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Synopsis
The first volume of six, this book is a comprehensive approach to the fundamentals of flat-pattern drafting for skirts in all their variations and forms.
Developed by fashion designer Dominique Pellen, the patternmaking method explained in this book is simple, clear, precise, highly detailed, and covers the information necessary for making all types and styles of women's skirts. Flat-pattern drafting consists of creating volume from a 2-D surface by outlining the pattern on paper, using specific body measurements to which ease is added according to the desired style of the garment. This book is suitable for a wide-reaching audience, including professionals, students and fashion addicts, and can even be used at professional schools and institutes, where this method has been approved and tested to great success. Individuals who want to design and make clothes will discover all the elements necessary for the construction of just about any kind of skirt, easily adapting the book's lessons to their skill level. This volume is the first of a series of invaluable guides that explore the exciting world of garment-making and fashion, a gateway for users to successfully begin making patterns of their own.
Synopsis
The first volume of six comprising all aspects in patternmaking for womenswear, this book is a comprehensive approach to the fundamentals of flat-pattern drafting for skirts in all their variations and forms.
Developed by fashion designer and teacher Dominique Pellen, the patternmaking method is explained in this book in a simple, clear, precise, highly detailed manner, and covers the information necessary for making all types and styles of women's skirts. Flat-pattern drafting consists of creating volume from a 2-D surface by outlining the pattern on paper, using specific body measurements to which ease is added according to the desired style of the garment. This book is suitable for a wide-reaching audience, including professionals, students and fashion addicts, and can also be used at professional schools and institutes, where this method has been approved and tested to great success. Individuals who want to design and make clothes will discover all the elements necessary for the construction of just about any kind of skirt, easily adapting the book's lessons to their skill level. This volume, which also includes QR codes which lead to videos with further explanations, is the first of a series of invaluable guides that explore the exciting world of garment-making and fashion, a gateway for users to successfully begin making patterns of their own.
Synopsis
Developed by fashion designer and teacher Dominique Pellen, the patternmaking method is explained in this book in a simple, clear, precise, highly detailed manner, and covers the information necessary for creating every style of skirt one could imagine.
This book
contains the perfect method for creating skirts, explained in a simple, clear,
precise, highly detailed manner. It covers the information necessary for
drafting flat patterns for just about every style there is, and can easily be
adapted to all skill levels. Flat-pattern drafting is the process of creating
volume from a 2-D surface by outlining a pattern on paper, using specific body
measurements to which ease is added according to the desired look of the
garment. Developed by fashion designer and teacher Dominique Pellen after
countlessyears of experience in the studio and in the classroom, the method for
the creation and adaptation of flat patterns contained herein is suitable for a
vast audience, including professionals, students and simply anyone who loves to
sew. The book has already been used at professional schools and institutes,
where Pellen's method has proven to be reliable and foolproof. This expanded
and updated volume on skirts, which includes QR codes linking to explanatory
videos, is the first in a series of guides that will explore the exciting world
of garment-making, a gateway that is designed to help clothiers understand and
design patterns on their own.