Pattern Designing for Dressmakers

by Lyn Alexander

Imagine the thrill of making extraordinary clothes from patterns you design yourself. Now, by learning pattern making, you can do just that. Pattern Designing For Dressmakers is written for dressmakers, stage costumers and doll dressers. It takes the mystery out of designing sewing patterns by demonstrating clearly and simply how to use professional flat pattern making methods. Three techniques, moving darts, adding fullness, and developing closing, extensions and facing are the keys to flat pattern designing. The techniques are logical and easy to learn. This book teaches you to master and then combine them to make all sorts of yokes, collars, sleeves, bodices and skirts.

Genres: Sewing, Fashion

112 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1998

Reviews

[Alicia]

I wonder if this is a book I could follow without outside help. I'm going to see if I can find it.