Because, with the skills youll learn in shirtmaking, you can create elegant, customfit garments for a woman or man that look like the best money. Dedication to my brilliant and gentle father, david page coffin, who is maybe somewhere now at last understanding why the thing i most fondly recall from all the superb schools he sent me off to. David coffin s accompanying dvd is excellent for watching technique as the author sews and explains what he is doing. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. In the details by david page coffin miss j april 4, 2015 at 8. Pattern, design, and construction resources for shirtmaking. Because, with the skills youll learn in shirtmaking. It is loaded with great information on constructing beautiful shirts and i highly recommend it i checked it out from my local library and ended up buying a copy since i was referring to it so. He has conducted sewing and tailoring workshops throughout the united states, canada, and the united kingdom. We also dive into his career as an editor of threads magazine and how he stumbled into the wonderful world of sewing.
He tends to go through each technique a bit too fast to actually learn shirt making, but it is very useful. Shirtmaking developing skills for fine sewing by coffin, david page and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. As great as pam howard is as an instructor, she tends to be old school and never uses a rotary cutter or specialty feet as david coffin does, so having the two versions of shirt making, both his dvd and book, plus her course on is the best combination to around learn this skill. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the shirtmaking workbook. Author david page coffin shows how to create elegant. Well, you are in luck david page coffin, author of shirtmaking, a complete guide to the dress shirt, is back to help you with an amazing collection of custom detail patterns and ideas for mens and womens sport, knit, dress, and even simple coat and jacket shirt styles inside. It is only useful to me as an accompaniment to david page coffin s book by the same name. Every word in this online book is packed in easy word to make the readers are easy to read this book. You may well cherish getting this book while spent your free. Its essentially a book about making traditional mens buttonup wovenfabric dress shirts, with a lot of little extra ideas and styles thrown in at the end, espe. The shirtmaking workbook so youve made a basic shirt or two and you are looking for more options and directions. I mostly use david coffins shirtmaking book and the off the cuffs tutorials for reference but its nice to have all. Making shirts news, info, and tutorials about my books.
David page coffins career as a sewing expert, teacher, and writer began with a selfpublished howto book about making custom shirts, which became a bestseller and led to an 18year editors post at threads magazine, where both his sewing and publishing skills found a. He gives us great shirtmaking tips and shares his sewing philosophy. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Shirtmaking, david page coffin 9781561582648 boeken. Sandra betzina, syndicated sewing columnist, author of power sewing and. Developing skills for fine sewing has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Shirtmaking with dpc home for dpcs various sewing books. I mostly use david coffins shirtmaking book and the off the cuffs tutorials for reference but its nice to have all these knowledge resources together in one round up. David page coffin shirt making lesson, threadbanger youtube. For episode 51 of that sewing blab, we interview author david page coffin. Shirtmaking has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace.
About my books and other works about making shirts shirtmaking my first book, originally self published in 1985 as the custom shirt book. David page coffin joins us to chat about his almost 50 years of sewing experience. Developing skills for fine sewing new edition by coffin, david page isbn. David page coffins book on shirtmaking changed my whole game when it came to sewing mens shirts. Developing skills for fine sewing taunton press, 1998. Developing skills for fine sewing by david page coffin at indigo. Jan 16, 2011 created to prove a point for all my friends on sewing forums. If one buys this book, one need never buy another shirt or jacket pattern. Shirtmaking available for download and read online in other formats.
He has taught workshops throughout the united states and canada and in the uk, appeared on. Shirtmakingwithdpc im david page coffin, author of shirtmaking, making trousers, the shirtmaking workbook, and sewing shirts with a perfect fit. The shirtmaking workbook by david page coffin creative publishing international, 2015 is a 176page guide to constructing distinctive mens and womens shirts, from classic workaday to runwayworthy options. Before it, i was a paintbynumbers shirtmakerblindly following pattern directions, dissatisfied with the results but not knowing how to improve them. Developing skills for fine sewing paperback oct 1 1998. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading shirtmaking. Join us as we learn more about his sewing journey, his time as the editor of threads magazine, and his amazing. He spent 18 years as an editor of threads magazine. Making shirts news, info, and tutorials about my books on. Its really been enjoyable to read through the book, dreaming about adaptations i can make to my favorite shirt. Pattern, design, and construction resources here is the definitive resource on the fine art of making shirts. Sandra betzina, syndicated sewing columnist, author of power sewing and more power sewing, and host of hgtvs sew perfect. Nov 04, 2016 roundup of shirtmaking resources online.
