Patternmaking for a Perfect Fit: Using the Rub-off Technique

Patternmaking for a Perfect Fit: Using the Rub-off Technique to Re-create and Redesign Your Favorite Fashions

Whatâ€™s the Secret to Sewing Great-Fitting Garments?
The Rub-offâ€”the Insiderâ€™s Technique for Creating a Great-Fitting Pattern!
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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 doesnâ€™t fit quite right, or would you like to update it by remaking it in a new fabric or adding new details? If you answered â€œyesâ€ to any of these questions, youâ€™ll find the solution right in your own closetâ€”by creating customized sewing patterns using garments you already own and love to wear.
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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 methodsâ€”tracing onto paper or draping with fabricâ€”and 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 detailsâ€”not only refreshing your favorite fashions but replenishing your whole wardrobe with brand-new looks.
Country USA
Brand Potter Crafts
Manufacturer Potter Craft
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780823026661
Color White
ReleaseDate 2010-10-19
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780823026661

Country	USA
Brand	Potter Crafts
Manufacturer	Potter Craft
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780823026661
Color	White
ReleaseDate	2010-10-19
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780823026661

Patternmaking for a Perfect Fit: Using the Rub-off Technique to Re-create and Redesign Your Favorite Fashions

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