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Apparel Design through Patternmaking

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Apparel Design Through Patternmaking offers a fresh, design-oriented approach to flat patternmaking, equipping fashion students with the skills to create contemporary women’s, men’s, and children’s wear. The book covers a wide range of concepts, including fit, style, and design development, supported by over 200 detailed principles and hundreds of line drawings and photos. It features 20 slopers, 30 foundations with variations, and more than 100 applied garment designs, alongside special content on stretch fabrics and comprehensive reference charts for international learners.
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This book is ideal for fashion students and educators seeking a thorough, practice-focused text on patternmaking for modern apparel design. Its inclusion of video tutorials, flashcards, and instructor resources makes it well suited for classroom use and self-study.

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A fresh and contemporary take in this comprehensive text emphasizing a modular method to patternmaking

A fresh and contemporary take in this comprehensive text emphasizing a modular method to patternmaking

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

Apparel Design Through Patternmaking is a fresh design-oriented flat patternmaking text that gives fashion students a new perspective on the patternmaking knowledge and skills they need to develop contemporary women’s, men’s, and children’s wear. This book covers a comprehensive range of concepts in flat pattern drafting, such as fit, style, and design development. The modular approach allows for flexible design options across age, gender, and size, as reflected in current fashion trends.

200 detailed principles address proper measurements, body shapes, dart manipulation, neckline, collar, and sleeve variations, fit issues and corrections, garment details, and more. All of these are easily visualised with hundreds of line drawings and photos. Reference size charts and a decimal conversion chart included in the Appendix make this text user-friendly for international students.

Key Features:

  • 20 slopers, 30 foundations, and variations
  • 220 detailed principles of patternmaking
  • 100+ applied garment designs
  • A chapter on Cut & Sew stretch fabrics
  • Learning objectives with clear flat sketches in each chapter
  • A decimal conversion chart, reference size charts, and glossary of key terms

STUDIO Features Include:

  • Watch videos that show the development process for customised sloper sets
  • Review concepts with flashcards of essential vocabulary
  • Practice with additional 1/2 scale slopers

Instructor Resources Include:

  • Instructor's Guide provides suggestions for planning the course and using the text in the classroom, supplemental assignments, and lecture notes

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781501360237

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Multiple-component retail product

Date Published: 03 November 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Fairchild Books

Illustration: 1400 colour illus

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 40.0mm

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 1900g

About the Author

Injoo Kim is an Associate Professor in the Fashion Design program at the University of Cincinnati. She holds a Masters in Design from the same university. Prior to academia, she worked in the fashion industry for ten years. Professor Kim's research and scholarly work has resulted in multiple publications; she has authored articles on the subjects of apparel design, flat pattern, and machine knitting and three books including Apparel Design through Patternmaking (Fairchild Books, 2002).

Myoung Kim is a lecturer in the Department of Clothing and Textiles at Hanyang University, as well as a visiting scholar at the University of Cincinnati. She holds a PhD in Clothing and Textiles from Hanyang University. Prior to academia, she worked as pattern maker and technical designer in the fashion industry for fourteen years. Dr. Kim's research and scholarly work focuses on the proper fit for menswear and menswear pattern making.

Zachary Hoh is an Assistant Professor of Practice at the University of Cincinnati. Professor Hoh has more than 10 years of industry and teaching experience spanning the design process including specialization in design and product development, technical design, and production. Professor Hoh teaches design methodology courses at the University and encourages students to employ pattern making and draping techniques creatively as three-dimensional, experimental design development tools.

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