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Fit Any Fashion Pattern\u003c\/i\u003e. It's been 20 years since their last book about fitting and altering sewing patterns, \u003ci\u003eFit for Real People\u003c\/i\u003e. For Palmer and Alto, that means 20 more years of hands-on learning and experience from fitting more \"real people\" of all shapes and sizes from around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving long ago dispensed with tedious measuring or making a muslin to check the fit of a sewing pattern, the authors have mastered the process of tissue-fitting. This means simply \"trying on\" the pattern's tissue pieces to check systematically where to alter the pattern for a custom fit. The pattern pieces themselves become the \"muslin.\" \"Systematically\" means following the tissue-fitting sequence they've developed and refined. It's a no-guess order of fitting that ensures success. 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