Make cheap clothes fit like couture in 30 days
Darling, you don't need more clothes. You need clothes that fit.
In thirty days I'll put a needle in your hand and teach you, one small skill a day, to make your own clothes fit like they were cut for you. The first two weeks teach your hands. The last two put those hands to work on your closet. By Day 30 you'll take a forty-dollar jacket and make it look like four hundred.
No machine. No talent. No sewing room. Twenty to forty-five minutes a day, and me.
What's inside (69 pages)
30 daily lessons, one page each, with step-by-step instructions, a drawn illustration, a tick box and a "what I noticed" line
Week 1, The Hand: knots, running stitch, backstitch, pressing, the invisible ladder stitch
Week 2, The Finish: buttons that stay, invisible hems, hooks and snaps, linings, darning
Week 3, The Fit: your measurements, reading wrinkles, taking in waists and side seams, darts
Week 4, The Couture Effect: tapering trousers, sleeves, button upgrades, steam, your finished piece
The Tailor's Techniques: 10 professional habits, from basting to the prick stitch
Notes for sewing machine owners on the alteration days
Free bonuses
Seven Fixes: the quickstart for when you won't do thirty days
The Fit Problem Finder: find your problem, go straight to the fix
The Tailor's Bill: track the money you keep instead of paying a tailor
Dot's Wardrobe Audit: keep, fix or go
The Alteration Business: how to start earning from your new skills
Instant PDF download. Read it on your phone or print it.
FAQ
I've never sewn anything. Is this for me? Yes. Day 1 is buying a needle.
Do I need a sewing machine? No. Everything is by hand. Machine owners get notes on the days where it helps.
How long does it take? 20 to 45 minutes a day. Miss a day, carry on with the next one.
Will it fix clothes that are much too small? No, and nothing honest can. It works best on clothes that are too big, too long or badly finished.
Is Dot real? Dot Valcourt is a character. The techniques are real, standard tailoring methods.