Fit And Sew Clothes That Fit You Perfectly

Pants For Real People

Forget the fitting shell! Toss the tape measure—after taking just one measurement! Now, with just the hip measurement and the help of the new Palmer/Pletsch book, Pants for REAL People, by Pati Palmer and Marta Alto, women of all sizes, shapes, and ages can try on the tissue-paper pattern to see how to fit the pants they sew. Tissue-fitting, a technique devised and perfected by Palmer/Pletsch over three decades of hands-on teaching, has never before appeared in print for pants. 192 pages.

Fit For Real People. New Revised Edition!
by Pati Palmer, Marta Alto

After 25 years of hands-on teaching and fitting thousands of different women’s bodies, Pati Palmer and Marta Alto have found a way to achieve perfect garment fit that really works. And now they’ve translated all their expertise into this book. The Alto and Palmer fitting system is easy and practical no matter what the pattern brand. It is measure-free and doesn’t require drafting skills. 256 pages.