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Pattern Cutting : The Architecture of Fashion.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Parish, Pat.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fashion design.
- Sustainable design.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (265 pages)
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2026.
- Summary:
- For students ready to think outside the lines of basic blocks, this modern update to the popular and inspirational sourcebook features a redesigned step-by-step layout, new chapters on current industry trends, and photographs of new work from over 20 exciting young designers.
- Contents:
- Cover
- CONTENTS
- Acknowledgements
- How to get the most out of this book
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Context
- What is a pattern?
- The role of the pattern cutter
- Body shape and size
- Measuring and mapping the body
- Getting started
- 2 Pattern fundamentals
- From 3D to 2D - basic blocks
- Darts in design
- Panel lines for fit and flare control
- Complex style lines
- Adding flare
- Adding volume
- 3 Shape
- Shape in design
- Linear
- Inverted triangle
- Square
- Trapeze
- Hourglas
- Dome
- Lantern
- Cocoon
- Balloon
- Fabric, shape and scale
- 4 Drape
- Gravity drape
- Tension drape
- 5 Sleeves and collars
- Sleeve fundamentals
- Set-in sleeves
- Grown-on sleeves
- Sleeve cuffs
- Collar fundamentals
- One-piece collars
- Two-piece collars
- Grown-on collars and necklines
- Standard rever collar
- 6 Trousers
- Trouser fundamentals
- Standard fit
- Adding pleats
- Above-waist fitting
- Below-waist fitting
- Jumpsuits
- 7 Finishes, pockets and openings
- Finishes
- Pockets
- Openings and facings
- 8 Sustainability and fashion
- Deconstructing hierarchies and traditions
- Pattern cutting and waste
- Textiles and circularity
- 9 Geometry in pattern cutting
- Semicircles and triangles in pattern cutting
- Squares and rectangles in pattern cutting
- Hexagons in pattern cutting
- Conversion table
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Further recommended reading
- Further recommended reading: Sustainability
- Image credits.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 1-350-33285-2
- 1-350-33283-6
- OCLC:
- 1583170985
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