Renowned for its comprehensive coverage, exceptional illustrations, and clear instructions, Patternmaking for Fashion Design offers detailed yet easy-to-understand explanations of the essence of patternmaking. Hinging on a recurring theme that all designs are based on one or more of the three major patternmaking and design principles--dart ...
Nancy Ziemanas pattern fitting approach is easy-- no cutting, slashing, tucking or pinching-- just logical and easy pivot-and-slide techniques, providing a painless method to follow that results in a garment that is comfortable and attractive. Once you learn Nancyas techniques for fitting, you will find it easy to make every garment you sew fit ...
Intended for students of fashion design, clothing and dressmaking, this easy-to-follow bestseller teaches the different methods and principles involved in draping fabric on the dress form. "The Art of Fashion Draping, 3rd Edition", is organised from basic to more advanced topics. New and revised illustrations keep the book up to date.
Presented in a new edition that adds updated pattern industry news and revised rules for selecting pattern size, this easy and practical fitting system requires no measuring, no drafting skills, no muslin mock-ups - and it works with all brands of tissue paper patterns. Real people of all ages are featured in photographs that explain the steps of ...
Now in paperback, this book by an internationally known sewing expert reveals the secrets of high-fashion legends. Shaeffer gives illustrated, step-by-step instructions allowing readers to transform simple designs into eye-catching creations or designer copycats. 90 color photos. 491 color illustrations.
This profusely illustrated primer in pattern making is great for creating fashionable clothing as well as pretty necklines, pockets, and sleeves. Nationally acclaimed sewing expert Adele Margolis provides simple, step-by-step directions and more than 1,000 illustrations for making clothes for work, home, and play -- everything from stylish skirts, ...
This illustrated, step-by-step instruction book shows avid sewers how to create their own designer copycats, including designs borrowed from iconic 20th-centruy designers, like Yves Saint Laurent, Liz Claiborne, and Calvin Klein.
The rapid output of new flat pattern designs, facilitated by slopers, is a useful skill for any fashion designer. This classic reference provides a detailed introduction to the use of the flat pattern as a means of developing original ideas effectively and efficiently. It presents thoroughly the use of the three basic slopers - waist, sleeve and ...
"Fabulous Fit" combines a user-friendly approach to the fitting process with a dynamic visual presentation of technical procedures, guiding the user through the process of identifying a figure variation, recognising incorrect fit and its cause, measuring the body and corresponding pattern area, adjusting the pattern, and altering garments. This ...
Written as a beginning-level patternmaking text, "Principles of Flat Pattern Design, 4th Edition", continues to provide an added dimension to apparel design and a better understanding of the processes involved in producing ready-to-wear or custom apparel. MacDonald presents step-by-step instructions and diagrams, including a representation of the ...
Appropriate for all courses in pattern-making in fashion or apparel programs, this concise text delivers superb coverage of how to design and make garments ranging from evening dresses to sleepwear. It includes special sections on pattern-making for men's, boys', and girls' clothing, plus many useful tools such as a checklist for completing ...
For an undergraduate course in Patternmaking. Renowned for its comprehensive coverage, exceptional illustrations, and clear instructions, This hallmark text offers detailed yet easy-to-understand explanations of the essence of patternmaking. Hinging on a recurring theme that all designs are based on one or more of the three major patternmaking and ...
This sewing manual guides beginners through basic techniques and helps build the confidence needed to overcome common mistakes. From choosing fabrics and measuring fit to buying a sewing machine and redesigning a pattern, beginning sewers will find everything they need to create expert garments. Tips include efficient methods of cutting fabric ...
This easy to understand text provides illustrated 'lessons' that demonstrate the various patternmaking methods and how they are used to develop design variations. Each of the Second Edition's four units address one major segment of a garment - the bodice, the collar, the skirt, and the sleeve - with a series of pictorial examples that progress ...
A dressmaking guide with advice on: sewing problems; how to take accurate measurements; how to adjust patterns and refine the original style; and how to choose styles that are figure flattering. It contains tips and techniques for altering ready-to-wear clothing, including trousers and skirts.
This reference should be suitable for anyone wishing to make their own patterns. The author takes readers step-by-step through the process of taking body measurements and drawing up the basic patterns for skirts, trousers, jackets, dresses, collars, sleeves and necklines. It also includes quarter scale patterns for a basic dress, blouse, jacket, ...
This book is an easy-to-follow guide which will appeal to both novices and experienced dressmakers. With clear, step-by-step guidance, the reader will be shown the easy way to take accurate body measurements and draw up basic patterns for skirts, shirts, dresses and trousers, plus collars, sleeves and necklines. In addition there are also quarter ...
For courses in Fashion Design, Design and Merchandising, and Textile Design. Written by a seasoned professional Fashion Designer, this comprehensive text/reference covers all the technical aspects of developing precise professional patterns for garments, and gives students a firm foundation in the tools, concepts, and understanding necessary for ...
"Metric Pattern Cutting for Women's Wear" was first published in 1975 to provide a straightforward introductory book for students beginning courses in flat pattern cutting. The fifth edition continues to offer an introduction to the principles of pattern cutting, with a range of good basic blocks and examples of their application to garments. ...
This classic book on pattern cutting, by a Paris-trained expert, teacher and examiner has been established for many years as a basic book for students, professionals and enthusiastic amateurs. Over a hundred diagrams and forty plates are combined with clear and detailed instructions for making patterns, so that the practical application of the ...
Shows how to adapt children's basic clothes patterns in order to reflect changing styles and sizes. This book includes advice on taking measurements, selecting the right material, and "grading" patterns. The step-by-step instructions are accompanied by diagrams and photographs.
The most uncomplicated sewing book of the century, this complete revised MOTHER PLETSCH'S PAINLESS SEWING is a lighthearted book for both beginners and those who want a sewing brush-up. Learn to sew fast, with professional looking results--from selecting fabric to cutting, fitting, shaping, and other important details. With Mother Pletsch's ...
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