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Metric Pattern Cutting for Children's Wear and Babywear

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Metric Pattern Cutting for Children's Wear and Babywear by Winifred Aldrich offers a comprehensive guide to designing and creating clothing patterns for children and babies. It provides detailed instructions and diagrams, focusing on accurate measurements and pattern adaptation for different styles and sizes. This book is ideal for both beginners and experienced dressmakers interested in creating stylish and well-fitting children's garments.
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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in creating bespoke children's clothing, as it offers detailed guidance on pattern cutting specifically tailored to children's and babywear. With its focus on practical techniques, it serves as an essential resource for designers and home sewers aiming to craft comfortable and well-fitting garments for little ones.

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Metric Pattern Cutting for Children's Wear and Babywear

This fourth edition of Metric Pattern Cutting for Children's Wear and Babywear remains the standard text book but has three majorimprovements. First, the sections have been re-organised to reflect changes in producing and marketing children's clothes.

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

Hundreds of stylish illustrations and clear, concise instructions are used to illustrate this flexible system of pattern cutting, offering both students and designers the means to achieve original, well-cut designs.

The children's clothing market has changed remarkably during the last decade, and this standard work has been revised to reflect new developments, including the increasing importance of the teenage customer.

Metric Pattern Cutting for Children's Wear and Babywear is an essential resource for anyone involved in the design of children's clothing, providing the tools to create fashionable and functional garments for a new generation.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781405182928

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 12 June 2009

Country: United States

Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Edition: 4th edition

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 193.0mm

Height: 252.0mm

Weight: 635g

Pages: 224

About the Author

Winifred Aldrich is a practising fashion designer, experienced in both the industry and education, and is now working in computer-aided design in her own studio. She was previously a lecturer in Loughborough and London for 14 years and is continuing her research at The Nottingham Trent University. Her books on pattern cutting have become bestsellers.

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