Making Trousers for Men & Women

A Multimedia Sewing Workshop

David Page Coffin

• Publisher: Creative Publishing international
• Year: 2011
• Print ISBN: 9781589234499
• eBook ISBN: 9781616733919

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 exclusive access to a series of online video sequences - 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 http://makingtrouserswithdpc.blogspot.com/, David Coffin's blog all about making trousers and specifically designed for the readers of this book.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Contents
• How to Use This Book
• Introduction: Beyond Fit and Style
• Chapter One: Learning From Custom and Ready-to-Wear Garments
• Chapter Two: Tools and Materials
• Chapter Three: Basic Construction
• Chapter Four: Pockets
• Chapter Five: Fly Fronts
• Chapter Six: Waistbands
• Chapter Seven: Refinements
• Chapter Eight: Learning From Projects
• Sources
• Further Reading
• About the Author
• Index
• Copyright Page