The Perfect Jacket

'The Classic Guide to Sewing the Perfect Jacket'  is a great book if you are interested in sewing the perfect blazer.  We talked about it before: Vogue V8333 is a great sewing pattern and study by Claire Shaeffer.

But Why would you want to sew a perfect jacket? Isn't it a bit outdated concept?  No it is not.  More and more classic clothing items are getting a complete revival. Mainly because we love the classics because of the concept of 'sustainability'  It is the complete opposite of buying mass clothes as cheap as possible.
If you have a great shaped tailor-made jacket, you might wear it for years!

Let's read the book with a lot of information about tailoring the perfect jacket!

Product details:

• Paperback: 128 pages
  
• Publisher: Creative Publishing int'l; Revised, Updated edition (May 1, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589236092
• ISBN-13: 978-1589236097

Tailoring, the classic guide to sewing the perfect jacket

Tailoring is the complete photo guide and instructions-book to sewing jackets and coats. Or couture jackets. Stunning photographs of impeccable details and creating the perfect fit. A lot of step-by-step instructions; all photographs.  The photographs are clear and provide good instructions.  Sewing techniques:  fitting and pattern alteration, fabrics and tools, interfacings, interlinings, seams and finishes, hand stitches, collars, pressing, top-stitching, shaping shoulders, setting in sleeves, sewing pockets, vents, and making perfect buttonholes. A complete guide in a modern lay-out update.

About the Author
Creative Publishing international is a worldwide publisher of how-to books. The company's current retail offering includes over 300 titles on topics covering home improvement, home decorating, sewing, crafting, hunting & fishing, and photography. Over the past 15 years, CPi has developed high-quality photography step-by-step books with nationally recognized brand partners like Black & Decker and Singer.

Tailoring the perfect jacket: read our review sewing pattern Vogue V8333!

OUR REVIEW:

Very good:

• The book is  a perfect guide for those who want to sew a jacket or coat
•  Lots of great general information as well as specific explanations of techniques
•  Beautiful photographs
• Great book for  advanced seamstress
• In-depth information about the three sewing techniques used for tailoring a jacket: custom, machine and fusible.  A great guide to understand and make useful and wise choices. Choosing or combining these methods. You ca learn the best method/technique for construction or detailed finishing.

Could be better:

• Do not misunderstand this book as being a sewing-guide for dummies.
  
• Paragraph "Constructing the jacket" is a nightmare for a beginner.  Do not let them scare you off too much. Drawings instead of photographs would be more motivating as certain details would have been reduced to provide manageable instructions.

Note: Interesting stuff:  How to recognize a well-tailored or couture jacket....
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