If you've ever wanted or needed to create a garment pattern, or modify an existing pattern, this is the book you want
to have at hand!

A do-it-yourself text in which lessons build upon one another, it dispels the mysteries of pattern drafting, an area which was once the exclusive province of the couturier.

Written for the beginning or the advanced seamstress, Mr. McCunn simply and concisely explains and illustrates the entire process, from simplest to complex, for both women's and men's garments. Several hundred very clear line-drawings and illustrations, accompanied by plainly written and easy-to-understand instructions, guide you through each step of the drafting process, from initial measurements to creating 'slopers' from which to build the final garment.

The book is divided into 6 major sections, covering such topics as:

• Creating the Basic Pattern - body contours and lines, fabric grain lines, fitting procedures, basic skirt, basic pants, bodice, basic sleeves
• Pattern Alteration - seam locations, dart locations, yokes, pleats, adding fullness, sleeve variations, collars and necklines
• Designing Garments - skirts, pants, shirts and blouses, dresses and tops, jackets and coats
• Fabric - qualities, drape, flexibility, elasticity, body, weight, knits
• Creating a Dress Form/Body Form
• Altering Commercial Patterns
• Includes a Fractional Chart, and female and male Body Silhouettes
• Includes techniques and designs for both women's and men's garments

Over 190 pages, 8 x 10, softbound.
Item# BKOT104 - Price:  $24.95

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