The Complete Photo Guide to Perfect Fitting

In my bespoke work I come across many 'body types', each with their own, let's emphasise the great and wonderful, and lets disguise those areas no-one else needs to know about. Sarah's book 'Perfect Fitting' accompanied with the excellent photographs does just that, and more. The detailed explanations, before and after, is great for both beginners and professionals alike, its my reference and guide book, that I wouldn't be without.

Text descriptions with step by step pictures. Glossy pages and sturdy paperback cover. The content is clear and appears like solid information although I haven’t had a proper read yet.

I chose this book after reviewing the kindle sample downloads of about 8 different pattern fitting books and carefully reading the amazon reviews by other dressmakers. I think this offers the closest match to what I need, which is to understand the different pattern adjustments I need to make according to body variations. It is focused on fitting muslins on someone else, which is a limitation as I want to use it for my own fitting, but I feel it has given me a good understanding of where to make adjustments to commercial patterns before I even make my first muslin, as well as how to spot the cause of any fitting issues.As such, I’m sure it will save me lots of money on potential mistakes in buying the wrong style of pattern or cutting expensive fabric incorrectly...I have the kindle edition and that makes it a really great buy!

I always have problems finding ready-made pansts/trousers to fit me, usually being too baggy at the back. Determined to make some for myself, and realising that shop bought patterns are generally aimed at 'ideal' figures and that my shape is far from ideal, I came across this book almost by accident. Browsing through it when it arrived, I discovered within minutes the cause of my problems. How to put them right takes a little longer. But now I know how to go about altering a shop bought pattern so that I can set about making trousers, casual pants or jeans that really do fit properly. This book is well written and illustrated and is aimed at people with some experience of making clothes for themselves, family or friends and have been rather disappointed when, after very carefully following a shop bought pattern, they find the results less than satisfactory. A brilliant book, worth every penny!

This is a very informative book on making pattern adjustments. It covers everything you need to create better fitting patterns.

An excellent book. I am fairly new to dressmaking and deducted to purchase this book to really help me in getting a good fit for my homemade dresses. When it arrived I thought maybe it was for the professional sewer. However on closer inspection I realised that it was ideal for me, as well as the professional sewer. The instructions are clear and the many photographs make it very user friendly. I would thoroughly recommend it and am looking forward to making well fitting clothes!!

Excellent book, will be buying the "proper book" as I found looking at the pictures in black and white on my Kindle a little difficult to follow. Whilst I can sew up garments for myself without any problems I find that getting the fit just right is far more difficult. Since buying this book I have made a fitted dress that does actually fit. If you are like me and want to learn more about basic pattern cutting and fitting, then I would thoroughly recommend this book. As I mentioned before, buying the actual book may be more useful than the Kindle Download

Help to fit sewing patterns

仮縫いをして、補正していきましょう的な感じの本です。仮縫いをして、試着をしたときに出てくる、問題点が、写真でいろいろ出てきます。そのあと、解決方法の写真がのっています。 かなり、細かく詳しく、載っているので、ジャストフィットを狙っている人には、好いですが 初心者には、ちょっと難しい気がします。

It's help me very much for my stitching .

Super vale a pena!

Muy buen libro y las fotografías ayudan mucho. Libro para profesionales del Patronaje.

Es gibt mehrere Möglichkeiten der Schnittanpassung. Dieses Buch basiert auf der Methode zunächst ein Probestück zu nähen, dieses dann anhand verschiedener Techniken so zu verändern, dass es die optimale Passform hat, um danach die vorgenommenen Abwandlungen auf das Schnittmuster zu übertragen. Bis hierher klingt alles recht unspektakulär - wenn es sich nicht um DIESES Buch handeln würde! Ich kenne kein Buch (und meine Regale biegen sich) das diesem Meisterwerk das Wasser reichen könnte. Im Vergleich zu Sandra Betzinas "Fast Fit", das wirklich schon ein sehr gutes Buch zum Thema Schnittanpassung ist, bezieht Sarah Veblen sich in ihrem Werk nicht hauptsächlich auf spezielle anatomische Gegebenheiten oder Problemfiguren, vielmehr geht es um das grundsätzliche Anpassen an die individuelle Körperform. Seine Einzigartigkeit besteht darin, wie die Autorin die Komplexität der Thematik in einzelne Bausteine zerteilt und sehr anschaulich und absolut leicht verständlich vermittelt. Und das ohne großes, einschüchterndes Fachchinesisch (oder besser Fachenglisch). Anhand der wirklich exzellenten Fotos erkennt man durch das Vorher-Nachher-Prinzip sofort auf was es ankommt und wie es professionell umzusetzen ist. Hier wird ein Wissen vermittelt, das befähigt, jedes Kleidungsstück perfekt anzupassen. Denn beispielsweise muss ein Oberteil mit Brustabnähern anders behandelt werden als eines mit Wiener Nähten. Obwohl ich meine Schnittmuster selbst nach Maß herstelle und somit nicht von gekauften Schnittmustern abhängig bin, ist dieses Buch für mich eine wahre Offenbarung! Gäbe es dieses Buch als Spiralbindung wäre es das non plus ultra.