Jean-ius: Reverse Engineer Your Favorite Fit
Kenneth D. King
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- In-depth Instruction; over 273 mins
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Introduction
12:09
Meet Kenneth D. King, who will show you how to use your favorite jeans to create new trousers that fit like a dream, without destroying the original garment.
Preparing the Model Fit
20:31
Start with your favorite jeans and outline all the seams and features in thread basting.
Creating the Draft
35:49
Using silk organza, you'll trace the thread markings on your jeans to copy them.
Testing the Draft
12:35
Make a muslin based on your draft and check the fit to see how it matches.
Correcting the Draft
13:13
Make alterations to your pattern based on the muslin fitting.
Draft to Pattern
19:02
Now the organza draft becomes a paper pattern.
Back Pockets & Yoke
36:04
Sew the back pockets and top yoke onto the two back leg pieces.
Front Pockets
24:06
Kenneth guides you through the front pocket assembly as it is attached to the front leg pieces.
Fly Front & Zipper
26:23
Navigate through this tricky construction to make the classic fly front and shorten the zipper to the perfect length.
Final Assembly
20:46
Sew the inseam and the long seams to turn pieces into pants. Finish it off with a beautiful topstitch.
Finishing Details
52:10
Attend to the finishing details on your perfect pair of jeans. Install the waistband, finish the ends, add the belt loops, hem and more.
You’ll learn fitting and pattern alteration as you turn your jeans into a blueprint without taking them apart. Kenneth demonstrates his ingenious method to create a pattern that lets you make pair after pair of fun, flattering pants in any fabric, from casual to dressy, for women or men. In 11 lessons, he’ll walk you through measuring, drafting and construction. You’ll also be privy to construction tips picked up during Kenneth’s years of couture sewing — things that make complex details a total breeze.
Kenneth D. King
Kenneth D. King is a Manhattan-based custom couture designer whose work can be found in the wardrobes of celebrities such as Elton John and Geena Davis. He shares his vast knowledge of construction and patternmaking as an author, contributing editor to Threads magazine and much-loved instructor at the Fashion Institute of Technology and right here on Bluprint.
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