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# The Complete Photo Guide to Perfect Fitting

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The Complete Photo Guide to Perfect Fitting is the ultimate reference for fitting test garments and transferring accurate adjustments to patterns. No matter what size or shape you are, wearing garments that fit perfectly makes you look and feel better. Rather than making commonly accepted changes to a commercial pattern, the method presented in this guide focuses on the way a test garment fits the body . The fabric is manipulated to improve the fit, and then those specific changes are made to the pattern. The result: patterns that fit perfectly! With The Complete Photo Guide to Perfect Fitting , you'll learn: The importance of a fitting axis and how to use it during a fitting How to recognize fitting issues , such as drag lines and folds How to manipulate fabric to solve common and unusual fitting problems How to transfer the fitting changes to your pattern easily Basic pattern-making skills to ensure accurate alterations See the fitting process from start to finish on basic garments, fitted on real people . Then follow fitting solutions on different body types . Hundreds of large color photos illustrate the techniques and concepts in simple step-by-step instructions. With these lessons, you will get the perfect fit for any body.

Review: Must buy!! Completely solved my fitting issues! - Background: I have sewn clothes for myself my entire life (54 years old), but didn’t start trying to fit patterns to my measurements until 1997 or so. The first book I read was Palmer/Pletsch’s Fit For Real People. That helped a lot with adjusting for full bust (previously didn’t need the adjustment), forward shoulder, moving darts, length issues, wide back, and general length/width adjustments, but as I got the hang of all of this, I started realizing I had always had an issue with the center of short sleeves being shorter than the sides and other books that suggested solutions led to the sleeve then being too small around my bicep or having the sleeve seam be so long compared to the armscye seam that I’d have to gather the sleeve to make it fit. This book explains the issue, shows very clear pictures of a model wearing a shirt where this is a problem and all of the clues in the picture that indicate what the problem is, then a picture of the muslin with a seam undone and a tape measure measuring the gap in the correct place so you know how much more fabric you need, then explains how to capture this change on the pattern and correct it, then a picture of the corrected muslin on and a picture of the corrected pattern piece. This is the way every issue is approached, even pants. In addition, she explains her system of fitting that always utilizes two perpendicular lines (grain line and horizontal balance line and where to put them on each type of pattern piece) on the pattern pieces that are copied onto the muslin so the pictures clearly show how these two lines are misaligned with various fitting problems and how they guide you to the correct solution. The pictures AND these two lines for fitting are the unique pieces of the puzzle that she provided to my fitting knowledge and solved every issue I had plus helped me to identify AND solve additional fitting issues I didn’t even notice before. I was able to read the section on pants fitting in a few minutes, recognize my fitting issue (why are these diagonal lines forming on the back leg below my butt) and solve it on the muslin in 10 minutes! Nothing else has been as straightforward and I’ve been stuck on the sleeve issue for the last four years! Actually, that was the original reason I bought the book, but I didn’t get a chance to really work on it until last night. The pants issue just came up with some fitted leggings this week, so I pulled the book out and in 10 minutes immediately understood why I was seeing the drag lines and how to fix it, did it, and it worked the first time!! Fitting is normally just a frustrating and time consuming experience (I don’t have a fitting buddy to help me so it’s even harder than necessary), but not now that I have THIS book!! It also helped me to better understand all of the other fitting issues and adjustments I have to make, plus helped me figure out exactly how big my bust darts need to be (the Palmer/Pletsch method got it close, but it still was around 1/2” off but not exactly) without having to start from scratch again. Do yourself a favor and BUY THIS BOOK and take the time to add the horizontal balance line and extend the grain line the full length and width of each pattern piece and copy these onto your first cloth attempt (muslin)! You will get this time back in spades versus the usual frustrations of fitting yourself and end up with a better fitting garment than you’ve EVER had before. (The Palmer/Pletsch book is still useful for learning the basics, but this one is key to getting EVERYTHING to fit.) Good luck! (I am not affiliated with the author in any way, shape, or form, and paid for this book in full myself.)
Review: The Encyclopedia of Wrinkles & Drag Lines - This is my new favorite book on fit. I have a gazillion books on fit, so that's high praise. Here's why -- clarity. You will learn how to read wrinkles and drag lines and correct them. For me, this was an eye-opening approach to fitting -- it's all about the muslin. Let me get back to the clarity. The title gives you a clue -- the photography is some of the best I've seen in a sewing book. I sincerely hope it becomes the new standard. The book is also well-written. The author covers a number of fitting concerns and explains each very clearly. I hadn't seen the concept of the horizontal balance line before and I love it! It is very helpful. The beauty of this book is the muslin photography. It really helped me understand exactly what I was seeing as I evaluated my own garments. Most of my other books use drawings and it's just not the same. Once you have identified your issues via the photography, the book does teach you how to alter your patterns. When it comes to the pattern work, I switch to more in-depth alterations books like Fit for Real People: Sew Great Clothes Using ANY Pattern (Sewing for Real People series) or Pattern Fitting With Confidence , depending on which alterations method I want to use (slash and spread, pivot and slide or the seam method. If you have a good grasp of pattern alterations, you may not need the supplemental books. I do have to give the author credit for the "Fundamentals of Altering Patterns Chapter. Many seasoned stitchers may already know this info, but for newbies it provides a one-stop shop for the process of altering patterns. They way it's written underscores that when doing alterations, you've kind of become a pattern drafter. Here's some of what the chapter contains: -Blending Seams, Using the Rulers and Adding Seam Allowances -Lengthening and Shortening Patterns and Grainline Arrows -Walking and Truing a Pattern -Placing and Creating Notches -Controlling Patterns with Built-in Ease -Truing Difficult Seams -Moving the Placement of a Seam -Moving a Dart to a New Location -Truing Dart Legs -Scaling Patterns Up and Down -Working in an Efficient Order I think this book is a must-have! You will not regret the purchase.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #36,778 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #15 in Sewing (Books) #16 in Fashion Craft |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,797 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Must buy!! Completely solved my fitting issues!
*by T***R on September 13, 2020*

