Was ich (Fachkraft) auch ganz ganz toll in diesen Büchern finde, ist dass einem auch das gradieren gezeigt wird, nicht nur angerissen sondern wirklich gut und verständlich gezeigt. Trousers are next on the list and this section is much the same as the skirt section but with trousers as our focus! They snip a 'U' shape in the paper meaning it doesn't rip as easily as notching by hand creating 'V' shapes.

It’s a perfect for beginners as well as those who are new to the industry and I would highly recommend it to anyone who’s asking. BS31) This item is being sold under the Retail Gift Aid scheme which enables us to increase the value of the donations by 25%.There is also a lot of information on how to draft a variety of different designs for tops, dresses, sleeves, pants, skirts etc. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Neuware - 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. Colour illustrations also offer a new dimension to the updated material on computer–aided design and the CAD chapter now provides students with a clear guide to the technology.

Not only does it show you how to draft a large range of blocks, it also gives you lots of examples of how to manipulate them into new patterns. Usually, a toile is made from calico or scrap fabric with a similar drape to it (always use a stretch fabric for a stretch pattern, not calico). 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. As before we start with some blocks (mostly T-shirts) and move into adaptations like tracksuits, dresses and hoods. Depending on what you want to get out of this book that could be great but it could also be a little confusing for those who are wanting to learn to pattern cut as a hobby.I love the way that this book takes the basic shapes and shows how to adapt them to create such a huge variety of garment shapes and sizes.

This third edition remains true to the original concept, offering a range of good basic blocks with an introduction to the basic principles of pattern cutting. Pattern cutting paper - I tend just to use a roll of recycled brown paper at the moment by RUSPEPA which you can find here .other linedrawings of basic dress design with technical directions for sizing, including methods for up-, and downsizing fitting home made clothing, complarative tables in text accompanied by technical descriptions for general sizing, incl. My other criticism here is that the bodice block is drafted without any waist shaping, this is added as an option at the end of the section and isn’t done in the clearest of ways. The size charts of body measurements have been revised, reflecting the changing shape of women′s bodies. You can use the industry standards or your own measurements and it deals with sloping shoulders and all the weird forms we take up over years!