Draping for Apparel Design

Name: Draping for Apparel Design
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781501315206
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By Helen Joseph-Armstrong and Susan P. Ashdown

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Draping for Apparel Design, Fourth Edition is a comprehensive guide to draping techniques in fashion design, suitable for both beginners and experienced patternmakers. Updated to reflect current industry standards, it includes clear, step-by-step instructions, metric and imperial measurements, images featuring diverse body types, and guidance on using half scale forms. New content covers draping for jackets, coats, and loose-fitted knitwear, expanding the book's practical scope.
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This book is ideal for fashion students, educators, and professional designers seeking to develop or refine their draping skills. Its detailed instructions and additional digital resources make it a valuable educational tool for those engaged in apparel design and patternmaking.

Fully updated and revised, the fourth edition of Draping for Apparel Design incorporates current industry practices, adds diversity into apparel design, provides a comprehensive introduction for beginning patternmakers, and shares advanced techniques for further learning.

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Draping for Apparel Design, Fourth Edition is the fully updated and revised edition of the seminal book pioneered by fashion education luminary Helen Joseph-Armstrong. This comprehensive guide provides step-by-step instruction for the beginning patternmaker and advanced techniques for the more experienced.

Maintaining the vast array of examples and the book’s easy-to-read style, revising author Susan Ashdown reflects current industry standards, both metric and imperial measurements, images of diverse body types, and information about half scale forms. New material on jackets, coats, and loose-fitted knitwear add to this book’s breadth of knowledge.

STUDIO Features:

Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tips
Review concepts with flashcards of essential vocabulary
Watch videos that bring chapter topics and concepts to life
Expand your knowledge with draping instructions for additional designs and downloadable templates

Instructor’s Resources:

PowerPoint® slides featuring key concepts from each chapter
Instructor’s Guide to help instructors integrate the text into their courses

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781501315206

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Multiple-component retail product

Date Published: 25 August 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Fairchild Books

Edition: 4th edition

Illustration: 1450 illus

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 276.0mm

Weight: 1440g

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About the Author

Helen Joseph-Armstrong teaches in the fashion department at Los Angeles Trade Technical College.

Susan Ashdown has 45 years of patternmaking experience in theatrical costuming and the apparel industry. She has recently retired from Cornell University where she taught draping in the Department of Fiber Science and Apparel Design for 27 years. She is currently an Emerita professor in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University.