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Dress Pattern Designing (Classic Edition)

The Basic Principles of Cut and Fit
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Dress Pattern Designing (Classic Edition) by Natalie Bray serves as a comprehensive guide to the principles of pattern creation for fashion design. It provides detailed instructions on adapting measurements to design garments, focusing on practical methods for constructing various styles. Through a blend of clear illustrations and descriptions, this book assists both beginners and experienced designers in mastering the art of dress pattern making.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by the art of dressmaking and want to master pattern drafting with precise techniques. It provides a blend of theoretical insights and practical guidance, making it a valuable resource for both beginners and seasoned dressmakers keen on perfecting their craft.

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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.

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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. Her works are classics: fashions change, but the principles of designing patterns in the flat do not.

Dress Pattern Designing (Classic Edition) is the most popular of Natalie Bray's three works. It 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.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780632065011

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 29 January 2003

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Edition: 5th edition

Contributors:

  • Supplement by Ann Haggar
  • Supplement by Ann Haggar
  • Supplement by Ann Haggar

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 226.0mm

Height: 285.0mm

Weight: 871g

Pages: 192

About the Author

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.

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