Starting with the most common and easiest alteration, shortening trousers, and working towards the most technically challenged, shortening the sleeves on a lined jacket, this ultimate guide will take you through the steps using over 400 illustrations to give you get a clear outline of what is required.

Chapters are broken up into:

- Introduction

- How to use this book

- What you will need

- Trousers -taking up, taking in, letting out, replacing zip

- Jeans - taking up, taking in, replacing zip

- Dresses, Gowns and Skirts - taking up, hem lengths, types of hems, taking in

- Jackets - taking up, taking in

- Shirts and Tops - taking up, taking in

- Types of Seams

- Imperial and metric explained

- Helpful hints and tips