Easy Guide to Sewing Pants
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by: Lynn MacIntyre
Topics include: full hip line, full hip level, pattern guide sheet, crotch depth, crotch point, crotch extension, crotch curve, pattern crotch, waist edge, zipper stop, refining adjustments, fly extension, crotch length, trial garment, dart legs, raised waist, distance from waist, fly zipper, adjust your pattern, invisible zipper, waist seam, leg width, tuck darts, pinning the pattern, pants pattern
Book Description:
Making beautifully fitted pants from start to finish Finding a pair of pants that really fit can be nearly impossible. Now you can learn to make them yourself with this volume in the Sewing Companion Library. Lynn MacIntyre will teach you how to make a beautifully fitted pair from start to finish, no matter what your skill level. With clear instructions for every step, from taking careful body measurements to the final pressing, you can make a garment that fits better and is more flattering than anything you find on the rack. You will learn how to: take accurate measurements and use them to make pattern adjustments choose the right size pattern adjust a commercial pattern for almost any body type fix specific fitting problems change a basic pattern into numerous styles insert a perfect fly zipper add elastic to a waistband for comfort, and much more!
The Best Pants Book -- The "Easy Guide to Sewing Pants" is the only book you will ever need to have a great pair of pants that truly fits you perfectly. I had tried many different approaches over the years but never achieved the fit I needed until I bought this book. Ms. MacIntyre's diagrams for fitting problem areas are clear, easy- to-follow; and best of all, they work! Her step-by-step instructions on how to make design changes to your basic pattern will give you many different looks with having to go through the fitting process again. I was so excited when I made a style change to my pattern and didn't have to worry about whether they would fit. No more frustration!! If that's not enough, I also found Ms. MacIntyre's construction techniques to be absolutely the best and gave me very professional results. The "Easy Guide to Sewing Pants" is a "must" for any sewer's library.
Easy Guide to Sewing Pants -- For fitting and making pants, I have found the "Easy Guide to Sewing Pants" an invaluable source. The book delivers a goldmine of information that really works. Ms. MacIntyre's meticulously thorough instructions are presented in clear, concise easy-to-grasp prose that I found a constant source of pleasure when I need to search for answers. This classy book sets high standards and is a cherished addition to my sewing library.
Reviews:
Buy the Easy Guide to Sewing Pants -- Having bought and looked at a number of different books to help me with fitting pants/slacks, including those by Palmer/Pletsch, Gale Griggs and others, I kinda gave up. I needed a guide in plain English, easy to use, and not overwhelming. In other words, a tool I would use. I picked up this book, "Easy Guide to Sewing Pants," at the library just because it was there. After reading and using it, I am greatly impressed! Have tried fitting my first pair of pants for my mother and they were perfect! Fit, ease, grain, hang of legs were absolutely perfect. This book purchase is a definite boon to my sewing library. I highly recommend this book to all of us who wish to learn more about the art of fitting slacks/pants.