Since the book doesnt offer various methods for constructing, lets say, a cuff, but rather david coffins preferred method of doing this, it might be helpful to have other reference books on hand for less experienced sewers or those in a hurry. Developing skills for fine sewing pdf book library. Jun 25, 2015 but even though i havent had much time to sew, ive been missing that part of my life, and so i was really excited when creative publishing offered to send me a copy of david page coffins new book, the shirtmaking workbook. Developing skills for fine sewing by david coffin does not need mush time. I prefer the placket template david has provided over the ones included in big 4 patterns. Developing skills for fine sewing, by david page coffin, as a frequent resource while working on the byrdie pattern samples. An ongoing, evergrowing shirtmaking and shirt designing adobes free pdf viewer, adobe reader, is basically required for. But even though i havent had much time to sew, ive been missing that part of my life, and so i was really excited when creative publishing offered to send me a copy of david page coffins new book, the shirtmaking workbook. The content of this book are easy to be understood. It is only useful to me as an accompaniment to david page coffins book by the same name.
Included are some templates for different collar and collar band shapes. While the specific focus of the book is sewing mens shirts, the exact same sewing techniques can be used on womens shirts and blouses, and coffin provides plenty of illustrations and examples. See all books authored by david page coffin, including shirtmaking. You dont need to update a blog page all the time for it to be really useful, and now theres no excuse for not showing us yer stuff. David coffins approach is straightforward and logical.
David coffin s approach is straightforward and logical. David page coffin shirt making lesson, threadbanger. David page coffin s book on shirtmaking changed my whole game when it came to sewing mens shirts. David page coffin is a painter, garment designer, and author of three bestselling books. See all 10 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. David page coffin, a former editor at threads magazine, is the author of shirtmaking.
Shirtmaking developing skills for fine sewing by coffin, david page. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Developing skills for fine sewing by david page coffin 1998, paperback at the best online prices at. Coffin the shirtmaking workbookcreative publishing int. Former threads senior editor and longtime author, david page coffin has been busy making the many facets of garment construction much clearer on the web and in print. Shirtmaking with dpc home for dpcs various sewing books and. David page coffin s career as a sewing expert, teacher, and writer began with a selfpublished howto book about making custom shirts, which became a bestseller and led to an 18year editors post at threads magazine, where both his sewing and publishing skills found a worldwide audience.
Author david page coffin shows how to create elegant, customfit garments for a woman or a man that have a great tailored look and fit perfectly. Developing skills for fine sewing, and making trousers for men and women. Shirtmaking provides sewers with the definitive resource on the fine art of making shirts. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Developing skills for fine sewing kindle edition by. Shirtmaking developing skills sewing by david page abebooks. Highly recommend this for anyone who wants to elevate their shirtmaking game. Kenneth king, couture designer to the stars and author of cool couture as a home sewer david page coffin has achieved what we all are striving for, the ability to recreate.
He tends to go through each technique a bit too fast to actually learn shirt making, but it. David page coffin, author of shirtmaking, a complete guide to the dress shirt, is back to help you with an amazing collection of custom detail patterns and ideas for mens and womens sport, knit, dress, and even simple coat and jacket shirt styles. Mar 23, 2017 for episode 51 of that sewing blab, we interview author david page coffin. David coffins accompanying dvd is excellent for watching technique as the author sews and explains what he is doing. Created to prove a point for all my friends on sewing forums. Here is the definitive resource on the fine art of making shirts. Ebook the shirtmaking workbook as pdf download portable. For me, the book is a combination of a dreambookideastarter and an instruction book on how to pull those ideas off. Developing skills for fine sewing kindle edition by coffin, david. In the companion video, shirtmaking techniques, coffin demonstrates the techniques that are the hallmarks of fine shirtmaking and shows how to master rolled hems, flatfelled seams, collars, cuffs, and plackets. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Pattern, design, and construction resources more than 100 pattern downloads for collars.
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