "quality men's tailoring". Lovely dry sense of humor. For instance, the last four steps for his coat instructions are:

"234. Touch-up [pressing of] lining. Remove bastings in lining. Press out any creases and wrinkles.

235. Sew on buttons. 236. Remove remaining bastings. 237. Hope it fits."

I think Hostek does a better job of describing pressing steps than Cabrera, myself.

Kay

One person describs the pressing like this

thanks very much all of you. First I will start a cheap material using the Cabrera book and Singer sewing book. I will let you know how my progress goes.