{"product_id":"the-complete-home-book-of-family-tailoring","title":"The Complete Home Book of Family Tailoring","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeasuring, cutting, fitting and finishing - Bonnie V. Goodman's course in proper tailoring, written for anyone making coats, suits and trousers at home rather than in a workroom.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in the Prentice-Hall home economics series, \u003cem\u003eThe Complete Home Book of Family Tailoring\u003c\/em\u003e runs to more than four hundred pages and follows a garment from first measurement to finished seam. Goodman begins with taking body measurements correctly and choosing the right size of pattern, then works through cloth selection, seams, fitting and the finishing that separates a tailored coat from a merely sewn one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapters cover garments for the whole household, children, girls and boys included, and much of the instruction still holds for anyone working from a commercial pattern today, since measuring, altering and fitting have not changed. It also stands as a clear record of what mid-century American home dressmaking asked of the person at the machine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition features: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe complete text from the Prentice-Hall home economics series, running to more than four hundred pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStep-by-step instruction in taking body measurements correctly and choosing the right size of pattern\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuidance on selecting cloth, working seams, fitting and finishing coats, suits and trousers properly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeparate chapters on tailoring for children, girls and boys as well as for the adults of the household\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrated throughout, with diagrams taking each technique from first measurement to finished seam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bonnie V. Goodman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Read Country Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 458\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781447402022","brand":"Read Country Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53321698541866,"sku":"9781447402022","price":51.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1022\/4553\/1946\/files\/img_ec72ffc2-fd17-438f-8124-3e2dcf7cc803.jpg?v=1793053101","url":"https:\/\/delvanta.shop\/products\/the-complete-home-book-of-family-tailoring","provider":"Whitmore Lane","version":"1.0","type":"link"}