The Fitting Book: Make Sewing Pattern Alterations and Achieve the Perfect Fit You Desire a book by Gina Renee Dunham

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Think of the moment you wear an outfit you have sewn for the first time. Think of how happy, proud, and accomplished you feel, all because it fits and you love it.

Many women struggle with the standard sizing of commercial or Indie sewing patterns, which often leads to fitting issues. This garment fitting guide will help you adjust sewing patterns to achieve the perfect fit you desire.

The Fitting Book has visual sketches and links to videos to help during each step of the 3-part fitting process.

Here's How it Works:

A) Identify the Fitting Issue.

B) Pin, Cut, & Tape the Fitting Sample.

C) Correct the Sewing Pattern.

It covers the following categories for pattern alterations:

Full Bust Adjustments (FBA) - bodice alterations for princess seams, darts, no darts
Small Bust Adjustments (SBA) - bodice alterations for princess seams, darts, no darts
Armscye and sleeve alterations
Front width, back, and shoulder pattern adjustments
Neckline pattern corrections
Basic skirt pattern alterations
Fitting pants - this is my specialty and what I am known for in the industry
Demystifying draglines (my secret to understanding diagonal draglines in garment fitting)

You will learn about terminology, abbreviations, pattern tools, and patternmaking supplies. The Fitting Book shows how to use a hip curve, a French curve, and a clear ruler for patternmaking. The pattern corrections can be applied to womenswear, menswear, childrenswear, knit styles, and woven styles. The sketches and photos are in black and white. This is a fitting book primarily with sketches. It is not a pattern drafting book. Finally, you will learn about the customization scale in garment fitting and patternmaking.

I share my knowledge from fitting tens of thousands of garments while working in the garment industry since 2003. You will learn industry-expert fitting tips to achieve the customized fit you desire.

If you are one of my 58,000+ followers on Instagram and Facebook, you may have seen my short fitting videos. For all the fitting alterations in this book, there are corresponding simple videos to reference. There are QR codes that can be scanned with a smartphone which direct you to each fitting correction. The videos give you a quick visual of how to do each correction, so you never get stuck.

Stop wasting your time and money sewing clothes that don't fit well.

It's time to sew the clothes you love that fit.

Si desea comprar este libro en español, puede encontrarlo escribiendo 'El libro de ajustes para patrones de costura' en el buscador.

Product Details

Price

$34.95

Publisher

Gina Renee Designs

Publish Date

June 02, 2021

Pages

280

Dimensions

8.5 X 11.0 X 0.59 inches | 1.44 pounds

Language

English

Type

Paperback

EAN/UPC

9783033083745

About the Author

Gina Renee has been working in the garment industry since 2003, when she graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City (NYC). Directly after graduating with a fashion design degree, she worked in high fashion in NYC, fitting beautiful gowns and tailoring women's suits.After living in NYC for five years, she moved to California, where she worked for two leading action sports clothing brands, creating snowboarding outerwear and surfing boardshorts.In 2012, Gina and her husband moved to Germany, where she worked as a freelancepatternmaker and started Gina Renee Designs, an Indie sewing pattern company. To view her sewing pattern collection and download her patterns, visit www.GinaReneeDesigns.com.She has lived in Switzerland since 2014, where she led a talented team of patternmakers and developers at a well-known European sportswear brand. In 2022, she decided to go full-time with her business, teaching about patternmaking, fitting, and designing. With this, Gina has found her true calling by sharing all the information she learned while working in the garment industry.Her main task while working in the garment industry has always been to develop quality clothes that fit well. She has fitted tens of thousands of garments during her career. Gina has fitted numerous top-performing athletes from several different nations. Several have won gold medals in the world's highest international competitions while wearing garments she fitted for them. Gina has always loved the technical side of fitting, and her goal is to help you achieve the perfectly-fitting clothes you dream of.She is also the creator of The GRD Method(TM) of patternmaking and designing. GRD stands for Gina's name. Her online course, "Making a Moulage - The GRD Method(TM)," gives you a solid foundation in patternmaking from which you can design the clothes of your dreams. The onlinedesign course "Define, Design, & Love Your Style - The GRD Method(TM)" teaches you how to create an entire collection that flatters your body type. The course "Mastering Garment Ease - The GRD Method(TM)" shows you how to execute pattern corrections before cutting a fitting sample so that you have fewer fitting frustrations.More information can be found at www.GRDMethod.com or at www.GinaRenee.com.Gina grew up in Colorado and is a nature-girl by heart. She is happy to be living near nature once again in Switzerland. During her free time, she enjoys hiking, swimming, and cycling in the beautiful Swiss Alps. And let's not forget her most important hobby - sewing!