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  • Kenneth D. King's Smart Fitting Solutions

Fit any figure, solve any challenge. No matter what your shape or size, you can make garments that fit! Couture designer and popular instructor Kenneth D. King teaches you how to sew clothes that fit by understanding where your real fitting problem is and how to fix it.

“No matter your size or shape, Kenneth D. King's Smart Fitting Solutions will teach even the most novice needlecrafter how to make perfect-fitting garments every time. A comprehensive and thoroughly ‘user friendly’ instructional reference and resource. Certain to be an immediate and enduringly popular addition to community library needlecraft instructional collections.” –Midwest Book Review

About the Author: Kenneth D. King is the designer behind Kenneth D. King Design. His couture clothing and accessories are in many private collections, as well as in permanent museum collections, including Victoria and Albert Museum in London. His work also has appeared in music videos and television commercials. Kenneth is a professor at Fashion Institute of Technology, teaches garment construction across the U.S., and is a contributing editor to Threads magazine. In 2013, Kenneth was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of Sewing and Design Professionals.

Additional Information
Cover 132
Publication Year 2018
Photos 663
Drawings 25
Isbn 978-1-63186-856-6
Author Kenneth D. King
Dimensions No
Pages 240
Format Hardcover
Toc CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

PART I Understanding Good Fit
Study Your Figure
Evaluate the Clothes You Wear
The Smart Fitting Alteration Method
Make a Muslin

PART II Read the Wrinkles and Learn to Fix Them
Carol
Norma
Sarah
Rosann
Jeannine
Evamarie

PART III Alter the Pattern
Carol
Norma
Sarah
Rosann
Jeannine
Evamarie

AFTERWORD: IT'S ALL ABOUT THE RESULTS

APPENDIX 1: ESSENTIAL MEASURING POINTS

APPENDIX 2: WEARING AND DESIGN EASE

APPENDIX 3: FULL BUST ADJUSTMENT

APPENDIX 4: ROTATE A DART

APPENDIX 5: THREE-STEP SLEEVE

INDEX

Kenneth D. King's Smart Fitting Solutions

  • by Kenneth D. King
  • Hardcover
  • Product Code: TP-THR73071622
Availability: In Stock
$34.95