Starting with the most common and easiest alteration, shortening trousers, and working towards the most technically challenged, shortening the sleeves on a lined jacket, this ultimate guide will take you through the steps using over 400 illustrations to give you get a clear outline of what is required.
Chapters are broken up into:
- Introduction
- How to use this book
- What you will need
- Trousers -taking up, taking in, letting out, replacing zip
- Jeans - taking up, taking in, replacing zip
- Dresses, Gowns and Skirts - taking up, hem lengths, types of hems, taking in
- Jackets - taking up, taking in
- Shirts and Tops - taking up, taking in
- Types of Seams
- Imperial and metric explained
- Helpful hints and tips