Necklines & Collars

Necklines & Collars
Author: Skills Institute Press
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2011-07-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1607650126

A visual directory to the many choices and techniques available when selecting collars and necklines to perfectly enhance a garment.

Collars & Necklines

Collars & Necklines
Author: Gianni Pucci
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Clothing and dress
ISBN: 9788492810796

A photographic showcase of collars and necklines by the best fashion stylists.

Author:
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 779
Release:
Genre:
ISBN: 1501360205

New Complete Guide to Sewing

New Complete Guide to Sewing
Author:
Publisher: Readers Digest
Total Pages: 414
Release: 2002
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0762104201

Provides general instructions for fitting, constructing, tailoring, and finishing women's, men's, and children's clothing and for making curtains and bedcoverings.

A Guide to Fashion Sewing

A Guide to Fashion Sewing
Author: Connie Amaden-Crawford
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2015-03-12
Genre: Design
ISBN: 1628921846

A Guide to Fashion Sewing, 6th Edition, provides a comprehensive fashion sewing resource for beginning and advanced sewers alike. Readers will learn how to assemble and construct designs of various styles using proven industry methods for more than 100 sewing applications. Chapters cover everything from sewing equipment, measurements, and fabric selection to actual garment assembly. Filled with easy to follow, step-by-step instructions and large, clear illustrations, this book is an indispensable resource for constructing quality garments. Accompanying video demonstrations help readers learn at their own pace basic sewing skills and techniques such a seams, darts, bias binding, zipper, and garment assembly. The new edition features an updated design, new industrial sewing machine information and photographs, and expanded information on tailoring. Amaden-Crawford has added convenient metric measurement equivalents to the text, helpful project checklists to aid self-assessment of completed project, and 1/2 scale patterns to make sample garment assembly easier than ever before. PLEASE NOTE: Purchasing or renting this ISBN does not include access to the STUDIO resources that accompany this text. To receive free access to the STUDIO content with new copies of this book, please refer to the book + STUDIO access card bundle ISBN 9781501395284. STUDIO Instant Access can also be purchased or rented separately on BloomsburyFashionCentral.com.

Flat Pattern Cutting and Modelling for Fashion

Flat Pattern Cutting and Modelling for Fashion
Author: Helen Stanley
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1991
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780748704279

Providing skills needed to translate design ideas and working sketches into garment patterns, this book presents a variety of methods. It is arranged in self-contained lessons with text and diagrams associated with the emphasis on a 3-dimensional, practical approach.

Neither Root Nor Branch

Neither Root Nor Branch
Author: Mary Jane Grange R. N.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2010-10
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1426936273

Step-families deal with many unique issues related to their own children, their step-children, their spouses, and even ex-spouses. Some of the concerns may lead to depression and anxiety, and, in worst-case scenarios, suicide. In Neither Root nor Branch, author Mary Jane Grange helps blended families deal with their often challenging situation to live a happy, fulfilling existence. She provides affordable solutions for dealing with depression and anxiety. Using her experiences has a nurse and a step-parent, Grange relies on scriptures to help step-families co-exist peacefully without the use of drugs, alcohol, medications, or divorce. I am a step parent. I could not keep up the pace that was set for my family. I realized I was in something over my head. I was in something that mere mortals could not correct. I decided to be more conscientious about reading my scriptures. Instead of letting the word of God lie hidden in my heart or dormant on my end tables, I decided to look for the laws of depression. I found them in the scriptures. I found the pace that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ created for us in this world.

Metric Pattern Cutting for Women's Wear

Metric Pattern Cutting for Women's Wear
Author: Winifred Aldrich
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2015-01-22
Genre: Design
ISBN: 1119028280

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.

Pattern Cutting: The Architecture of Fashion

Pattern Cutting: The Architecture of Fashion
Author: Pat Parish
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2018-01-25
Genre: Design
ISBN: 1474272398

Pattern cutting, or pattern making, is an essential yet complex skill for every fashion designer to master. Pattern Cutting: The Architecture of Fashion demystifies the pattern cutting process and clearly demonstrates pattern fundamentals, enabling you to construct in both 2D and 3D, and quickly get to grips with basic blocks, shape, sleeves, collars, trousers, pockets and finishes. Pat Parish approaches the subject of pattern cutting through proportion, balance, line and form, identifying key shapes and structures from the catwalk and translating them into 3D through cutting, draping and construction processes. This popular and inspirational sourcebook has been updated to reflect new directions in construction design and techniques, and to include more advanced patterns, such as the Magyar sleeve and the jumpsuit. With handy tips, shortcuts and tricks of the trade, the second edition of Pattern Cutting is a must-have studio resource for all budding fashion designers. It will provide you with the inspiration, tools and confidence to interpret and adapt basic patterns, and take your designs to the next level. New to this edition - Step-by-step instructions for more complex patterns, including the Magyar sleeve, rever collar and jumpsuit - A chapter devoted to patterns for pockets and finishes - Invaluable information about working with different fabrics, such as neoprene and spacer - Expanded coverage of innovation in pattern cutting, including sustainable and geometric cutting techniques - Refreshed pattern flats and colour images - Case studies with designers who have used cutting techniques to create unique, contemporary designs