Pattern Fitting With Confidence Paperback – July 21, 2008

Pattern Fitting with confidence is an excellent resource for altering a sewing pattern. It is illustrated very well. It has clear instructions. I am very happy with this purchase.

When this woman died in 2017 it was a tremendous loss for everyone in the sewing world. I own a small library of sewing books and magazines. Some of these books claim to be bibles on fitting garments, but all they accomplish many times is creating confusion from something simple. Nancy was a true teacher who covered in this book every type of fitting change and technique, fine-tuning in a simple manner. She also helps you choose the best color, style and fabric for your unique body shape. When your garment is finished, it actually looks like what is on the pattern envelope cover!

Great illustrations and descriptions.

new, fresh, cleanNancy Zieman has an easy to understand method to altering and fitting clothes.

Nancy Zieman is well-known for sharing her vast sewing knowledge and experience. Pattern Fitting With Confidence is no exception. Whether you're new to sewing or have advanced skills, there are enough tips and sewing wisdom packed into these pages you can't go wrong! The book is well written and illustrated, easy to understand and use, as well as a great reference to add to your sewing library. What have you got to lose?!

This book is starting from how to fit for commercial pattern, and how to solve main wrinkles after basting. What eye opening method is slide and pivoting technique to adjust to your size.In Japan, usually we cut in half and add/abstract the measurement, but I had been in doubt because it does not fit to change each part of your body such as abstracting your waist while adding your hip. So this book really answered my question.Also there are not many fitting instruction book nor course are available in Japan. Even at school of fashion does not teach fitting. I admit there are so many people with so many type of bodice, that is why fitting books and course (both on-line and off-line), which is very envying to me!Only a couple of things I do not like is that there is no page info. Shown as this is e-book.Like "your size chart on page 123", you cannot tell where to go, and it is hard go back and forth between the chart and where you are reading now.In the reference page, the pictures are very vague and hard to read.Some measurements such as 5/8" does not properly shown, but just blank.I hope these are corrected soon.Otherwise this is a good book, and I hope many of these kind of books will be translated in Japanese!この本は市販の型紙を自分のサイズに合わせる手順から始まって、仮縫いで生じるシワを主要な6種類に分類して補正の方法を示しています。日本では一般的には単純に裾や脇のサイズを増減するか、型紙の真ん中で増減するやり方位しか紹介されていませんし、もう少し詳しく知りたくても作図を一から勉強しなくてはなりません（実際私がそのパターンで深みにハマり、今学校で40過ぎての手習い中です）。ところがさすがアメリカ、国が大きく体型も様々な人がいるせいか、補正以前に市販の型紙をいかに自分サイズに合わせるかのテクニックが広く知られているのだなと思います。やり方は至極シンプルで、市販の型紙を元に補正したい箇所で増減したい分量を入れていきます。ですがサイズ全体ではなくその部分のみずらしたり回転させるというテクニックを使って変更を入れるのです。また、自分サイズのボディを安上がりに作る人たちまでいて（ネット動画も見つかります！！！）、感心を通り越して逞しさを感じます。他にもいかに自分サイズで洋裁を楽しむかという視点の商品やコースが充実していて、かなり羨ましいなぁと思います。英語は決して難しくはなく、電子辞書だと分からない単語もその場で調べられて非常に便利。でも、こういう物の翻訳本が沢山出版されても良いのにな。

These step by step instructions in pattern alteration were so very helpful. Thank you, Nancy Zieman.

The only thing I did not like was that on the program she showed how to alter 8 piece princess seam blazers but it is not in the book.