Practical Guide to Patternmaking for Fashion Designers: Juniors, Misses and Women

Name: Practical Guide to Patternmaking for Fashion Designers: Juniors, Misses and Women
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781563673283
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By Lori A. Knowles

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The Practical Guide to Patternmaking for Fashion Designers: Juniors, Misses, and Women provides a thorough exploration of pattern drafting techniques for women's garments. It covers diverse styles, textiles, and sizes, making it suitable for both beginners and advanced learners. The book introduces key concepts and processes in patternmaking, alongside detailed discussions on style and design. It also offers practical methods for taking measurements and adjusting garment fits for various body types and fabrics.
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This guide is ideal for fashion design students, aspiring patternmakers, and professionals seeking to deepen their understanding of women's garment construction. It suits those learning patternmaking at any level, especially in courses or workshops focused on juniors, misses, and women’s fashion.

Offers a look into the techniques and theories of pattern drafting for womens garments. Covering a variety of styles, textiles and sizes, this book is useful for pattern courses ranging from introductory to advanced. It provides an introduction to the concepts and processes of patternmaking, as well as a more advanced analysis of style and design.

Description

The Practical Guide to Patternmaking for Fashion Designers: Juniors, Misses, and Women offers an in-depth look into the techniques and theories of pattern drafting for women’s garments. Covering a wide variety of styles, textiles, and sizes, this book is useful for a wide range of pattern courses from introductory to advanced.

It provides a sound introduction to the concepts and the processes of patternmaking, as well as a more advanced analysis of style and design. The author offers helpful techniques on taking measurements and adjusting the fit of garments for all body sizes, patterns, and types of fabrics.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781563673283

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 August 2005

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Fairchild Books

Illustration: illustrations

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 36.0mm

Width: 215.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 1666g

Pages: 504

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About the Author

Lori A. Knowles worked for 13 years as a patternmaker and production manager for Marie Clayden Inc. in Los Gatos, CA, and taught for nine years at West Valley College in the department of Fashion Design and Apparel Technology. She has had a consuming interest in vintage clothing and costuming since childhood and possesses a large Edwardian and Victorian clothing collection that includes pieces dating back to the 1840s.