The Pattern Making Primer
All You Need to Know about Designing, Adapting, and Customizing Sewing Patterns
Published on 1. September 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-4380-0083-1 (ISBN)
Description
Home sewing enthusiasts as well as fashion design students and professional pattern makers will want this book for their reference library. It's the ultimate information source for pattern makers, filled with how-to instruction on--
- Basic tools and equipment
- Pattern symbols and fabric considerations
- Designing patterns from scratch, which includes measuring, drafting bodices, sleeves, and skirts, digital pattern creation, basic block techniques, and more
- Fitting and making pattern adjustments
- Adding volume with pleats, tucks, and other devices
- Combining and dividing pattern shapes
- Adding finishing details, such as collars, fastenings, linings, and more
- Going professional and setting up Online accounts
Here in a single volume is the basic information that both amateur designers and fashion professionals need to know about making garment patterns. Approximately 300 diagrams and illustrations.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 257 mm
Width: 200 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
690 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4380-0083-1 (9781438000831)
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Persons
Jo Barnfield teaches garment construction, drafting, and modeling in the undergraduate Fashion Design program at Bath Spa University in England. She is also a pattern maker, constructionist, and technical designer accomplished in beadwork, embroidery, crochet, hand and machine knit.