Fashion patternmaking techniques. Vol. 2. How to make shirts, undergarments, dresses and suits, waistcoats and jackets for women and men

In this second volume of Fashion Patternmaking Techniques, we guide readers through and examine the various procedures for transforming bodices through dart manipulation and study techniques for creating volumes, draping, and fitted patterns. Moreover, we introduce: techniques for creating patterns for knit fabrics; basic dress blocks and how to adapt these to different fabric patterns and types of garment (for example, maternity dresses); sleeve styles for shirts and dresses; basic blocks for men's vests and jackets; size grading for tops and dresses; and the fundamentals of pattern layout. This manual therefore offers a comprehensive technical analysis of the themes of tops, trousers, and dresses, and of their logicial development. It also prepares the reader to apply these concepts - along with their own intuition and creativity - to constructing patterns.