Combine traditional European tailoring techniques with the speed of Ready-To-Wear, while learning how to lose the "home-made look." You'll watch the instructions over and over again, and if you're like us you'll learn something new every time. See how a professional skillfully works through each step in making a beautifully-tailored Princess-Seamed Blazer.

Watching the actual sewing will help you to:

• See exactly where, when and how to place your needle and your iron.
• Acquire new skills as you watch little-known techniques seen only in European tailoring.
• Increase your speed as you see how it's done in ready-to-wear applications.

Construct two Blazers: a basic with a faced neckline and a more advanced version with collar and lapel. Learn how to:

• Use a multi-sized pattern for custom sizing
• Interface properly - choosing, shrinking and applying for professional results
• Stabilize necklines and armholes
• Press for sharp details. Pressing techniques are hard to describe in written instructions; it makes much more sense when you can see it!
• Make no-stress, professional Collars and Lapels.
• Create precise double Welt Pockets with Flaps.
• Stitch pucker-less princess-seamed bust lines
• Make facings that roll where they should roll
• Set in Sleeves with tailor-rolled Sleeve Caps - No wrinkles, no puckers. Two methods are included, one from Ready to Wear, the other a fine European technique.
• Make sleeve Headers and Shoulder Pads to give structure and support to your blazer. Watch how a tailor completes these steps.
• Create fast ready-to-wear lining with back pleats and hem folds
• Sew easy, ready-to-wear Hems all by machine, with professional folds and creases in all the right places. (No "home-made" hand-stitching at the corners!)
• Make easy, ready-to-wear Sleeve Vents

...and lots more, including inside tips to increase your sewing and tailoring repertoire!

Created specifically to accompany the Petite Plus Princess-Seamed Blazer Pattern, but this DVD will be useful if you're making any princess-seamed blazer. (Note: This is just the DVD; it doesn't include a pattern or fabric.)

Watch Kathleen Cheetham, the producer of Petite Plus Patterns, and Vija Anca, the head sample maker for Petite Plus Patterns. They focus on the special fit and design needs of plus-sized women, on a mission to see all women, regardless of size, looking fabulous. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from the masters and enhance your sewing skills!