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NEW Updated Second Edition Now
Available!
Pants
For Real People
Second Edition
by Pati Palmer and Marta
Alto
Forget the fitting shell!
Toss the tape measure—after taking just one measurement! Now, with
just the hip measurement and the help of the new Palmer/Pletsch
book, Pants for REAL People, by Pati Palmer and Marta
Alto, women of all sizes, shapes, and ages can try on the
tissue-paper pattern to see how to fit the pants they sew.
Tissue-fitting, a technique devised and perfected by Palmer/Pletsch
over three decades of hands-on teaching, has never before appeared
in print for pants. 192 pages.
Learn more and view sample
pages...
Pants for Real People $27.95
Pants for Real People (Spiral Bound) $31.95
Pants for Real People (USED
first edition)
$15.95
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Jackets
For Real People
Use this book and ALL of
your sewing will improve. For a minimal investment and a little
time, you can have a designer jacket. Using the latest interfacings
sew it Armani-style and achieve a custom fit no matter what your
figure. Includes pattern and fabric selection, patterns and fabrics
fitting on real people, the latest on fusible interfacings, cutting
and marking tips, how-to's for buttonholes, a NO-FAIL welt pocket,
"bagging a lining", easy mitered vents, and much more, plus finished
touches such as topstitching and piping.
"Jackets For Real
People" $24.95
"Jackets For Real
People" (Spiral Bound) $29.95
"Jackets for
Real People" (USED*)
$15.95
"I
have one of the world's most challenging figures to fit--I could go
into detail about it because I have been sewing for over 40 years.
Being somewhat of a perfectionist when it comes to fit and
construction, I have agonized over my clothing for years--literally!
I read a review of your book Fit for Real People and thought,
"Humph, I've heard THAT before...." Anyway, long story short, I
bought the book and FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE I HAVE CLOTHES
THAT FIT!!!!! Of course I immediately purchased your book Pants
for Real People, and the same thing happened--PANTS THAT FIT!!
Now, honestly my patterns look like ribbons that have been taped
together, but I don't care. Thanks for allowing me to have clothing
that fits and flatters."
Your fan,
Jonna
Couture The Art of Fine Sewing
$29.95
by Roberta C. Carr
Couture is an attitude. Now, thanks to Roberta's writing and
Palmer Pletsch's publishing efforts, couture is available to
everyone with an interest in quality, style and
individuality. 208 pages.
"Couture The Art of Fine Sewing" $29.95
"Couture The Art of Fine Sewing" (Spiral Bound)
$32.95
The Business of Teaching Sewing
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NEW SECOND EDITION
$24.95
by Marcy Miller, Pati Palmer
Now is
the ideal time to enter the business of teaching sewing. As
sewing curriculum in the schools diminishes, thousands are
looking elsewhere to learn to sew, or to improve their sewing
skills. This newly revised book compiles more than 30 years of teaching
ideas gleaned from thousands of classes taught by Palmer/Pletsch
corporate educators. The authors guide you through setting up a
business, identifying what, where and when to teach, creating
lesson plans and visuals for teaching, then marketing yourself
and your "product." Reproducible and editable business
forms and teaching handouts give you a head start on making
money teaching sewing. 112 pages.
"The Business of Teaching Sewing (Book)" $24.95
Click here to read the press release
on this book.
Théâtre de la Mode
Fashion Dolls: The Survival of
Haute Couture
REVISED SECOND EDITION
ISBN 0-935278-56-7
List price: $29.95
Photos of all the sets, both 1940s originals and 1990
re-creations
Catalog of color photos of 170 miniature mannequins, including
close-ups.
Full color 32-page section of David Seidner's fashion photos Plus, over 90 black & white historical photos.
192 Pages
8 1/2" x 11"
"Theatre de la Mode" $29.95
Web Special: Free Shipping**
"Theatre de la Mode" (USED*)
$17.95
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Looking Good
by Nancy Nix-Rice
Everything you need to look your personal best... not by following
designer dictates, but by letting Nancy Nix-Rice teach you to
spotlight your best features to create the most flattering look
possible. Let's face it - style is a learned skill. And YOU can
master it... even if you currently have a closet full of "nothing to
wear." You can learn to eliminate costly mistakes and get more value
from every wardrobe dollar. Identify the colors and styles that are
right for you, regardless of the latest fashion whims. Discover
visual tricks to trim away unwanted pounds. And enjoy the surge of
self-confidence that comes from knowing that you're Looking Good.
160 pages.
"Looking Good" $19.95
Out of Stock
"Looking Good" (Spiral Bound) $22.95
"Looking Good" (USED*)
$10.95
NOW
THERE'S A DVD, TOO!
Looking Good Live! click for more...
1 HOUR 40 MINUTES
$19.95

Sewing With Sergers
Sewing With Sergers Gail Brown, Pati Palmer
Sewing With Sergers has guided hundreds of thousands of
serger owners. It is THE book to have by your serger as you
venture into this whole new realm of sewing. Gail Brown and
Pati Palmer hold your hand and you learn the machine... and
the basics of serging. 128 pages.

"Sewing with Sergers" $10.95
"Sewing with Sergers" (Spiral Bound) $13.95
"Sewing with Sergers" $9.95
(USED*)
$5.95
Creative Serging
Pati Palmer, Gail Brown, Sue Green
Creative Serging takes you beyond the basics. Tensions can
be adjusted for decorative edges, heavy threads, yarns and
ribbons. Learn to create the look of bound edges and rolled
edges for scarves & napkins. Colour block with flatlocked
seams. And heirloom sewing is no longer a timeconsuming,
nearly lost art. 128 pages.
"Creative Serging" $9.95
"Creative Serging" (Spiral Bound) $11.95
"Creative Serging" $9.95
(USED*)
$4.95

Serger DVDs are also
available!
"Sewing with SERGERS Basics" DVD
$19.95
"Creative Serging" DVD Video $19.95
Learn more about these DVDs...
The
Shade Book
by Judy Lindahl - $11.95
Revised Discover the excitement and the
economy of making your own shades! There are many styles and
techniques from which you can choose. The easy step-by-step
instructions in this book will bring you success as you discover the
feeling of accomplishment that comes from creating you own decor.

"The Shade Book" $11.95

"The Shade Book" (Spiral Bound) $13.95
Mother Pletsch's Painless Sewing
$9.95
Mother Pletsch's Painless Sewing Pati Palmer, Susan Pletsch This
completely revised Mother Pletsch's Painless Sewing is a
lighthearted book for both beginners and those who want a sewing
brush up... the most uncomplicated sewing book of the century!
Learn to sew FAST, with professional-looking results. And with
Pretty Pati's Perfect Patter Primer, you'll find your clothes fit
better than ever before, thanks to co author Pati Palmer, who also
designs for The McCall Pattern Company as The Fit Expert.
128 pages.
"Mother Pletsch's (Book)" $9.95
"Mother Pletsch's" (Spiral Bound) $11.95
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