About this item
What’s the Secret to Sewing Great-Fitting Garments?The Rub-off—the Insider’s Technique for Creating a Great-Fitting Pattern! Do you love to sew your own clothes but find it difficult to make commercial patterns fit? Has your favorite blouse seen better days but is no longer available in stores? Have you gained or lost weight so that your most flattering skirt doesn’t fit quite right, or would you like to update it by remaking it in a new fabric or adding new details? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you’ll find the solution right in your own closet—by creating customized sewing patterns using garments you already own and love to wear. In Patternmaking for a Perfect Fit, Hollywood and theater costume designer Steffani Lincecum demonstrates the rub-off, a method of pattern drafting used by fashion and costume industry professionals that traces an existing garment or accessory without deconstructing or damaging it.
About the Author
Steffani Lincecum is a designer, patternmaker, sewing instructor and author with over 20 years of experience in film, television and theater. She has patterned and sewn custom clothing and accessories for the TV series Will & Grace and 3rd Rock from the Sun and the films Nixon and Primary Colors and has made individual pieces for Madonna, Bridget Fonda and Lucy Liu. After working alongside veteran tailors and seamstresses and sewing high-quality garments with a quick turnaround, Steffani has learned that traditional techniques are just as valuable as modern methods and she loves finding the balance between the two. Her article "Confessions of a Reluctant Seamstress" was published in Mia Magazine (Summer 2010) and her first book, Patternmaking for a Perfect Fit (Watson-Guptill, 2010) , explores the rub-off method of making patterns from finished garments. She lives in Madison, WI, and is currently developing a new line of patterns. Visit Steffani's website at www.stitchcoach.com to find sewing classes and events.
