Make Your Own Dress Patterns

"Anyone who can work through the labyrinthian directions for sewing that accompany the commercial pattern can surely learn the comparatively simple and clear rules for pattern making," says nationally acclaimed sewing expert Adele Margolis. Her profusely illustrated primer allows you to create your own fashionable patterns and personalized commercial patterns. You'll learn how to design and execute everything from skirts, dresses, and blouses to sportswear, jackets, and children's clothing. You'll also find tips for: shaping fabric to your figure; mastering the art of flares, flounces, pleats, and tucks; creating fashionable necklines, pretty pockets, stylish sleeves, and much more.
Simple step-by-step directions and more than 1,000 illustrations show how to successfully complete apparel for work, home, and play that reflects your personal style and taste.

• The Complete Photo Guide to Perfect Fitting
• How to Use, Adapt, and Design Sewing Patterns: From store-bought patterns to drafting your own: a complete guide to fashion sewing with confidence
• How to Make Sewing Patterns, second edition
• The Pattern Making Primer: All You Need to Know About Designing, Adapting, and Customizing Sewing Patterns
• Sew Many Dresses, Sew Little Time: The Ultimate Dressmaking Guide
• How to Make Clothes That Fit and Flatter: Step-by-Step Instructions for Women Who Like to Sew
• Pattern Fitting With Confidence
• Medical Pattern Paper: 21" x 225' Single Roll of Patternmaking, Drafting, and Tracing Paper by Diagnostics Direct
• The Dressmaking Book: A Simplified Guide for Beginners
• Designing Clothes with the Flat Pattern Method: Customize Fitting Shells to Create Garments in Any Style