Metric Pattern Cutting for Women’s Wear, 6th Edition
£33.10
Metric Pattern Cutting for Women’s Wear provides a straightforward introduction to the principles of form pattern cutting for garments to fit the body shape, and flat pattern cutting for casual garments and jersey wear.
This sixth edition remains true to the original concept: it offers a range of good basic blocks, an introduction to the basic principles of pattern cutting and examples of their application into garments.
Fully revised and updated to include a brand new and improved layout, up-to-date skirt and trouser blocks that reflect the changes in body sizing, along with updates to the computer-aided design section and certain blocks, illustrations and diagrams.
This best-selling textbook still remains the essential purchase for students and beginners looking to understand pattern cutting and building confidence to develop their own pattern cutting style.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Wiley, 6th edition (6 Feb. 2015) |
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| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 256 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1444335057 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1444335057 |
| Dimensions | 19.05 x 1.52 x 24.38 cm |
by Madgey
This is an absolutely brilliant book. Some of the reviews have said its too technical. It is a little technical – but if you start right at the beginning and take your time – it makes you really understand the craft of pattern drafting and using a basic block to tailor to individual sizes and allow for ‘problem areas’ – e.g. like me big boobs ! It shows how the basic block is adapted to make the whole range of garments, demonstrating how clothes are put together. Its NOT a sewing book .. its a pattern drafting book. Great ………….
by Monika
Great book, easy to show, read how to make a pattern. 100% recommended for beginners like me and for professionals
by Joanne Roberts
It is a technical reference book which is very interesting and I would recommend it if you want to draft your own patterns but don’t buy it to learn to sew because it is not for that.
by Honeyface
For someone who has used commercial patterns and has an understanding of how garments are made from a pattern, this is a great book. You really can make your own clothes from it. I do think another book which details how to sew clothes together and various techniques would be a good companion.
by Josta
Comprehensive book on making pattern blocks to fit! Shop bought patterns are expensive and often don’t fit properly. With this book, I can draft my own pattern blocks to use as a template for many different outfits.
by Bluenickie13
Awesome
by kim
I drafted the skirt and I was very pleased with it, and I have modified the pattern to make A line skirts and godet skirts, BUT the bodice!!! I have tried drafting it with industry measurements, personal measurement, adjusted personal measurements and I get the same result, doesn’t work! Its so annoying. I have seen that some customers have found errors in the instructions. Are you willing to share those errors? I feel I have reached a brick wall in my sewing by using this book. So disappointed.
by Sharon
I was disappointed with the newer standard measurements charts as doesn’t got up to size 30 like the older version.