Reference books to improve my skills!

[jamethiel]

Hi all,

I'm currently taking sewing lessons and making a coat (tailored, with horsehair interfacing and pad-stitching and all!). However, I'd like to read up a bit more on the subject. My teacher says all her learning is in her head, and I'd like to read about it.

So I'd like reference books! Specifically books on

• Tailoring
• Fit and how to see what's wrong with a garment and how to fix it
• couture finishing techniques

What are your recommendations?

Comments

[ducened]

My preferred fit & tailoring books:
Fit for Real People, Pati Palmer & Marita Alto
Fantastic Fit for Every Body, Gale Grigg Hazen
Fast Fit, Sandra Betzina
Fitting Finesse, Nancy Zieman

As for coture, I use Clotilde's Sew Smart (ISBN: 0-9748217-0-5)

[jamethiel]

Thank you so much! I've been searching for all of these books and not knowing if there was anything GOOD. It's so reassuring that you'd rec these.