{"id":5285,"date":"2023-11-10T11:04:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T16:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/?p=5285"},"modified":"2023-11-10T16:00:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T21:00:26","slug":"5285","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/5285\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Resources for Sewing: My Top Book Recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-sewing-books-mn.jpg\" alt=\"title photo\" class=\"wp-image-5331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-sewing-books-mn.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-sewing-books-mn-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-sewing-books-mn-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-sewing-books-mn-768x516.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I have a lot of books about sewing, and quite a few about style, and even more books about fashion. I might have trouble letting go of books but luckily I found most of them used<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"My Top Sewing Books: Great Sewing Resources | The Daily Sew\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TY801PgKVFA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to watch this post? The video includes images from inside the books so if a book listed here interests you, get a closer look at it in the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are my top sewing books &#8211; and for me that means the books I reach for the most. Because I have books about all aspects of sewing from fitting to hand stitching to sewing bags this post is going to show the top book (or two) from the most general categories. We can get into specialties like bag making later if you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-4.jpg\" alt=\"Vogue Sewing\" class=\"wp-image-5318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-4-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-4-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General Sewing Books<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The hands-down winner of all my sewing books, the Desert Island sewing book if you will, has to be <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3QBZbOB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vogue Sewing<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was my textbook in school. It\u2019s a very thorough reference not just showing techniques but also a chart of needle sizes, how to do general pattern adjustments, and all the hand stitches you can think of. The writing is dry and straightforward. No editorial or opinions here just straight-up How To.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-5.jpg\" alt=\"Sew...The Garment Making Book of Knowledge\" class=\"wp-image-5319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-5-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-5-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Runner-up general sewing book:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/40by3sT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sew\u2026The Garment Making Book of Knowledge; Real Life Lessons from a Serial Sewist<\/a> by Barbara Emodi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This book is as the subtitle says, one person\u2019s lessons from sewing. It\u2019s enjoyable to read and full of Emodi\u2019s opinions. But I like what she has to say. There are a lot of good lessons in here but this is not the reference book if you need to know how to put in a center zipper or something particular. No, this book doesn\u2019t even have an index (which is a bit annoying). It\u2019s a book you read, and you think \u201cMaybe I\u2019ll try that\u201d or \u201cInteresting\u201d.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps check this one out from the library to see if you like Emodi\u2019s take on sewing. If you do, you\u2019ll enjoy this book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-10.jpg\" alt=\"The Sewing Bible for Clothes Alterations\" class=\"wp-image-5324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-10.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-10-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-10-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-10-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books on Alterations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>T<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/45WVzew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">he Sewing Bible for Clothes Alterations<\/a> by Judith Turner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have only a few books on altering ready to wear. This is the one I check first. It\u2019s basic in a good way. How to take in, let out, make longer, how to repair zippers, etc. Plus it shows both menswear and women\u2019s clothing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clear illustrations and a clean layout make directions easy to follow. It\u2019s a big claim to be the Sewing Bible but for clothes alterations, she might be right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-9.jpg\" alt=\"Patternmaking for Fashion Design\" class=\"wp-image-5323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-9.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-9-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-9-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Patternmaking Books<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/40fPVCH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Patternmaking for Fashion Design<\/a> by Helen Joseph Armstrong<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t make a lot of patterns anymore. But when I did, this was the book. This was one of my textbooks in school. It\u2019s clear, it\u2019s well illustrated, it&#8217;s thorough but it is written in some form of shorthand. What I could understand with a quick reading in pattern drafting class, I now have to read over a few times and maybe doodle it first so I don\u2019t think this is a pattern-making book for beginners, unless you\u2019re enrolled in a class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-8.jpg\" alt=\"How to make Sewing Patterns\" class=\"wp-image-5322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-8.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-8-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-8-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-8-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3tRkAuh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Make Sewing Patterns<\/a> by Donald H. McCunn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another really solid book about making patterns. Great information here and not as overwhelming as Armstrong\u2019s book might be. Mine is an older edition I think I read that the newer edition has photographs instead of illustrations. This is a good book for helping you change the style of a pattern you already have. If you wanted to change the neckline and add a collar, or take out the dart and add a seam. McCunn will show you how and give you lots of ideas for other hacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-13.jpg\" alt=\"Fabric Sewing Guide\" class=\"wp-image-5327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-13.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-13-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-13-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-13-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fabric Books<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3QCNQhi\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3QCNQhi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Claire Shaeffer\u2019s Fabric Sewing Guide<\/a> by Claire Shaeffer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I bought this book at full price back in the early 1990s, I really had to think hard if I was going to get my money\u2019s worth from it. Well, I have, many times over but not really until the last decade when I had to buy my fabric online after our local garment fabric stores closed. This book takes every type of fabric that was available to sewists (in the 90\u2019s) and tells you its traits, how to care for it, how to sew it, what stitch, what size needle, what seams to use, what this fabric is best suited for, and any tips for working with this fabric. It\u2019s a wonderful resource and one I grab off the shelf not only for my own questions but friend\u2019s questions as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-6.jpg\" alt=\"Fabric for Fashion The Swatch Book\" class=\"wp-image-5320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-6.