The Bishop Method of clothing construction - Edna Bryte Bishop / Marjorie Arch (1959)

This is the Bishop book you have been waiting for, beginners and experts, students and parents alike! The sequence of learnings in it tells you what to do, when to do it, and how it ought to be done, so that you can make professional and quality looking clothes easily and in a minimum of time. Without exception, the Bishop method is based upon the following fundamental principles of clothing construction: (1) Grain perfection (2) Accuracy in preparing, cutting, and marking fabric (3) Cutting to fit (4) Perfection in stitching (5) Perfection in pressing (6) Attaining a quality look with the right trimming detail. Achieving these principles will enable you to make quality looking clothes and eliminate "the fireside touch" home sewing has so frequently demonstrated in the past. Mastering these principles will also make you so grain-conscious that a feeling of guilt will come.