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Cecelia
Podolak , Material Things
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Clothing Specialist,
MSc in Clothing, Textiles & Merchandising
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Professor/Lecturer
at University of British Columbia
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Specializes in
Jacket Construction, Patterns & Pressing
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Author of
Best-Selling Threads
Book, Easy Guide to Sewing Jackets
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Producer of Highly
Acclaimed Video, Fearless Pressing
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Designer, The
Classics, Jacket Patterns for Real Bodies
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Conducts West Coast
Sewing Get-A-Ways, Jacket & Fitting Workshops
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Sewers at all levels
are excited with how easy it is to use this best-selling book to
help create professional-looking jackets. Easy styling options
and best fabric choices are shown on actual jackets that have
been sewn by the author using fast and easy industry techniques.
This is a must- have book for your sewing library.
"Clearly
explains how to sew simple...jackets. The result is still an
elegant garment that defies detection as "homemade."
-- B.Track, The Globe & Mail
"...quick-and-easy,
classroom-tested industry techniques for making classic
collarless jackets that rival the best ready-to-wear." -- A.Gosh,
Sew News
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The video shares tailor's secrets
necessary for professionally-finished jackets. Demonstration
close-ups with pressing tools show how to control moisture,
heat, and pressure for interfacings and wool fabrics. Sewers
will gain confidence pressing any fabric after mastering these
techniques!
" A
must for every skill level, this video will instill the
confidence needed for pressing any type of fabric and
garment." -- Vogue Pattern
Magazine.
"Even
if you think you already know how to press, an hour with Podlak
will improve your skills." -- David Coffin, Threads
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The
Classics
Patterns by
Cecelia Podolak, Material Things
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Developed due to popular
demand.
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Combines the best of
ready-to-wear and the sewing world.
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Shoulder/neck fit correlates
with the fit of the full bust.
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Side panels for easy
adjustment.
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Back shoulder darts and
shaped center back seam.
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Two-piece sleeve with mock
vent.
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Pattern
#101
Fearless Cardigan Jacket
Misses Sizes 2-10 (Bust
31"-37")
Misses Sizes 10-18 ( Bust 37"-43")
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Pattern
#102
Fearless Notched Collar Jacket
Misses Sizes 2-12 (Bust 31"-381/2")
Misses Sizes 12-24 (Bust 381/2"-471/2")
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Both patterns include an illustrated 34-page
instruction booklet and come in two size ranges (see above). With
the exception of the welt pockets and notched collar, both patterns
work with the Threads book,
Easy Guide to Sewing Jackets
and the video Fearless Pressing: Part 1,
Jackets.
"...your
pattern #101 is one of the very best I've ever used and with your
excellent instructions, failure is an impossibility." --CN,
Michigan
"Can't
wait to try the new pattern. LOVE! the first one." --ER,
Maryland
"Please
send me your new pattern #102... I have made two jackets from your
first pattern. I loved the finished garments and all the compliments
I received."
--CS, Ontario
"Why did
it take so long to get a pattern of this quality? The Fearless
Cardigan Jacket is the best pattern I have ever seen or used."
--MG, Washington, Creative Machine Newsletter |
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