(Note: the photos are of several alteration books. The purchase price is for one book.)

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     Alterations - The Professional Guide for Altering Men's and Women's Clothing
     by Darlene Strader - 114 pages - comb-bound binding
     Price : $19.95
     Shipping : $3.95 (USA orders only)
     Availability : In stock - Usually ships within 1 business day.

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          For clothing alterations professionals as well as anyone with sewing experience who wants to learn how to make every garment "tailor fitted."

          Author Darlene Strader has been a professional alterations seamstress for almost thirty years. During that time she has done alterations for top name department stores, managed the local alterations department for a national clothing chain, plus owned a leading alterations business for eleven years. Darlene's name is well known as offering the highest quality alterations.

          Alterations is a no-nonsense, no-gimmick book, and it was written specifically for being used while at your sewing machine. Line drawings were chosen over photographs for their ability to be better seen and understood. Every aspect of the book has been designed for your ease of use, from the comb binding (to lie flat on sewing tables), to graphics and font size. The book format is 8.5" x 5.5", it has 114 single-sided pages, 100 graphics, detailed step by step instructions, and it is popular with in-store professionals as well as 'work at home' parents who operate their own alterations business. Originally printed in 1985, the first edition sold out within only two months. The current book is a new 2009 edition.

          Online purchases receive by email a free copy of the e-book "How to Start Your Own Alterations Business."

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Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1 - Zippers
          Replacing Zippers in Jeans or Pants
          Replacing Zippers in a Dress
          Replacing Zippers in a Skirt
          Replacing Zippers in a Jacket or Coat
Chapter 2 - Hems
          Skirt and Dress Hems
          Pant and Jean Hems
          Coat Hems
Chapter 3 - Waists
          Taking up Waists on Pants
          Taking up Waists on Skirts
          Taking up Waists on Jeans or Pants
Chapter 4 - Seams
          Taking up Side Seams on Dress Pants
          Taking up Side Seams on Lined Vests
          Taking up Crotch Seams on Pants
Chapter 5 - Sleeves
          Shortening Sleeves on Shirts
          Shortening Sleeves on a Jacket or Coat