Everyday Alterations - A Compendium of Causes, Effects and Remedies for the More Common Errors in Cutting and Making Men's Garments

“Everyday Alterations” is a handbook of the causes, effects, and remedies for some of the more common errors in cutting and making men's garments, including shirts, coats, trousers, shorts, etc. Written in clear, simple language and full of helpful diagrams, this volume will be of utility to anyone with a practical interest in fixing and altering clothes. Contents include: “Alteration on Coats”, “Alteration on Vests”, “Alterations on Trousers”, “Coats”, “Wrinkles Under the Back of Collar”, “Wrinkles Back of Scye”, “Fullness at in Front of Scye”, “Wrinkle in Front of Shoulder”, “Broken Fronts”, “Scye Too Deep”, “Sleeves”, “Erect Coat, Normal Sleeve”, “Stooping Coat, Normal Sleeve”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on dressmaking and tailoring.

© 2021 Old Hand Books (Ebook): 9781528769020

Release date

Ebook: March 22, 2021