David page coffin is a painter, garment designer, and author of three bestselling books. David coffin s accompanying dvd is excellent for watching technique as the author sews and explains what he is doing. Inside youll find helpful guides to drafting or draping a custom pattern, copying or converting. David page coffin books list of books by author david page. The author of this book, david page coffin, is the senior editor of threads magazine, probably the best of the sewing magazines not perfect, but at least not packed with quilting and baby clothes. Features stepbystep instructions for all aspects of making mens and womens shirts, covering the shirtmakers. The shirtmaking workbook by david page coffin creative publishing international, 2015 is a 176 page guide to constructing distinctive mens and womens shirts, from classic workaday to runwayworthy options. 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. Pattern, design, and construction resources for shirtmaking david coffin 20180102t12. David has also taught sewing and tailoring workshops throughout the united states, canada and the united kingdom. He gives us great shirtmaking tips and shares his sewing philosophy. Coffin page is a selftaught sewist, so his explanations are extremely clear and the book is well furnished, like all taunton books probably the best sewing books.
And, even more important, once you learn to make and fit a shirt whether you have sewn for weeks or years your sewing. I prefer the placket template david has provided over the ones included in big 4 patterns. 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. Its really been enjoyable to read through the book, dreaming about adaptations i can make to my favorite shirt. We also dive into his career as an editor of threads magazine and how he stumbled into the wonderful world of sewing. David page coffin has been an editor at threads magazine for 18 years. 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. David page coffin, author of shirtmaking, a complete guide to the dress shirt, is back with a comprehensive reference guide for anyone looking for answers and solutions to the most basic and most perplexing.
Meet designer david page coffin and take a look at shirt anatomy. Developing skills for fine sewing by coffin, david page. Pattern, design, and construction resources for shirtmaking ebook written by david coffin. An ongoing, evergrowing shirtmaking and shirt designing adobes free pdf viewer, adobe reader, is basically required for. The last section of the book is full of ideas for variations of the classic shirt which you can pick up or use as a starting point for your own designs david page coffin s book is certainly not aimed at people new to sewing but it is without a doubt one of the most valuable sewing resources i have found, not only for making shirts. Developing skills for fine sewing pdf book library. Dec 09, 2010 the last section of the book is full of ideas for variations of the classic shirt which you can pick up or use as a starting point for your own designs david page coffins book is certainly not aimed at people new to sewing but it is without a doubt one of the most valuable sewing resources i have found, not only for making shirts.
Sewing shirts with a perfect fit by david page coffin. He has conducted sewing and tailoring workshops throughout the united states, canada, and the united kingdom. A multimedia sewing workshop july 2009 by david page coffin the shirtmaking workbook. 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. The shirtmaking workbook so youve made a basic shirt or two and you are looking for more options and directions. Coffin is also the authorcreator of the authoritative and bestselling sewing books. 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. Visit now to browse our huge range of products at great prices. Developing skills for fine sewing, by david page coffin, as a frequent resource while working on the byrdie pattern samples. Included are some templates for different collar and collar band shapes. Shirtmaking by david page coffin, 9781561582648, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. 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 the shirtmaking workbook. Shirtmaking by david page coffin sewing books at the works.
David page coffin joins us to chat about his almost 50 years of sewing experience. He spent 18 years as an editor of threads magazine. Youll see how david s minimuslins aid in the design process and save time, then learn how to. Discover book depositorys huge selection of david page coffin books online. Ebook the shirtmaking workbook as pdf download portable. Learn about new offers and get more deals by joining our newsletter. Shirtmaking has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace.
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Duane recommended david page coffin s shirtmaking books. David page coffin books list of books by author david. Jun 01, 2015 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. Shirtmaking by david page coffin, 9781561582648, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Highly recommend this for anyone who wants to elevate their shirtmaking game. Developing skills for fine sewing taunton press, 1998. Developing skills for fine sewing by coffin, david page and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Shirtmaking, david page coffin shop online for books in. He tends to go through each technique a bit too fast to actually learn shirt making, but it is very useful. Pattern, design, and construction resources more than 100. His many blogs, books and tutorials are ones every sewer should know about. This book is great fresh, focused information on shirtmaking. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. With an understanding of the constants in a pattern, you can easily change the variables. If one buys this book, one need never buy another shirt or jacket pattern. Coffin the shirtmaking workbookcreative publishing int 2015, length. Shirtmaking with dpc home for dpcs various sewing books. Developing skills for fine sewing has 1 available editions to buy at half price books.
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. Developing skills for fine sewing taunton press, 1998, making trousers creative publishing, 2009 and the shirtmaking workbook creative publishing, 2015. 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. Developing skills for fine sewing new edition by coffin, david page isbn. 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 coffin s new book, the shirtmaking workbook. Making shirts news, info, and tutorials about my books. About my books and other works about making shirts shirtmaking my first book, originally self published in 1985 as the custom shirt book. Shirtmaking developing skills sewing by david page abebooks. Pattern, design, and construction resources june 2015 by david coffin.
Shirtmakingwithdpc im david page coffin, author of shirtmaking, making trousers, the shirtmaking workbook, and sewing shirts with a perfect fit. Shirtmaking techniques by david page coffin, 9781600850776, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. David coffins accompanying dvd is excellent for watching technique as the author sews and explains what he is doing. With the skills learnt in this book, readers can create elegant, customfit garments for either men or women that look like the best money can buy.
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And, even more important, once you learn to make and fit a shirt whether you have sewn for weeks or years your sewing skills will be dramatically improved. It is only useful to me as an accompaniment to david page coffins book by the same name. Developing skills for fine sewing by david page coffin 1998, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. 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. Coffin the shirtmaking workbookcreative publishing int 2015 by khelifa djellout issuu issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs. Using simple tools and techniques any sewer can acquire, youll. Pattern, design, and construction resources for shirtmaking. 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. Sewing shirts with a perfect fit by david page coffin a blog of helpful sewing techniques written by a reallife serial sexist.