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The Practical Guide To Patternmaking For Fashion Designers: Menswear [Spiral-bound]

Lori A. Knowles
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May 31, 2006 1563673290 978-1563673290
The Practical Guide to Patternmaking for Fashion Designers: Menswear offers patternmaking techniques for a variety of garment styles and includes information on sizing, lining, and a variety of fabrics. Covering everything from casual to tailored designs, it can serve both as an introduction to the pattern-drafting skills necessary for menswear and as a more in-depth treatment of patternmaking techniques. The author covers the patternmaking process for an array of menswear garments, as well as the accompanying theories and concepts.

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About the Author

Lori Knowles has over 25 of experience in the fashion industry as a patternmaker. Her experience includes assistant management and pattern making for Marian Clayden Inc. and Pacific Rim Manufacturing. Knowles is a former instructor at West Valley College in the Fashion Design and Apparel Technology Department. She is currently co-owner of Aesthetic Design and Photography and works as a freelance patternmaker with Left In Stitches and Castleware, both in California. Her area of interest in research is the history and construction of clothing and she maintains a collection of vintage clothing from the 1840's to the 1940's.

Product Details

  • Spiral-bound: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Fairchild Pubns (May 31, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1563673290
  • ISBN-13: 978-1563673290
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.8 x 12 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #161,876 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars This book is worth every cent! July 26, 2007
Format:Spiral-bound
I am so glad I bought this book. I do patternmaking for a living and this book answers questions I have had for a long time and never seen answered anywhere else. It contains standard body measurements for men's sizes from 34 and up for short, regular and tall. Most patternmaking books only deal in drafting misses patterns. This gives the measurements for mens pants, shirt, and jackets. It was worth every cent! I would recommend it for the experienced patternmaker as well as a beginner. A reference book you will want to keep forever.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book March 27, 2008
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I bought this book by virtue it was for menswear. I am a theatrical tailor and normally drape suits, and use commercial patterns as slopers. At university, I had trouble with flat patterning.
This book has altered my opinion of flatpattern work. I love it. I recommend it. The instructions are pretty clear; there were only one or two places that I really had to reread, and look more closely at the illustrations. Great, great book.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Menswear patternmaking made easy August 17, 2008
Format:Spiral-bound
I have been trying to find a decent book that deals solely with menswear pattern design and I found it with this book. Many others I have from before were very difficult to use as the instructions were very minimal if any at all at times. This manual has excellent illustrations & instructions to make someone who may have never taken a course a good understanding in how to manipulate a men's pattern or create one with an easier understanding.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book
I have both books on this subject available from Amazon and use both to cross check my pattern making. Read more
Published 5 months ago by C. R. Harper
5.0 out of 5 stars Everything you need.
So apparently most sewers out there buy commercial patterns and then try to fit them for whomever they are making clothes for. Read more
Published 5 months ago by TripsCallerDoh
4.0 out of 5 stars Muy buena referencia
me ha servido como libro de consulta para varias inquietudes que tenia en el patronaje, muy recomendable, le pusiera 5 estrellas si estuviera las medidas en sistema metrico... Read more
Published 8 months ago by jl981ec
5.0 out of 5 stars Good details, useful tips...
Good detailed instructions for certain projects. Give useful tips for certain processes. Provides general pattern info. Images and sketches are good to reference.
Published 16 months ago by Snowfire
5.0 out of 5 stars A must have
This book is a must have for anyone trying to save money by making your own clothes. I am an fashion design student and this book has really opened my eyes in the way that I design... Read more
Published on May 3, 2011 by Mark D. Henson
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Supplementary Book to the Original
This book is a great addition to any fashion library, but definitely as an add-on to the WomenswearThe Practical Guide To Patternmaking For Fashion Designers: Juniors, Misses, And... Read more
Published on January 4, 2011 by samantha grayce
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
I am a tailor and I purchased this book to train my new employees on the basics of suit pattern making. It is great literature for them to take home and continually study. Read more
Published on April 5, 2010 by Jay Oliver
2.0 out of 5 stars There's better.
Not for the kinesthetic learner. Not user friendly. If you want to spend the time with it, you'll come out with a tailored jacket, pre-specified shirt or trousers, but not a book... Read more
Published on December 23, 2009 by A. DELIRA
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource
This is a great book for men's patternmaking. I've had a lot of trouble finding a book to produce men's slopers but this covers that as well pattern constructions for vests,... Read more
Published on September 30, 2008 by Rabid Sofa Pillow
5.0 out of 5 stars The Practical Guide To Patternmaking For Fashion Designers: Menswear
Detailed, yet understandable text describes design of men's fashion from making sloper to final pattern-making. Describes use of pattern-making tools. Read more
Published on August 23, 2008
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