Kenneth D. King's Smart Fitting Solutions: Foolproof Techniques to Fit Any Figure

by Kenneth D. King

No matter your size or shape, Kenneth D. King will teach you how to make perfect-fitting garments every time. In this comprehensive resource, Kenneth shows the home sewer how to understand her shape and fitting options, as well as how to identify bad fit by reading the wrinkles in the garment. From there, he explains his Smart Fitting methods―net gain (add fabric), net loss (remove fabric), or no net gain or loss (move fabric around)―to make the necessary corrections to the pattern. Along the way, Kenneth draws on his 30+ years of patternmaking and couturier experience In Kenneth D. King's Fitting Essentials , Kenneth takes an otherwise confusing process and makes it logical and straightforward.

Genres: Sewing, Nonfiction

240 pages, Hardcover

Published April 17, 2018

Reviews

[Riley]

DNFing because I don't like the way King talks about women's bodies- commenting on how the Threads employee models are "brave", frequent use of the term/idea "flattering", etc. I didn't realize quite his much I hated it until I picked up Gale Grigg Hazen's Fantastic Fit For Every Body and was shocked and delighted to see, despite being published a solid 20 years earlier, is quite body positive (or at least body neutral). I'll be sticking with that one!

[dogpossum · Rating 5 out of 5]

King Deserves his reputation.

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Consider buying. No pants section though. Assumes some beginner knowledge but fitting concepts and patternmaking conventions well explained.

[Debbie Farr · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book and I enjoyed working my way through this. Good to see models of different shapes and sizes as this helps explain what the various 'pulls' and 'wrinkles' on our fabric might indicate. I've learned a lot from this.