Background: I have sewn clothes for myself my entire life (54 years old), but didn’t start trying to fit patterns to my measurements until 1997 or so. The first book I read was Palmer/Pletsch’s Fit For Real People. That helped a lot with adjusting for full bust (previously didn’t need the adjustment), forward shoulder, moving darts, length issues, wide back, and general length/width adjustments, but as I got the hang of all of this, I started realizing I had always had an issue with the center of short sleeves being shorter than the sides and other books that suggested solutions led to the sleeve then being too small around my bicep or having the sleeve seam be so long compared to the armscye seam that I’d have to gather the sleeve to make it fit. This book explains the issue, shows very clear pictures of a model wearing a shirt where this is a problem and all of the clues in the picture that indicate what the problem is, then a picture of the muslin with a seam undone and a tape measure measuring the gap in the correct place so you know how much more fabric you need, then explains how to capture this change on the pattern and correct it, then a picture of the corrected muslin on and a picture of the corrected pattern piece. This is the way every issue is approached, even pants. In addition, she explains her system of fitting that always utilizes two perpendicular lines (grain line and horizontal balance line and where to put them on each type of pattern piece) on the pattern pieces that are copied onto the muslin so the pictures clearly show how these two lines are misaligned with various fitting problems and how they guide you to the correct solution. The pictures AND these two lines for fitting are the unique pieces of the puzzle that she provided to my fitting knowledge and solved every issue I had plus helped me to identify AND solve additional fitting issues I didn’t even notice before. I was able to read the section on pants fitting in a few minutes, recognize my fitting issue (why are these diagonal lines forming on the back leg below my butt) and solve it on the muslin in 10 minutes! Nothing else has been as straightforward and I’ve been stuck on the sleeve issue for the last four years! Actually, that was the original reason I bought the book, but I didn’t get a chance to really work on it until last night. The pants issue just came up with some fitted leggings this week, so I pulled the book out and in 10 minutes immediately understood why I was seeing the drag lines and how to fix it, did it, and it worked the first time!! Fitting is normally just a frustrating and time consuming experience (I don’t have a fitting buddy to help me so it’s even harder than necessary), but not now that I have THIS book!! It also helped me to better understand all of the other fitting issues and adjustments I have to make, plus helped me figure out exactly how big my bust darts need to be (the Palmer/Pletsch method got it close, but it still was around 1/2” off but not exactly) without having to start from scratch again. Do yourself a favor and BUY THIS BOOK and take the time to add the horizontal balance line and extend the grain line the full length and width of each pattern piece and copy these onto your first cloth attempt (muslin)! You will get this time back in spades versus the usual frustrations of fitting yourself and end up with a better fitting garment than you’ve EVER had before. (The Palmer/Pletsch book is still useful for learning the basics, but this one is key to getting EVERYTHING to fit.) Good luck! (I am not affiliated with the author in any way, shape, or form, and paid for this book in full myself.)

