Dress Pattern Designing (Classic Edition)
The Basic Principles of Cut and Fit
5th Edition
Published on 29. January 2003
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-0-632-06501-1 (ISBN)
Description
The techniques Natalie Bray pioneered and perfected revolutionised dress pattern designing, assisting the rise of the modern fashion industry. Her teaching has had a profound influence on design, production and education and her works are classics: fashions change but the principles of designing patterns in the flat do not. This book - the most popular of Natalie Bray's three works - covers the basic course and includes measurement and block patterns, circular patterns, simple pattern designing, yokes, dart manipulation, sleeves, collars and necklines, skirts, and the one-piece dress foundation.
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Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 286 mm
Width: 225 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
911 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-632-06501-1 (9780632065011)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Natalie Bray trained in Paris while connected with a Court dressmaking business in London. The techniques she pioneered and perfected revolutionised dress pattern designing. Her teaching has had a profound influence on design, production and education.
Ann Haggar, who wrote the Fashion Supplement, has many years' experience both in industry and in education, and combines her writing with teaching at St Martin's School of Art and with couture.
Ann Haggar, who wrote the Fashion Supplement, has many years' experience both in industry and in education, and combines her writing with teaching at St Martin's School of Art and with couture.
Content
Biographical Note. Introductory.
Applying the Metric System to Practical Pattern Designing.
One. Measurements and Block Patterns.
Two. The Bodice Block (bodice Analysis).
Three. Using the Bodice Block (Introduction to Pattern Designing).
Four. Simple Pattern Designing.
FIve Yoke Styles.
Six. Dart Manipulation.
Seven. Sleeves.
Eight. Designing Sleeve Patterns.
Nine. Collars.
Ten. Necklines, Revers, Rever-collars, Capes.
Eleven. Skirts.
Twelve. One-Piece Dress Foundation.
Thirteen. Designing Skirt Patterns (Gores).
Fourteen. Fullness in Skirts: Pleats, Folds, Gathers.
Fifteen. Flares.
Sixteen. Circular Patterns.
Appendix One: The Simplified Bodice Block.
Appendix Two. Adjustments to Sleeve.
Abbreviations and Reference Letters.
Fashion Supplement.
Blocks for Casual Wear.
Dartless Bodice Block (with Shoulder/Bust Dart Removed).
Loose Fitting Shirt Block.
Loose Fitting Jacket Block.
Simple Kimono and Raglan Blocks.
Shoulder Pad Allowances.
Cuff and Sleeve Openings.
Pockets.
Wrap and Strap (or Placket) Openings.
Halter Necklines.
Index.
Applying the Metric System to Practical Pattern Designing.
One. Measurements and Block Patterns.
Two. The Bodice Block (bodice Analysis).
Three. Using the Bodice Block (Introduction to Pattern Designing).
Four. Simple Pattern Designing.
FIve Yoke Styles.
Six. Dart Manipulation.
Seven. Sleeves.
Eight. Designing Sleeve Patterns.
Nine. Collars.
Ten. Necklines, Revers, Rever-collars, Capes.
Eleven. Skirts.
Twelve. One-Piece Dress Foundation.
Thirteen. Designing Skirt Patterns (Gores).
Fourteen. Fullness in Skirts: Pleats, Folds, Gathers.
Fifteen. Flares.
Sixteen. Circular Patterns.
Appendix One: The Simplified Bodice Block.
Appendix Two. Adjustments to Sleeve.
Abbreviations and Reference Letters.
Fashion Supplement.
Blocks for Casual Wear.
Dartless Bodice Block (with Shoulder/Bust Dart Removed).
Loose Fitting Shirt Block.
Loose Fitting Jacket Block.
Simple Kimono and Raglan Blocks.
Shoulder Pad Allowances.
Cuff and Sleeve Openings.
Pockets.
Wrap and Strap (or Placket) Openings.
Halter Necklines.
Index.