All you need is a waistband and some tights to make this happen. Both sides are usable, crisp but with some softness, sheer stripes with raised satin floral printed stripes that run crossgrain. You can underline and make an evening suit jacket or gather for a skirt/dress. maybe a bustier. This does not feel like a synthetic at all! Width: 58" Content: top shelf synthetic, Top Italian design house, 87% polyester, 17% polyamide

All you need is a waistband and some tights to make this happen. Both sides are usable, crisp but with some softness, sheer stripes with raised satin floral printed stripes that run crossgrain. You can underline and make an evening suit jacket or gather for a skirt/dress. maybe a bustier. This does feel like a synthetic at all. Width: 58" Content: top shelf synthetic, Top Italian design house, 87% polyester, 17% polyamide

A truly spectacular jacquard from Italy. Please look closely at the floral motif, it has dimensional layers and is indented into the base which is a black with gold specs showing through with some texture it is heavier kind of malleable like a duchess satin. The repeat is about 1 yard but it overlaps, I will cut on the yard. Suitable for jackets, coats, dresses, skirts.  Width: 59" 15% cotton, 35% viscose, 50% acetate Italy import

A lovely print from Esc$d$, weight is what I like to call georgette chiffon, has the hand of a georgette but sheer with a bit more body than chiffon. You can under layer this with ivory for a dress or blouse and pairs with the matching fil a coupé. Width: 54" 100% silk Italy, designer surplus

From Esc$d$, double faced, on side is fil a coupé, woven on an organza base that also has a texture in a jacquard pattern. Will make a lovely summer jacket/coat with a white tank and jeans or a more formal layer with the matching silk georgette print, underlined for a box pleated skirt,etc.  Width: 54" 54% silk, 46% poly Italy designer surplus

I love this, the tape is like an organdy, it is sheer and perfect for working with lighter weight or semi sheer fabrics or shirts. Metallic gold from edge to edge total 1/4", the actual gold piping is about 1/16th a little more substantial than the similar satin piping I carry. It will give that little edge of sparkle, it's in the details! Sold by the yard.  Made in Japan Part : Edge Polyester - 100% Part : Piping Polyester - 75% Nylon - 25%

I love this, the tape is like an organdy, it is sheer and perfect for working with lighter weight or semi sheer fabrics or shirts. Metallic gold with white tape from edge to edge total 1/4", the actual gold piping is about 1/16th a little more substantial than the similar satin piping I carry. It will give that little edge of sparkle, it's in the details! Sold by the yard.  Made in Japan Part : Edge Polyester - 100% Part : Piping Polyester - 75% Nylon - 25%

Navy with magenta floral and metallic magenta accents, this is a knockout. Light brocade with a little transparency until underlined. Perfect for the Couture Party Skirt or a little jacket to wear with jeans. Retail on this would be around $159. Price is er yard. Width: 56" 58% polyester, 21% silk, 8% nylon Goutarel Made in France Monique LH, surplus Posting 5 but there is 5.5

Colors are ivory, pumpkin, and black. One side is graphically woven clean and sharp and other side is felted and fuzzy this side has variance in the blurry pattern. This is double faced but not 2 layers you can pull apart. Best for patterns where both sides are visible with a binder I have both black and pumpkin. Weight is for winter coats. The wool binding works well with this here: https://letoffefabrics.com/collections/binders Suitable for an Art Coat Width: 60" 100% wool Italy, designer

Base is antique ivory, light, shirting blouse shirt weight. Delicate, will be nice layered under a sweater or cardigan. Black threads are very fine and woven through both sides which are usable. Play with the directions in the pattern.  100% cotton Width: 63" Italian, designer fabric

Griege is natural undyed color. Wool Fold Over Binding woven as a petersham grosgrain ribbon, made in Japan. Finely woven, not heavy and bulky - the quality you expect from L'Etoffe. Please do not hesitate to request a complementary swatch. Also available in more colors to order. Width: Actual width is 1 1/8" to allow for the fold but each side will be 1/2" when folded Content: 100% Wool Source: Japan

Undyed or call it ivory. I have 2 widths. The 6mm is flat and suitable for accents as a seam cover, neck/shoulder seams, pockets, take it everywhere. Also there is a binder 10mm on each side with a crease for the fold. Please note both stretch cross not with the length. This makes it easy to wrap an edge or for covering a seam but does not stretch lengthwise. The binder will stretch over the boiled wool, not super heavy coating but a medium coat and jacket weight. Feel free to ask questions. It will do curve depending on how severe but I recommend dampening in the curve and steaming to shrink and mold first.  made in Japan 100% wool

 This product is a digital download in PDF format, it is read only. You will not be able to print this book. Your purchase supports a small business.  Please note: I am offering this in digital format to make it more affordable for more sewers and for our environmental future. The cost to print this on paper and to ship around the worls is not profitable. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out. This book is more than a book. It is a project, an educational course. It's original subtitle is A Complete Course in Twenty-Four Lessons and it takes you through measuring a man and drafting a pattern to fit him personally. It was originally designed in 1922 to be a training guide for "tailors" and dressmakers in rural communities for men who needed good work wear -- occupational overalls, jackets, pants, even scouting uniforms. That means the patterns are for machine stitched goods of denim and other heavy cottons; the garments are not tailored in wool. This book will introduce you to three big concepts in menswear, pattern drafting in general (as opposed to draping or flat pattern design), the use of the Tailor's Square and the principles of the proportional system of pattern drafting. The lessons are for beginners and cover all the details, including how to use the Tailor's Square itself (and where to get it). The proportional system was the core concept of customized clothing during the first half of the 20th Century and the Tailor's Square was designed to shortcut the math and speed up the process. The proportional system, originating in Europe and still in prevalent use, is based upon fundamental principles of the anatomy of the human body in nature and applies those similarities between all people to the drafting of patterns; it can be applied to both men and women. Custom measurements are taken to make individual adjustments as each pattern is drafted. This book and its companion, Drafting Mens Shirts and Under Garments, form a solid basis for a more affordable custom menswear business, one that does not require the expense of tailoring fabrics or the time of hand stitching but still delivers garments that fit beautifully and can be individual in color, cut and fit to each customer. Another way to apply these lessons for a small manufacturing business, is to do production runs for niche markets that do not fit standard sizing.