Book
Patternmaking for a perfect fit : using the rub-off technique to re-create and redesign your favorite fashions / Steffani Lincecum. --
Record details
- ISBN: 0823026663 (pbk,)
- ISBN: 9780823026661 (pbk,)
- Physical Description: 175 p. : col. ill.
- Edition: 1st ed. --
- Publisher: New York : Watson-Guptill Publications, c2010.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes Internet addresses (p. 164) and index. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 27.99 |
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| Subject: | Dressmaking > Pattern design. Clothing and dress > Remaking. Clothing and dress measurements. Women's clothing. |
- Baker & Taylor
Instructs sewers with basic-level skills on how to alter and update favorite wardrobe articles and handbags with new fabrics and details, revealing the secrets of the "rub-off" technique used by fashion industry professionals to create patterns from existing garments. Original. A first book. - Random House, Inc.
Whatâs the Secret to Sewing Great-Fitting Garments? The Rub-offâthe Insiderâs Technique for Creating a Great-Fitting Pattern!
Do you love to sew your own clothes but find it difficult to make commercial patterns fit? Has your favorite blouse seen better days but is no longer available in stores? Have you gained or lost weight so that your most flattering skirt doesnât fit quite right, or would you like to update it by remaking it in a new fabric or adding new details? If you answered âyesâ to any of these questions, youâll find the solution right in your own closetâby creating customized sewing patterns using garments you already own and love to wear.
In Patternmaking for a Perfect Fit, Hollywood and theater costume designer Steffani Lincecum demonstrates the rub-off, a method of pattern drafting used by fashion and costume industry professionals that traces an existing garment or accessory without deconstructing or damaging it. Steffani starts with the basics, outlining two rub-off methodsâtracing onto paper or draping with fabricâand explaining essential tools, materials, and sewing techniques. She then shows how to duplicate a skirt, a dress, a blouse, and a handbag, from rubbing-off the original, to creating the pattern, to cutting and sewing the new version, to making adjustments and incorporating a variety of other elements and detailsânot only refreshing your favorite fashions but replenishing your whole wardrobe with brand-new looks.
