20 ~ Sunday, March 26, 1995 - North Shore News isan Customizin NO HOME sewer wants to spend hours — and dollars — on a garment that fooks home-made when fin- ished. Choice of style and fabric, per- fect fiting, techniques for finishing and pressing, and original detiiling all contribute to a professional look. ANE EE TS Sew Right By Kian Samet By incorporating some of the techniques used by the world’s top KIAN SAMET designers, you will be able to eus- tomize a purchased pattern to fit your body shape and reflect your individual style. A simple pattern is the best choice to customize for your basic block, which will be the starting point for further modifications. Disregard the size on the pattern envelope and select the pattern that matches your bust measurement for upper body garments and hip measurement for lower body gar- ments. Combining size (2 shoul- ders. a size 10 waist and a size 14 hip measurement is not a problem if the pattern covers this range of measurements. Simply re-draw some lines on the tissue to mike a smooth transition between sizes and transfer the new shape to heav- ier brown paper oor blank newsprint. For expensive projects, such as a wool overcoat, it is wise to make a practice garment out of musiin (old sheets work well for this pur- pose if you want to avoid the expense). For further adjustments you can then mark or draw directly on your muslin. Every sewer has a personal preference for selecting the pattern manufacturer, Because of my train- ing in European methods (French), SAVINGS ON LAMPS TABLES CHAIRS. KOSTA BODA FROM SWEDEN WMF STAINLESS STEEL FLATWARE NTTALA GLASSWARE FROM FINLAND . CUISINART COOKWARE FROM FRANCE ALL SALES FINAL lan Ce QOnN-INTERIORS LTD. Park Royal South 922-1181 ’ is Pleased to Announce... Is your fine jewellery in need of repair? If it does or even if you’re not sure, we invite you to visitor Journeyman Goldsmith in Park Royal, North Mali who will restore it to it’s original condition and beauty. We would like to extend this invitation to you to come in and view what is New! Park Royal North Mall 926-7213 Guilford Town Centre Mail 584-7213 ty preference is for Qe European pattern, [feel they fit better due to the distribution of the ease, Some North American sewers bemoan the lack of seam allowances on European patterns, but fitting can be improved by varying the depth of the standard 5/8 inch allowance on American patterns. For instance. a scam allowance at the patterns for a perfect f armhole thacis too wide makes the pardally finished top: fit rather awkwardly. While the American companies almost always provide this standard allowance, they ree- ommend that most of it be trimmed off during construction of the gar- ment, Kian) Samet teaches Haute Coutmre Sewing for Capilano t Collese Extension Programs. She has her own design studio, special ising in evening clothes and wed- ding gowns, and is currently work: ing inthe movie production indus. try, She will answer your questions in this colunm as space allows — write to Kian c/o North Shore News, 1139 Lonsdale Ave... North Van, V7M 2H4.