Writing style
Descriptive · Direct · Technical
Patternmaking for fashion design
Art and design
- First published
- 1987
- Print length
- 814 pagesHarperCollins, 1995
Description
Patternmaking for Fashion Design teaches how a garment idea moves from a two-dimensional sketch to a pattern capable of shaping cloth around a three-dimensional body. Intended for fashion students and practicing designers, the textbook develops two complementary systems: drafting from body measurements and altering existing patterns through flat patternmaking. Step-by-step instruction and technical illustrations explain foundational manipulations, including relocating darts, adding fullness, and controlling contours. These methods show how changes made on paper affect fit, volume, and silhouette in the finished garment. By pairing geometric procedure with design decisions, the book gives readers a working vocabulary for analyzing garment structure and for converting visual concepts into patterns that can be tested, refined, and constructed.
Reading profile
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Collected’s assessment, not reader ratings. Complexity runs from 1 (least demanding) to 5 (most demanding).
- Writing
- How much attention the sentences and language require.
- Ideas
- How much interpretation or abstract reasoning the book asks of you.
- Structure
- How much you need to keep track of speakers, timelines and connections.
- Background knowledge
- Prior knowledge needed to follow the book, beyond what it explains.
- Emotional intensity
- Emotional pressure, from gentle (1) to intense (5). Separate from difficulty.
Pace
Measured
Tone
Detached · Earnest
Structure
Reference
Focus
Ideas · Information
Emotional intensity
1 / 5
Reading complexity
1–5 · higher means more demanding- Writing
- 3 / 5
- Ideas
- 4 / 5
- Structure
- 3 / 5
- Background knowledge
- 3 / 5
Themes
Book details
For the print edition listed above.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780065017892
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