This book contains the perfect method for creating skirts, explained In a simple, clear, precise, highly detailed manner. It covers the information necessary for drawing flat patterns for just about every style there is, and can easily be adapted to all skill levels.

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, and 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.

About the Author:

Passionate about the arts, Dominique Pellen studied drawing and painting, and has focused his artistic career on fashion design and patternmaking. Since 2003, he has alternated collaborations with different brands with lectures on styling, design and patternmaking at the exclusive school of the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne (the Haute Couture Trade Association of Paris). The school is internationally known for the quality of the lessons it offers students, who come from all over the world, on the demands, techniques and know-how of haute couture, and its traditional excellence. In France, Dior, Lanvin, Balmain, Mandel and Anne Valerie Hash draw upon the school's expertise.

Developed by fashion designer and teacher Dominique Pellen, the patternmaking method introduced in this book is explained in a simple, clear, precise, highly detailed way, covering all the information necessary for creating different bodices, sleeves and collars for womenswear.

This book contains the ideal method for creating base patterns to tailor bodices, sleeves and collars to different contemporary styles and modern designs. It covers the information necessary for drafting flat patterns for nearly every form there is in a progressive way in terms of difficulty and can easily be adapted to all skill levels. Developed by fashion designer and teacher Dominique Pellen after countless years of experience in the studio and in the classroom, the method for the creation and adaptation of flat patterns shown here is suitable for a wide audience, including professionals, students and basically anyone who loves to sew. This expanded and updated volume on bodices, sleeves and collars is the second in a series of womenswear guides that will explore the exciting world of garment-making, a gateway designed to help fashion design students and sewing lovers understand and design patterns on their own.

About the Author:

Passionate about the arts, Dominique Pellen studied drawing and painting, and has focused his artistic career on fashion design and patternmaking. Since 2003, he has alternated collaborations with different brands with lectures on styling, design and patternmaking at the exclusive school of the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne (the Haute Couture Trade Association of Paris). The school is internationally known for the quality of the lessons it offers students, who come from all over the world, on the demands, techniques and know-how of haute couture, and its traditional excellence. In France, Dior, Lanvin, Balmain, Mandel and Anne Valerie Hash draw upon the school's expertise.

This third volume of our Patternmaking for Womenswear series contains the ideal method for creating bustiers, bodices, sleeves, knitwear dresses and swimwear for womenswear. It covers the information necessary for drafting flat patterns for nearly every style there is. Developed by fashion designer and teacher Dominique Pellen after countless years of experience in the studio and the classroom, the fresh and modern approach to the creation and adaptation of flat patterns shown here make the book suitable for a wide audience, including professionals, students and basically anyone who loves to sew. (The series is being used successfully both in the top fashion school Institut Français de la Mode (IFM) in Paris and in vocational schools throughout France).

The book also includes at the end, an international size chart, a measurement chart of the female body, a glossary of useful terms, a chapter about different pocket styles and a chapter on seam allowances. This completely new edited volume is the third in a series of guides that explore the exciting world of garment-making. With high-end fashion in mind, the detailed step-by-step rules are simple and easy to follow, touching on all the foundations for constructing the entire female wardrobe in a perfectly controlled way. Putting deep professional know-how at your disposal, the method taught in this book will successfully accompany you on your exciting journey through the world of sewing and fashion. 

About the Author:

Passionate about the arts, Dominique Pellen studied drawing and painting, and has focused his artistic career on fashion design and patternmaking. Since 2003, he has alternated collaborations with different brands with lectures on styling, design and patternmaking at the exclusive school of the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne (the Haute Couture Trade Association of Paris). The school is internationally known for the quality of the lessons it offers students, who come from all over the world, on the demands, techniques and know-how of haute couture, and its traditional excellence. In France, Dior, Lanvin, Balmain, Mandel and Anne Valerie Hash draw upon the school's expertise.