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

Lori A. Knowles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1563673282 ISBN 13: 9781563673283

Publisher: Fairchild Books, 2005

Synopsis

The Practical Guide to Patternmaking for Fashion Design: Juniors, Misses, and Women offers an in-depth look into the techniques and theories of pattern drafting for womens garments. Covering a wide variety of styles, textiles and sizes, this book is useful for pattern courses ranging from introductory to advanced. It provides a sound introduction to the concepts and processes of patternmaking, as well as a more advanced analysis of style and design. The book offers helpful techniques on taking measurements and adjusting the fits of garments for all body sizes, patterns and types of fabrics.

About this title

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Fairchild Books
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1563673282
• ISBN 13: 9781563673283
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 504