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Heg84-196 Short Cut Tailoring Techniques: Finishing The Hem, Rose Marie Tondl
Heg84-196 Short Cut Tailoring Techniques: Finishing The Hem, Rose Marie Tondl
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
This NebGuide provides methods for finishing the hems on jackets and coats, with attention to back vents, front facings, and eliminating bulk from the hem.
An inconspicuous hem is a mark of quality construction. A properly finished hem in a tailored garment helps to achieve a professional look and adds the final touch.
Heg84-199 Topstitching, Rose Marie Tondl
Heg84-199 Topstitching, Rose Marie Tondl
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
This NebGuide describes the use of topstitching on jackets and coats, including techniques and materials required for a professional look.
Topstitching is an important yet distinctive finishing touch to a jacket or coat. Not only is it decorative, but a line of topstitching helps to keep interfacings in place, creates a neat, crisp edge on a tailored jacket, and accents seams. Topstitching can be done in various places on the garment, including lapels, pockets and pocket flaps, hems, cuffs, pleats, waistbands and major seams.
Heg84-197 Short Cut Tailoring Techniques: Shoulder Shapes, Rose Marie Tondl
Heg84-197 Short Cut Tailoring Techniques: Shoulder Shapes, Rose Marie Tondl
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
This NebGuide provides instructions on how to make and attach shoulder shapes and sleeve heads to give jackets and coats a smooth, professional look.
Padding or shaping through the shoulder area gives a smooth appearance to a jacket or coat. It also helps to fill out the hollow just beneath the front shoulder and is useful to disguise such figure faults as round, thin, narrow or sloping shoulders. If one shoulder is higher than the other, one shoulder can be padded more than the other so that the garment shoulder lines are the same when the garment is worn. Making …