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Fit 2 Stitch

Outdoor Upholstery

Season 10 Episode 1011

Mark Ewing owns and operates an outdoor upholstery business in North Texas. As Peggy’s guest, he shares his knowledge of outdoor fabrics, design and construction. He also demonstrates a few maintenance tips for outdoor upholstery.

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Peggy explains the difference between grading and fitting.
Pattern Rules
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Peggy discusses and explains pattern rules.
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Review the history of color and why the use of color as a designer is so important.
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Learn the four basic principles of clothing design.
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Discover bespoke or custom tailoring and prepare to get spoiled.
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Get a look inside the fiber industry that will change how they look at fabrics.
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