Classic Tailoring Techniques: A Construction Guide for Women's Wear - Paperback

by Roberto Cabrera (Author), Patricia Flaherty Meyers (Author)

Classic Tailoring Techniques: A Construction Guide for Women's Wear presents detailed, precise construction techniques for both basic jackets and skirts and more complex variants, walking students through every step of the process: tailoring fundamentals, preparing a pattern, fitting, selecting fabric, layout, cutting, and altering. Photographs, diagrams, and step-by-step instructions guide introductory and intermediate level students with a background in design, patternmaking, and sewing through timeless techniques for custom hand tailoring production.

Author Biography

Roberto Cabrera taught at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.