David Page Coffin, a former editor at Threads magazine, is the author of Shirtmaking: Developing Skills for Fine Sewing (Taunton Press, 1998). He has conducted sewing and tailoring workshops throughout the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. David has also been a frequent guest host on several online sewing forums and has hosted live chats on PatternReview.com. He has appeared on Sandra Betzina\u2019s HGTV sewing program, and his instructional videos have been broadcast on YouTube.com and have received great reviews on ThreadBanger.com, PatternReview.com, and other sewing sites. David hosts http://makingtrouserswithdpc.blogspot.com/ and http://myvirtualworkshop.blogspot.com. He lives with his wife, Ellen, in Brookings, Oregon.

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• How to Use This Book and DVDIntroduction: Beyond Fit and Style  Chapter 1: Learning from Custom and Ready-to-Wear GarmentsWhat is Quality Construction?Alpha and Omega: L.L. Bean Jeans and YSL CoutureMid-level Ready-to-WearHigh-level Ready-to-WearMen’s and Women’s Custom-Tailored TrousersMen's Vintage Custom-Tailored TrousersA Few Conclusions  Chapter 2: Tools and MaterialsSewing and Pressing ToolsGluing Supplies and Marking ToolsThreadOuter and Inner FabricsPocketing FabricsInterfacings  Chapter 3: Basic ConstructionConstruction SequenceMaster Patterns vs. Styled PatternsAllowances and OutletsBefore You CutAdding a Cut-On WaistbandPiecing the ForkStaying the Fork  Chapter 4: PocketsBag BasicsOn-Seam PocketsPiping with Leather and FabricSlant PocketsExpanding-Waist PocketsDouble Welts, Curved, and StraightSingle Welts and FlapsMachine-Tacking and TopstitchingZipper Pockets and Other Security Features  Chapter 5: ClosuresThree Zipper StylesAdd-On WaistbandExtended WaistbandButton FliesKeyhole ButtonholesBelt-Loop Options  Chapter 6: More Construction DetailsLining FlapsStitching the CrotchShaping the LegsHand StitchesBinding EdgesReady-Made Waistband FinishesAfterthought Pleat Stays  Chapter 7: Gallery of Garments  SourcesFurther InformationDVD ContentsIndex

David Page Coffin, a former editor at Threads magazine, is the author of Shirtmaking: Developing Skills for Fine Sewing (Taunton Press, 1998). He has conducted sewing and tailoring workshops throughout the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. David has also been a frequent guest host on several online sewing forums and has hosted live chats on PatternReview.com. He has appeared on Sandra Betzina\u2019s HGTV sewing program, and his instructional videos have been broadcast on YouTube.com and have received great reviews on ThreadBanger.com, PatternReview.com, and other sewing sites. David hosts http://makingtrouserswithdpc.blogspot.com/ and http://myvirtualworkshop.blogspot.com. He lives with his wife, Ellen, in Brookings, Oregon.

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• How to Use This Book and DVDIntroduction: Beyond Fit and Style  Chapter 1: Learning from Custom and Ready-to-Wear GarmentsWhat is Quality Construction?Alpha and Omega: L.L. Bean Jeans and YSL CoutureMid-level Ready-to-WearHigh-level Ready-to-WearMen’s and Women’s Custom-Tailored TrousersMen's Vintage Custom-Tailored TrousersA Few Conclusions  Chapter 2: Tools and MaterialsSewing and Pressing ToolsGluing Supplies and Marking ToolsThreadOuter and Inner FabricsPocketing FabricsInterfacings  Chapter 3: Basic ConstructionConstruction SequenceMaster Patterns vs. Styled PatternsAllowances and OutletsBefore You CutAdding a Cut-On WaistbandPiecing the ForkStaying the Fork  Chapter 4: PocketsBag BasicsOn-Seam PocketsPiping with Leather and FabricSlant PocketsExpanding-Waist PocketsDouble Welts, Curved, and StraightSingle Welts and FlapsMachine-Tacking and TopstitchingZipper Pockets and Other Security Features  Chapter 5: ClosuresThree Zipper StylesAdd-On WaistbandExtended WaistbandButton FliesKeyhole ButtonholesBelt-Loop Options  Chapter 6: More Construction DetailsLining FlapsStitching the CrotchShaping the LegsHand StitchesBinding EdgesReady-Made Waistband FinishesAfterthought Pleat Stays  Chapter 7: Gallery of Garments  SourcesFurther InformationDVD ContentsIndex

David Page Coffin, a former editor at Threads magazine, is the author of Shirtmaking: Developing Skills for Fine Sewing (Taunton Press, 1998). He has conducted sewing and tailoring workshops throughout the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. David has also been a frequent guest host on several online sewing forums and has hosted live chats on PatternReview.com. He has appeared on Sandra Betzina\u2019s HGTV sewing program, and his instructional videos have been broadcast on YouTube.com and have received great reviews on ThreadBanger.com, PatternReview.com, and other sewing sites. David hosts http://makingtrouserswithdpc.blogspot.com/ and http://myvirtualworkshop.blogspot.com. He lives with his wife, Ellen, in Brookings, Oregon.

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• How to Use This Book and DVDIntroduction: Beyond Fit and Style  Chapter 1: Learning from Custom and Ready-to-Wear GarmentsWhat is Quality Construction?Alpha and Omega: L.L. Bean Jeans and YSL CoutureMid-level Ready-to-WearHigh-level Ready-to-WearMen’s and Women’s Custom-Tailored TrousersMen's Vintage Custom-Tailored TrousersA Few Conclusions  Chapter 2: Tools and MaterialsSewing and Pressing ToolsGluing Supplies and Marking ToolsThreadOuter and Inner FabricsPocketing FabricsInterfacings  Chapter 3: Basic ConstructionConstruction SequenceMaster Patterns vs. Styled PatternsAllowances and OutletsBefore You CutAdding a Cut-On WaistbandPiecing the ForkStaying the Fork  Chapter 4: PocketsBag BasicsOn-Seam PocketsPiping with Leather and FabricSlant PocketsExpanding-Waist PocketsDouble Welts, Curved, and StraightSingle Welts and FlapsMachine-Tacking and TopstitchingZipper Pockets and Other Security Features  Chapter 5: ClosuresThree Zipper StylesAdd-On WaistbandExtended WaistbandButton FliesKeyhole ButtonholesBelt-Loop Options  Chapter 6: More Construction DetailsLining FlapsStitching the CrotchShaping the LegsHand StitchesBinding EdgesReady-Made Waistband FinishesAfterthought Pleat Stays  Chapter 7: Gallery of Garments  SourcesFurther InformationDVD ContentsIndex