No other pattern cutting book considers the effects of individual fabrics.
Getting the right cut for the right fabric is the key to good design.
As many new fabrics become available, an understanding of the relationship between the design and the character of the fabric has become essential.
The new edition takes account of important new developments in fabrics - new fibres, new methods of fabric construction and new fabric finishes.
Provides a creative base for Winifred Aldrich's other pattern cutting books.
One of the more difficult aspects of a designer’s training is learning how to create patterns that make full use of the characteristics of individual fabrics. With an ever increasing range of fabrics available to the designer, an understanding of the relationship between fabric, form and pattern shape is now probably the most important skill a designer has to acquire.
This book discusses the factors that need to be taken into consideration and offers a unique and practical method for solving problems. Its approach to design and flat pattern cutting is based on the appraisal of the fabric (according to a scale of five for each of five fabric characteristics - weight, thickness, sheer, drape and stretch) and body shape. The book is lavishly illustrated and makes use of numerous practical examples.
Getting the right cut for the right fabric is the key to good design.
As many new fabrics become available, an understanding of the relationship between the design and the character of the fabric has become essential.
The new edition takes account of important new developments in fabrics - new fibres, new methods of fabric construction and new fabric finishes.
Provides a creative base for Winifred Aldrich's other pattern cutting books.
One of the more difficult aspects of a designer’s training is learning how to create patterns that make full use of the characteristics of individual fabrics. With an ever increasing range of fabrics available to the designer, an understanding of the relationship between fabric, form and pattern shape is now probably the most important skill a designer has to acquire.
This book discusses the factors that need to be taken into consideration and offers a unique and practical method for solving problems. Its approach to design and flat pattern cutting is based on the appraisal of the fabric (according to a scale of five for each of five fabric characteristics - weight, thickness, sheer, drape and stretch) and body shape. The book is lavishly illustrated and makes use of numerous practical examples.