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Encyclopedia of Wrinkles & Drag Lines
*by N***I on November 9, 2012*

This is my new favorite book on fit. I have a gazillion books on fit, so that's high praise. Here's why -- clarity. You will learn how to read wrinkles and drag lines and correct them. For me, this was an eye-opening approach to fitting -- it's all about the muslin. Let me get back to the clarity. The title gives you a clue -- the photography is some of the best I've seen in a sewing book. I sincerely hope it becomes the new standard. The book is also well-written. The author covers a number of fitting concerns and explains each very clearly. I hadn't seen the concept of the horizontal balance line before and I love it! It is very helpful. The beauty of this book is the muslin photography. It really helped me understand exactly what I was seeing as I evaluated my own garments. Most of my other books use drawings and it's just not the same. Once you have identified your issues via the photography, the book does teach you how to alter your patterns. When it comes to the pattern work, I switch to more in-depth alterations books like Fit for Real People: Sew Great Clothes Using ANY Pattern (Sewing for Real People series) or Pattern Fitting With Confidence , depending on which alterations method I want to use (slash and spread, pivot and slide or the seam method. If you have a good grasp of pattern alterations, you may not need the supplemental books. I do have to give the author credit for the "Fundamentals of Altering Patterns Chapter. Many seasoned stitchers may already know this info, but for newbies it provides a one-stop shop for the process of altering patterns. They way it's written underscores that when doing alterations, you've kind of become a pattern drafter. Here's some of what the chapter contains: -Blending Seams, Using the Rulers and Adding Seam Allowances -Lengthening and Shortening Patterns and Grainline Arrows -Walking and Truing a Pattern -Placing and Creating Notches -Controlling Patterns with Built-in Ease -Truing Difficult Seams -Moving the Placement of a Seam -Moving a Dart to a New Location -Truing Dart Legs -Scaling Patterns Up and Down -Working in an Efficient Order I think this book is a must-have! You will not regret the purchase.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The New Gold Standard on Fit
*by N***Y on February 9, 2012*

Sarah Veblen has written an extraordinary book that's light year's beyond any of the other fitting books in your bookcase. I just finished reading The Complete Photo Guide to Perfect Fitting yesterday, and it's excellent in every respect -- clearly written, comprehensive and systematic with hundred of detailed photos that show every step of the way for a variety of basic pattern styles and figures. In my five years of sewing clothes, I've picked up a fair number of fitting techniques. But like many people, I use an improvised, hit and miss approach that kind of, sort of works but doesn't give the best possible fit. In contrast, Perfect Fitting outlines the steps we need to take in an orderly way. The process relies on sewing a series of test muslins which are revised on the body by: establishing the all-important Horizontal Balance Line (a new term for me); releasing tight seams by opening them; clipping tight necklines and armholes; remarking shoulder seams and waistlines; and pinning tucks, darts, and open and close wedges. Then in pattern work, the muslin changes are transferred back to the pattern, the revised pattern is walked and trued, and if necessary a second muslin is sewn for further fitting improvements. Perfect Fitting concentrates on the bodice and includes all four basic styles: shoulder princess, armhole princess, side panel and darted. All the common bodice adjustments are explained and illustrated: full and small bust adjustments, forward shoulders, rounded back, sway back, etc. Armholes, set in and raglan sleeves, and skirts are also covered, again in a high level of detail. The book does include a section on basic pants fitting, though it is relatively brief. It's quite obvious that Sarah Veblen's ability to teach rivals her ability to sew because this book conveys not just how to do something but why it needs to be done, and that leads to a deeper understanding. Sarah also stresses the importance of aesthetics in pattern fitting so the fitting changes will enhance the garment's style and the appearance of the figure. Before Perfect Fitting was published, I read the sample pages that are posted here on amazon, and I urge you to read them, too. I was so impressed with the book, I not only bought it, I also signed up for Sarah's online Bodice/Sleeve Fitting class that starts on the patternreview.com website next week. If you'd like to improve the fit of your garments and have the Tried and True patterns we all strive for -- the ones that skim our bodies and flatter our figures as only custom made garments can do -- I highly recommend The Complete Photo Guide to Perfect Fit.

## Frequently Bought Together

- The Complete Photo Guide to Perfect Fitting
- The Fitting Book: Make Sewing Pattern Alterations & Achieve the Perfect Fit You Desire
- The Palmer Pletsch Complete Guide to Fitting: Sew Great Clothes for Every Body. Fit Any Fashion Pattern (Sewing for Real People series)

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