The Zapp Method of Couture Sewing: Tailor Garments Easily, Using Any Pattern

by Anna Zapp

Sew Clothes that Fit Perfectly! Pants, jackets, vests, shirts--no matter what garments you want to sew, or what pattern you buy, Anna Zapp will show you how to get a perfect fit. Learn fitting and sewing tricks that will save time and effort and help you sew clothes that rival the most expensive couture lines.

Genres: Sewing, Crafts

128 pages, Paperback

First published February 23, 2004

Reviews

[Beckysue]

Anna's method of creating couture-like fitted clothing mainly consists of measuring the wearer in every possible way, something over 40 different measurements, and then adjusting the pattern to fit those measurements. It is very helpful in identifying fitting problems and correcting them. She includes a lot of tips and sewing secrets that will really make "home-made" look "tailor made".

[Kayleen]

Only sewing book I know of that breaks the body measurements into four quadrants. This means the body is not treated as a cone. You get a better map of where the body dips in and out, which means the clothes you make fit better.