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Clothing Construction, Alteration, and Tailoring

This page offers resources for basic and advanced clothing construction techniques, including tailoring and alterations.

What is Tailoring

PatternTailoring refers to both the process of making a garment fit correctly and the creation of hand-shaped traditional garments such as jackets and outerwear.

This page is focused on the specialized techniques for making traditional jackets and outerwear.

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Tailoring Ebook Resources

Saville Row: the Mecca of tailoring

Books on Tailored Construction

The Making of a Coat, series by Rory Duffy

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