Professional Sewing Techniques for Designers

Name: Professional Sewing Techniques for Designers
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781501377204
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By Julie Cole and Sharon Czachor and Author Julie Cole

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Professional Sewing Techniques for Designers by Julie Cole and Sharon Czachor is a comprehensive guide tailored for aspiring and experienced fashion designers. It provides detailed instructions on various sewing techniques, from fundamental skills to advanced practices, aimed at enhancing garment construction. The book is packed with illustrations and practical tips that bridge the gap between the creative vision and the finished product.
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You might enjoy this book if you're a fashion design enthusiast looking to master professional sewing techniques. The detailed guidance and comprehensive approach make it ideal for both emerging designers and seasoned professionals seeking to refine their craft.

Professional Sewing Techniques for Designers, Third Edition teaches students about pattern drafting and sewing with step-by-step explanations of techniques. This book is fully illustrated and incorporates sustainability and inclusivity.

Description

To execute excellent designs, you need accurate pattern drafting and quality sewing, and Professional Sewing Techniques for Designers, Third Edition gives aspiring designers these skills. The text presents a wide range of step-by-step beginning and advanced techniques, accompanied by detailed illustrations to help with visual learning.

Each chapter covers a topic following the stitching order of a garment, including stabilisers, darts, seams, pockets, tucks and pleats, zips, waistbands, flounces, collars, facing, and more. This book also incorporates social topics relevant to the fashion industry such as sustainability, gender neutral design, and diverse representation. Learning tools like checklists and Style I.D. diagrams teach students to understand the relationships between fabric, sewing techniques, and design and apply this knowledge to their own creations.

New to this Edition:

New chapter on “Sustainable Sewing”
Focus on inclusivity, including gender neutral language and more illustrations of people of colour
All-new STUDIO featuring video demonstrations of beginning and advanced stitching techniques

STUDIO Features Include:

Download 1/2 scale slopers for easy practice
Watch step-by-step videos that bring sewing techniques to life

Instructor Resources

An Instructor's Guide to help incorporate this text into the classroom

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781501377204

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Multiple-component retail product

Date Published: 16 November 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Fairchild Books

Edition: 3rd edition

Illustration: 1015 colour illus

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 38.0mm

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 2220g

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About the Author

Sharon Czachor is an adjunct instructor in the fashion department of Harper College in Illinois, USA. She has taught construction classes in skirts, blouses, pants, dresses, jackets, as well as classes on flat pattern drafting and draping, introduction to CAD pattern design, stretch knits (sportswear, daywear, and children's wear), including embellishments. She has also taught at the College of DuPage, Illinois, USA.

Julie Cole has taught at William Rainey Harper College, International Academy of Design and Technology and Mount Mary College. Her main area of expertise is the design process from concept to the production of a garment. She has taught construction classes in leather, coats, collections, and stretch knits as well as classes in design, pattern making and draping. She graduated with a tertiary qualification in fashion design from East Sydney College, Sydney, Australia and later received a BFA from the International Academy of Design and Technology, USA. After graduation, Cole worked as a fashion designer in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia for more than 30 years. She has designed collections for many companies focusing on: teenage, children's and women's apparel and has also worked as a designer in the area of haute couture. Cole also had her own business designing and stitching couture bridal gowns.

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