The Pattern Making Primer: All You Need to Know About Designing, Adapting, and Customizing Sewing Patterns

Home sewing enthusiasts as well as fashion design students and professional pattern makers will want this book for their reference library. It's the ultimate information source for pattern makers, filled with how-to instruction on--

Basic tools and equipment

Pattern symbols and fabric considerations

Designing patterns from scratch, which includes measuring, drafting bodices, sleeves, and skirts, digital pattern creation, basic block techniques, and more

Fitting and making pattern adjustments

Adding volume with pleats, tucks, and other devices

Combining and dividing pattern shapes

Adding finishing details, such as collars, fastenings, linings, and more

Going professional and setting up Online accounts

Here in a single volume is the basic information that both amateur designers and fashion professionals need to know about making garment patterns. Approximately 300 diagrams and illustrations.

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• How to Use, Adapt, and Design Sewing Patterns: From store-bought patterns to drafting your own: a complete guide to fashion sewing with confidence
• Pattern Design: Fundamentals: Construction and Pattern Making for Fashion Design (Volume 1)
• The Dressmaker's Handbook of Couture Sewing Techniques: Essential Step-by-Step Techniques for Professional Results
• First Time Garment Fitting: The Absolute Beginner's Guide - Learn by Doing * Step-by-Step Basics + 8 Projects
• Couture Sewing Techniques
• The Sewing Book: Over 300 Step-by-Step Techniques
• How to Make Sewing Patterns, second edition
• ZXUY 1 X Pattern Notcher
• The Art of Manipulating Fabric