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Smart Tailoring
5h 18m 28s
THR63065256
Access includes complete video series plus all class materials.
Instructor

Learn the secrets of tailoring a jacket from fashion designer, Fashion Institute of Technology instructor, and Threads Magazine Contributing Editor Kenneth D. King.

This 5-hour class is the equivalent of a college-level course in custom jacket tailoring.

Kenneth covers “old school” jacket tailoring techniques, including:

  • Interfacing
  • Shields
  • Shoulder pads
  • Pad stitching
  • Collar felts
  • Interior pockets

Kenneth also gives you his own “new school” tailoring techniques.

This class is filled with great information on these situations:

  • Turn-of-cloth
  • Tailor’s tacks and stays
  • Using silk organza for stays
  • Drawing in an armhole
  • When to use a pressing cloth
  • How to stretch curves
  • Foundation layering
  • Vents

Plus a BONUS video: What’s in Kenneth’s tool kit?

 

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Sewing &

Quilting Classes

A Notch Above (Threads article)
Hot Pocket (Threads article)
King's Collar (Threads article)
Master the Hand Stitch - part 1 (Threads article)
Master the Hand Stitch - part 2 (Threads article)
The Lost Art of Reweaving (Threads article)
A Perfect Pattern for Impeccable Pocket Flaps (Threads article)
No More Wobbly Welts (Threads article)
You Say Underlining, I Say Interlining (Threads article)
Smart Sewing Order - Tops
Taunton Workshops Online Class
by Kenneth D. King
 
 
Smart Sewing Order - Bottoms
Taunton Workshops Online Class
by Kenneth D. King
 
 
Smart Fitting One - Upper Torso and Fitting Jackets
Taunton Workshops Online Class
by Kenneth D. King
 
 
Smart Fitting Two - Upper Torso & Fitting Skirts & Trousers
Taunton Workshops Online Class
by Kenneth D. King
 
 
Threads Sewing Guide
Hardcover
From the editors of Threads
 
 
Threads Fitting for Every Figure
Paperback
From the editors of Threads