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-6-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-6-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/47aONCT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fabric for Fashion The Swatch Book<\/a>&nbsp; by Clive Hallett and Amanda Johnston<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I received this as a Christmas present from my wonderful husband. I mean, how did he know I would like and use a book that identified fabric type by name, and characteristics and included a nice size swatch of each fabric to caress, feel the weight, stretch if applicable, or be repulsed by? Who wouldn\u2019t like and use this book?&nbsp; Hmm, what is silk with spandex? Do I want to spend $50+ a yard on it? Is it opaque enough? Heavy enough? Oh, wait &#8211; let me see and FEEL if I like it before I even order a swatch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-7.jpg\" alt=\"Textilepedia\" class=\"wp-image-5321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-7.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-7-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-7-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Honorable Mention goes to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3FBoDNE\" target=\"_blank\">Textilepedia<\/a> a more affordable book than The Swatch Book because it does not have swatches but it does have up close, clear photographs of the fabrics to give you a pretty good idea of what you\u2019re dealing with when you see \u201cWool Gabardine\u201d as the only description.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-2.jpg\" alt=\"Sewing Knits Fit to Finish\" class=\"wp-image-5316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-2-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fabric Books Sub-Category; Working with Knit Fabrics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It may seem odd to have more than one book on so niche a topic as working with knit fabrics but, to me, knits were a different animal. When I learned to sew knits were not what everyone wore every day and the fabric selection at Fabric Mart reflected that. Wovens were the staple and what I felt most comfortable working with. So I had a confidence curve as well as some learning to master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/46OgykT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sewing Knits Fit to Finish<\/a> by Linda Lee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lee\u2019s book really broke it down for me in a way others didn\u2019t. Maybe it was timing, being the last book on knits I acquired, I had already struggled through the others or maybe it was Lee\u2019s plentiful and clear pictures and easy layout that had everything clicking for me. Whatever it was this is still the book I reach for when I need a little refresher or have a new question about sewing knits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sewing Knits with Confidence\" class=\"wp-image-5315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3sevARG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sewing Knits with Confidence<\/a> by Nancy Zieman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can\u2019t really go wrong with a Nancy Zieman book. Good information through and through. Zieman is very thorough though, and that\u2019s what sometimes confuses things for me. I need one answer and she gives me five. And writing that seems strange because there very well could be five ways and you need to consider them all. Your fabric might be an unusual weight, have texture to it and your pattern needs an alteration, and you want to use a single needle, not a double. The paths do divide and Zieman has a map for all of them. Good book, but maybe not the beginner book for some of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fitting Books<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>What topic do I have the most books in?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What part of sewing is the most complicated?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Same answer; Fitting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone who has published a book or made a course about fitting has their own tried and true method and they are all different. When I\u2019m in the middle of making a muslin and the fir is just not right I don\u2019t have much patience to read the wrinkles or analyze every curve, dent, and flat part of my body. Or is it my quick sewing that\u2019s throwing off the fabric? So hard to tell and I just want to start sewing the real garment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-3.jpg\" alt=\"Fast Fit\" class=\"wp-image-5317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-3-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-3-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The first book I grab:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3FBC2FI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fast Fit<\/a> by Sandra Betzina<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a home sewer\u2019s guide to some common fit problems and flat pattern alterations. I can usually find what I need or at least a name to my problem so I can look in the index of a thicker fitting book.&nbsp; I do wish the publisher had given Betzina a few more pages so she could have added more photos of the solutions or bigger photos. This is a good starting book and could be found in the library. Check there first to see if this book is for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-sewing-books-15.jpg\" alt=\"vogue book of fitting, Adjustments, and Alterations\" class=\"wp-image-5333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-sewing-books-15.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-sewing-books-15-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-sewing-books-15-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-sewing-books-15-768x490.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ScUA6D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Vogue Sewing Book of Fitting, Adjustments and Alterations<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is another go-to first books. It\u2019s an older book. My edition is from 1972. I found it used at my local used book store and took a $5 chance. Despite its outdated views on foundation garments &#8211; now called shapewear &#8211; and beauty its fitting and pattern adjustment information is still current and very accessible. Again, written for the casual home sewer it does not get in too deep but covers all the common fitting issues with nice illustrations and clear explanations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-12.jpg\" alt=\"Smart Fitting Solutions\" class=\"wp-image-5326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-12.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-12-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-12-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-12-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Honorable Mention goes to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/499mp5L\" target=\"_blank\">Smart Fitting Solutions<\/a> by Kenneth D. King<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Funny title because I would be a lot smarter if I actually read this book. I\u2019ve only panic glanced through it trying to answer my burning questions. There is a lot of good information in here. The photographs are abundant and the step-by-step method he shows on six different bodies is eye-opening.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-11.jpg\" alt=\"picture of Mend it Better\" class=\"wp-image-5325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-11.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-11-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-11-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thedailysew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-11-tds-bg-top-books-about-sewing-11-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mending Books<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/40gFUFi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mend it Book; Creative Patching, Darning and Stitching<\/a> by Kristin M Roach<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I would have never thought I would own more than one book about mending. Really. It just doesn\u2019t seem needed. But I do. And still my favorite and most helpful is this book. Roach wrote it before the big trend of visible mending took off. And even though this is by far the smartest book on mending I\u2019ve seen, I think it gets passed over. Find this book before you buy any other mending book, and you will be able to fix almost anything in your wardrobe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have a lot of books about sewing, and quite a few about style, and even more books about fashion. I might have trouble letting go of books but luckily I found most of them used Want to watch this post? 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