Cutting-Out Tips from "Making Trousers for Men and Women" by David Coffin

In addition to all the great content in the book Making Trousers for Men and Women: A Multimedia Sewing Workshop by David Coffin, there is a DVD that comes with the book and I thought I'd share with you one of the clips today. It is filled with some great tips on altering a pants pattern that are so easy and great for restyling!

Making Trousers for Men and Women: A Multimedia Sewing Workshop

By David Coffin

Comfortable, flattering pants can be challenging to make—but they’re wonderful to wear. In this book, David Coffin provides his inventive, sure-fire methods for getting it right.

With his characteristic precision and straight talk—and with the help of photographs, drawings, and a series of video sequences on the accompanying CD-ROM—Coffin teaches the reader how to get great results—whether making a showcase garment or just whipping out an everyday pair.

For more information and book-related extras, visit David Coffin's blog makingtrouserswithdpc.blogspot.com, all about making trousers and specifically designed for the readers of this book.

A former editor of Threads magazine, David Coffin (Brookings, OR) is the author of Shirtmaking: Developing Skills for Fine Sewing. He has appeared on several online sewing forums, hosted live chats, and appeared on Sandra Betzin’s HGTV sewing program. He has conducted sewing workshops throughout the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, at guild meetings of the American Sewing Guild and the Professional Association of Custom Clothiers, tradeshows, fabric stores, and conferences.

And if you want some more insight into the videos pop on over to this video.

Comments

[Suella]

What an amazing book and such good value for money! I live in England so will be ordering it there.

I am coming later in life to dressmaking and tailoring and plan to do City and Guilds work to continue to create grments that are unique to me.

Thank you for drawing this book and author to my attention.

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