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4

Sep 07, 2010

A fantastic little primer on (mostly) mens shirts. The author guides you through getting started, fitting a pattern, construction and sewing in an orderly and logical way. As I read through, all the questions that arose in my mind were answered within the next few pages so my reaction throughout the book went something like: "Yeah but then how...." (flip, flip) "Oh! Got it." I like that in a sewing book.

My only nit to pick was his pushing of specialty feet for machines. Those bad boys are not A fantastic little primer on (mostly) mens shirts. The author guides you through getting started, fitting a pattern, construction and sewing in an orderly and logical way. As I read through, all the questions that arose in my mind were answered within the next few pages so my reaction throughout the book went something like: "Yeah but then how...." (flip, flip) "Oh! Got it." I like that in a sewing book.

My only nit to pick was his pushing of specialty feet for machines. Those bad boys are not cheap and I don't appreciate being told that I won't be able to achieve good results without them. Especially if it's not true.

But, onwards to sewing! ...more

5

Sep 18, 2012

Simple, straightforward and easy to follow instructions to set my sewing apart from just "average". Best of all, the book is written with men's shirts in mind; so often an afterthought in most publications. Also, the author's confession that making one's own shirts is not an exercise in efficiency nor frugality - rather it's the ability to make something FIT hit home. I suspect he also brews his own beer.

I'm looking forward to putting the techniques to the test and, hopefully, never buying Simple, straightforward and easy to follow instructions to set my sewing apart from just "average". Best of all, the book is written with men's shirts in mind; so often an afterthought in most publications. Also, the author's confession that making one's own shirts is not an exercise in efficiency nor frugality - rather it's the ability to make something FIT hit home. I suspect he also brews his own beer.

I'm looking forward to putting the techniques to the test and, hopefully, never buying another RTW shirt. ...more

5

Aug 14, 2012

Lots of techniques and instructions to take basic shirt making to a much higher level. Coffin goes far beyound the pattern companies to show the user how to adapt to differences in body and posture to create 'expensive' shirts most anyone would be proud to wear.

5

Jan 23, 2014

Excellent book! I highly recommend this book to all Shirtmaking Lovers! The author gives an incredible useful technique of making fine shirts for men and woman.