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The Pattern Making Primer: All You Need to Know about Designing, Adapting, and Customizing Sewing Patterns
Contributor(s): Barnfield, Jo (Author), Richards, Andrew (Author)
ISBN: 1438000839     ISBN-13: 9781438000831
Publisher: Sourcebooks
OUR PRICE:   $21.59  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: September 2012
* Not available - Not in print at this time *
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Crafts & Hobbies | Sewing
- Crafts & Hobbies | Fashion
- Crafts & Hobbies | Reference
Dewey: 646.407
LCCN: 2011943766
Physical Information: 0.48" H x 7.7" W x 9.7" (1.55 lbs) 192 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
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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    Contributor Bio(s): Barnfield, Jo: - Jo Barnfield teaches garment construction, drafting, and modeling in the undergraduate Fashion Design program at Bath Spa University in England. She is also a pattern maker, constructionist, and technical designer accomplished in beadwork, embroidery, crochet, hand and machine knit.