Patternmaking for Womenswear: A Reference Guide: Constructing Base Patterns, Vol. 1: Skirts

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.