APQ Resources

APQ Suggested Texts & Resources

Note: You are not required to use any of these for to be APQ Certified. They are suggested resources recommended by the MSDP certification Program.

Altering Men’s Ready-to-Wear by Mary Roehr

Altering Women’s Ready-to-Wear by Mary Roehr

ASDP Standards of Quality for Custom Clothing

ASDP Standards for Textile Usage and Visual Design

Custom Bodice, Custom Pants, Custom Fitting and Trueing DVD series by Connie Crawford

Fabulous Fit by Judith Rasband

Fit for Real People by Pati Palmer and Marta Alto

Fitting and Pattern Alterations, a Multi-Method Approach by Elizabeth Liechty, Della Pottberg, and Judith Rasband

Professional Sewing Techniques for Designers by Julie Cole and Sharon Czachor

Sewing for Plus Sizes by Barbara Deckert

What Not to Wear by Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine

Claire Shaeffer’s Fabric Sewing Guide by Claire Shaeffer

Fairchild’s Dictionary of Textiles, 7th Edition by Phyllis G. Tortora, Robert S. Merkel

Fabric Savvy: The Essential Guide for Every Sewer by Sandra Betzina

More Fabric Savvy: A Quick Resource Guide to Selecting and Sewing Fabric by Sandra Betzina

All About Cotton, Fabric Reference Series by Julie Parker

All About Silk, Fabric Reference Series by Julie Parker

All About Wool, Fabric Reference Series by Julie Parker

Fabric Reference by Mary Humphries

Understanding Fabrics: From Fiber to Finished Cloth by Debbie Ann Gioello