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Laurel HoffmannSewing Pants and Skirts Table of Contents
 
 

SEWING
PANTS AND SKIRTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PREFACE
APPRECIATIONS
INTRODUCTION
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xiii
xiv
xv

PART 1
: BASIC INFORMATION
 
              Chapter 1: How to use this book............................................. 3
              Chapter 2: What is sample making?....................................................... 11
              Chapter 3: Shopping for a sewing machine.......................................... 13
              Chapter 4: How the pros shop................................................................ 21

PART 2
: SEWING THE SKIRT
 
              Chapter 5: Prepare to cut and sew the shirt.......................................... 29
              Chapter 6: Spreading and cutting, setting darts.................................. 43
              Chapter 7: Seams and seam finishes...................................................... 49
              Chapter 8: Setting the lapped hand-pricked zipper............................. 57
              Chapter 9: Setting the invisible zipper................................................... 71
              Chapter 10: Finishing the skirt's shell*................................................. 81
              Chapter 11: Lining the skirt..................................................................... 97
              Chapter 12: Setting the waistband......................................................... 109

PART 3: SEWING THE PANTS AND PLEATED PANTS
 
              Chapter 13: Preparing to cut and sew the pants.................................. 117
              Chapter 14: Spreading and cutting the pants....................................... 139
              Chapter 15: Setting the diagonal-side pocket with
                                        a tummy-control panel.......................................................

145
              Chapter 16: Setting the front double-welt pocket with
                                         a tummy-control panel......................................................

157
              Chapter 17: Setting the back welt pocket.............................................. 173
              Chapter 18: Setting the right lapped fly zipper..................................... 201
              Chapter 19: Setting the left lapped fly zipper....................................... 217
              Chapter 20: Finishing the pant's shell................................................... 233
              Chapter 21: Lining the pants................................................................... 237
              Chapter 22: Sewing the belt loops and waistband.............................. 241

APPENDIXES
 
              Yardage Conversions.............................................................................. 248
              Sample Book List of Contents................................................................ 249
              Supplemental Book List........................................................................... 249
              How to trim seam allowance on points................................................. 271

GLOSSARY

252

INDEX

255
*Shell - the visible outer layer of the garment.  

 





 

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