Alterations the Seams Easy Way de Susan Martinek

Alterations the Seams Easy Way

Susan Martinek

Do you have sewing knowledge, but find yourself nervous about attempting alterations? Have you done some alterations with less-than-successful results? Learn effective alteration methods that work from Susan Martinek, who brings twenty-eight years of experience with her Seams Easy alteration shop. "Alterations the Seams Easy Way" includes one hundred illustrations that provide business tips, common alterations, fitting tips, and pressing tips. Each type of alteration is explained in detail, including slacks alteration directions with length adjustment. She also explains how to make correct waist and thigh alterations, along with other common types of alterations: Jeans alterations, including shortening, methods for reattaching the original hem, taking the waist and seat in, working with belt loops, tapering, front pocket replacement, and patches Shirt alterations, including shortening sleeves, tapering at sides, narrowing blouse shoulders, changing t-shirt necklines, and shortening t-shirt hemlines Suit jacket alterations, including shortening sleeves, lengthening coat sleeves, and taking jacket sides in Zipper replacements in coats, jeans, coat liners, unlined fleece jackets or sweatshirts, and invisible zipper directions, along with how to shorten a zipper. All of this and more makes "Alterations the Seams Easy Way" an excellent guide for anyone interested in making alterations."

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Allow me to tell you about myself. Growing up, my Mother sewed items for us children. This included matching dresses for our sister singing quartet. I began sewing when I was 10 while I was in 4-H. My mother allowed my older siblings and me to use her sewing machine. I made an orange pair of shorts for my first sewing project. I bought my first sewing machine while in high school. That portable machine served me well for many years. I enjoyed picking out the fabric, and pattern for garments as I planned items to be sewn. Being a relatively short person, 5'3", it was good to be able to adjust the length of a garment as I sewed it. One item I constructed as a teenager was a dress with a navy background and bright colored flowers on it. Flower power! It was a great printed fabric. I continued sewing as an adult. After having children, I continued to sew. I would make some things for them. One of my favorite clothing items I made was matching sailor items, a dress, and a sailor onesie for my young son. When sergers came out I was curious and eventually was able to buy one for myself. I had a sewing area set up in my basement so I was able to go down and sew when I wanted without setting it up and putting it away each time. One of my first paid sewing jobs was to make outfits for a window Christmas display in a local department store. One thing led to another and I was told of an alteration position at another local department store. I got the job and my "on-the-job" training on how to alter ready-to-wear clothing began. I also took a private tailoring class from a local tailor.