Pattern Cutting Primer
Published on 30. August 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-4081-5667-4 (ISBN)
Description
The Pattern Cutting Primer is the ultimate resource for keen sewers and aspiring fashion designers looking to get to grips with every aspect of pattern design and customisation. This practical and accessible book covers all the basics of pattern design and cutting and gives readers the confidence to take matters into their own hands and produce perfect patterns for all garments and styles.
Featuring clear step-by-step instructions, the Pattern Cutting Primer covers all the basics of tools and equipment, pattern symbols and fabrics, drafting techniques, pattern developments, finishing and even gives guidelines on how to sell and market your own patterns. The perfect resource for all amateur and professional pattern-makers, designers and students.
Featuring clear step-by-step instructions, the Pattern Cutting Primer covers all the basics of tools and equipment, pattern symbols and fabrics, drafting techniques, pattern developments, finishing and even gives guidelines on how to sell and market your own patterns. The perfect resource for all amateur and professional pattern-makers, designers and students.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Flexible plastic/vinyl cover
Illustrations
300 colour illus
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 190 mm
Weight
697 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4081-5667-4 (9781408156674)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Jo Barnfield is a Designer/Maker operating under the nom de plume of 'House of Jo'. After graduating in 2008 with a BA Hons in Fashion and Textiles, she cut her teeth in the Fashion Industry working as a Pattern Cutter and Technical Illustrator for Jasmine Di Milo. She is currently juggling freelance work alongside the role of Part Time Lecturer and Industry Practitioner at Bath Spa University and City of Bath College, teaching design, pattern cutting and construction.
Andrew Richards is currently Senior Technical Demonstrator in Pattern Cutting at Bath Spa University, teaching garment construction, drafting and modelling for its undergraduate Fashion Design course. Since graduating from the Royal College of Art with a masters in Womenswear fashion, Andrew has worked as a pret-a-porter designer for Valentino in Milan, as well as having many freelance fashion positions in over 12 years in the industry. He has also worked on various live projects with names such as Paul Smith and Mila Schon.
Andrew Richards is currently Senior Technical Demonstrator in Pattern Cutting at Bath Spa University, teaching garment construction, drafting and modelling for its undergraduate Fashion Design course. Since graduating from the Royal College of Art with a masters in Womenswear fashion, Andrew has worked as a pret-a-porter designer for Valentino in Milan, as well as having many freelance fashion positions in over 12 years in the industry. He has also worked on various live projects with names such as Paul Smith and Mila Schon.
Content
Section One: The Basics
Chapter 1: Tools, supplies and equipment
Chapter 2: Understanding symbols
Section Two: Drafting Techniques
Chapter 3: Designing Patterns from Scratch
Chapter 4: Fitting Principles/Toiles/Muslins- Pattern Adjustment Techniques
Section Three: Pattern Development
Chapter 5: Volume and Suppression
Chapter 6: Combining and Dividing Pattern Shapes
Chapter 7: Finishings
Section Four: The Design Maker
Chapter 8: Going Pro
Chapter 1: Tools, supplies and equipment
Chapter 2: Understanding symbols
Section Two: Drafting Techniques
Chapter 3: Designing Patterns from Scratch
Chapter 4: Fitting Principles/Toiles/Muslins- Pattern Adjustment Techniques
Section Three: Pattern Development
Chapter 5: Volume and Suppression
Chapter 6: Combining and Dividing Pattern Shapes
Chapter 7: Finishings
Section Four: The Design Maker
Chapter 8: Going Pro