TAILORING: The Classic Guide to Sewing the Perfect Jacket - 400 How-to Photographs

Great book; for learning, for referencing, and for doing. But don't expect to buzz through this one and come out on the other side a tailor. Nope. If you're an advanced-intermediate sewist as I am, you'll need to take your time reading this book. It's chock full of information, valuable information from start to ending. It talks about fabrics, linings, tools, patterns, fittings, construction, …You get the picture.If there's one flaw in this book, it's that the photos (and there are many helpful photos), the photos all display the makings of a woman's jacket. I'm just saying that if you're tailoring a man's jacket/coat it would be nice to see.... But hey, they're just photos, the words and instructions throughout the book are all gender neutral. Trust me, you won't be disappointed w/ this purchase.Keep in mind, just as tailoring takes patience, learning to tailor takes patience too. Enjoy.

I recently completed my first tailored jacket using this book for guidance and it came out great. I imagine that if I had followed the pattern instructions the final product would not have been as nice. This book walks you through every step- from interfacing selection to buttonholes (bound and machine), collar tailoring (notched and shawl, with custom, machine, and fusible methods) to lining insertion (by hand or machine). There are tons of different techniques presented, all illustrated with photographs and descriptive captions. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is considering making a tailored jacket for the first time or someone who wants to learn tailoring techniques beyond typical pattern instructions.

How to use this bookMaking Selections:The standards of tailoringSelecting a patternSelect a tailoring fabricTailoring Plaids and stripesInterfacings for TailoringSelecting LiningsSpecial Notions for TailoringTips and Tools:Cutting& Marking toolsPressing EquipmentTools &Stiches for handworkReally liked the small section on Pressing and think they should have added more photos to show the difference in pressing certain garments and what it looks like when completed accurately. This example only shows pockets but I do think it was overall a good example.The section on padstitching should have been more indepth for instance you are marking pad stitching lines but do not state how far apart or where to start and end. the tips section goes in a bit more but still needs definition, for example: what is a roll line?(Explained later in the book) How do you determine if the stitching lines should be 1/4 or 1/2?This section could have definitely used more instruction on how to actually complete the stitches. The tailoring tacks were well explained IMO.Before You Sew"Getting a good fitPreparing the PatternPreparing the FabricFitting is a very difficult subject and requires experience. I don't think this book did the subject justice by tackling just a few fit issues on a jacket. Excellent section on making interfacings from pattern pieces, the illustration accurately capture what should be done.Tailoring Techniques:Constructing the jacketTailoring a Notched collarTailoring a shawl collarTailoring PocketsTailoring SleevesTailoring HemsFinishing Techniques:LiningsPartially Lined JacketsTopstitchingButtons and ButtonholesResourcesIndexSo is it worth it? Yes. For the price this is a good beginners book. This is a very basic tailoring book. Due to not explaining the stitching In-Depth I had to remove a star as you will definitely have to locate other sources on how to accurately hand stitch if no previous knowledge is had,

Good basic introduction to the basics of tailoring. I found it particularly helpful in understanding the various methods of stitching interlinings and padding into a suit I had designed and drafted. The author covers all methods from hand stitched to machine stitched to a combination of the two. This e-book also helped me to figure out a particularly tricky collar draft and how to stiffen it so that it sat correctly.For an intermediate sewist or an ambitious beginner, this is a good book to have on hand for the basics of tailoring, without being overwhelmed with technique and inscrutable drafting diagrams. I definitely recommend it.

Clear picture, claer text. I love it all the way. If you want to make a jacket the classic way you will find here everything you need to know. They explane the custome tailoring method (with a great deal of handwork), the fusible tailoring method the machine tailoring method and a comibation of methods. It takes you all the way from selecting the garment and the model up to constructing and finishing the jacket.

I love the techniques shown in this book , I have always wanted to make my jackets look more professional, and this was a huge help. Can't wait to buy the physical version.

I really like this book. The photos make the steps very clear (as opposed to other books which have all drawings and are difficult to follow) It tells you everything you need to make a tailored jacket, using either traditional hand-stitched methods or modern fusible methods. A very valuable resource that I turn to often for details about welt pockets, interfacing types, etc.