Make Your Own Dress Patterns

With over 1,000 how-to illustrations: A Primer in Patternmaking for Those Who Like to Sew

By: Adele P. Margolis

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Paperback | 6 October 2006

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"Anyone who can work through the labyrinthian directions for sewing that accompany the commercial pattern can surely learn the comparatively simple and clear rules for pattern making," says nationally acclaimed sewing expert Adele Margolis.

Her profusely illustrated primer allows you to create your own fashionable patterns and personalised commercial patterns. You'll learn how to design and execute everything from skirts, dresses, and blouses to sportswear, jackets, and children's clothing. You'll also find tips for: shaping fabric to your figure; mastering the art of flares, flounces, pleats, and tucks; creating fashionable necklines, pretty pockets, stylish sleeves, and much more.

Simple step-by-step directions and more than 1,000 illustrations show how to successfully complete apparel for work, home, and play that reflects your personal style and taste.

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Non-Fiction Handicrafts, Decorative Arts & Crafts Needlework & Fabric Crafts Lifestyle & Fashion Fashion & Style Guides

Pattern Whys
Geometric Gems	p. 3
Geometric shapes, an old-new way of covering the figure
Geometric shapes, a basis for flat-pattern making
An Art to a Dart	p. 10
Dart control, a system for shaping fabric to fit the figure
Design by darts
The necessary tools and slopers
It's a Pattern!	p. 47
Converting a pattern exercise into a finished pattern
Pattern signs, symbols, and notations
Divided Darts, Added Interest	p. 69
Dart control divided for fashion, fit, and fabric
Control Is What It Seams	p. 95
Control in a style line
Shaping by seams
The Fullness Thereof	p. 130
How to make patterns with balanced or circular fullness
Flares and flounces
Gathers, gores, and godets
Pleats and tucks
A Set of Slopers	p. 190
Basic patterns to use in developing patterns for bodices, skirts, pants, culottes, sleeves, hip- and full-length garments, jackets, coats, and capes
Children's clothing
Styling
Notable Necklines	p. 211
Turtleneck to waistline plunge
Neckline variations to cover (and uncover) figures, faces, situations, styles, and moods
Cowls at necklines, on skirts, sleeves, and pants
Easy Access	p. 248
An open-and-shut case
Single-breasted, double-breasted, and asymmetric closings-and their fastenings
The Pocket Picture	p. 297
Practical or pretty pockets applied to the surface of a garment
Pockets stitched into construction seams or style lines
Pockets set in a slash
Collar Capers	p. 307
Collars, curves, and stands
Flat, rolled, roll-fitted, or standing collars
Dressmaker collars
Tailored collars
The Set-in Sleeve Scene	p. 352
Anatomy of a set-in sleeve
Set-in sleeve types
Sleeve styles with fullness
Sleeve designs via control seams
Sleeveless styles
Sleeves in One with the Bodice	p. 382
Kimono sleeve
Cap sleeve
Strap-shoulder sleeve
Raglan sleeve
Dolman sleeve
Sleeve and yoke in one
Sleeve Finishes	p. 422
Finishes for slim sleeves, for full sleeves
Plackets, cuffs, and fitted bands
Remnants	p. 445
Draping
Pattern grading
Procedure for making a pattern
Muslin models
Possible pattern layouts
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Make Your Own Dress Patterns

With over 1,000 how-to illustrations: A Primer in Patternmaking for Those Who Like to Sew

At a Glance

Paperback

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