eBook - PDF
Plus-size Patternmaking for Womenswear
Inclusive Sizing, Pattern Drafting, and Fitting
- 417 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF
Plus-size Patternmaking for Womenswear
Inclusive Sizing, Pattern Drafting, and Fitting
About this book
An essential guide to patternmaking for plus-size fashion, and the specialized skills, shapes, and techniques required to achieve a great fit and make beautiful clothing that truly understands plus-size bodies.
Featuring all the major block types for contemporary apparel – from fitted bodices to T-shirts, sleeve variations to swimwear – and packed with clear illustrations and step-by-step guidance, Brown and Kelleher guide you through:
- drafting a complete set of plus-size blocks suitable for use with models and clients
- industry plus-size fit forms
- adapting existing designs for plus sizes
- practical skills for respectful measuring, fitting, and working with larger bodies.
Covering every step of the pattern-drafting process, from developing a size chart, to considering mobility and wearing ease, to adapting smaller dress forms for use with plus-sizes, Plus-Size Patternmaking for Womenswear is an essential textbook for all modern fashion and apparel students.
Online resources available for download:
- Instructor resources, including class presentation slides
- Sample size charts, blank size chart templates, and ease chart
- Instructions for calculating required measurements for block drafting section
- Standard measurements used in block drafting
- A collection of plus size croquis in different sizes and poses
Featuring all the major block types for contemporary apparel – from fitted bodices to T-shirts, sleeve variations to swimwear – and packed with clear illustrations and step-by-step guidance, Brown and Kelleher guide you through:
- drafting a complete set of plus-size blocks suitable for use with models and clients
- industry plus-size fit forms
- adapting existing designs for plus sizes
- practical skills for respectful measuring, fitting, and working with larger bodies.
Covering every step of the pattern-drafting process, from developing a size chart, to considering mobility and wearing ease, to adapting smaller dress forms for use with plus-sizes, Plus-Size Patternmaking for Womenswear is an essential textbook for all modern fashion and apparel students.
Online resources available for download:
- Instructor resources, including class presentation slides
- Sample size charts, blank size chart templates, and ease chart
- Instructions for calculating required measurements for block drafting section
- Standard measurements used in block drafting
- A collection of plus size croquis in different sizes and poses
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Table of contents
- Cover
- CONTENTS
- Author Biographies
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- PART ONE Introduction to the Principles of the Plus-Size Experience
- PART TWO Introduction to Practical Applications
- PART THREE Introduction to Blocks
- PART FOUR Further Understanding
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1 Sample Size Measurements
- Appendix 2 Calculation Techniques
- Appendix 3 Croquis for Plus-Size Bodies
- Bibliography
- Recommended Reading
- Index
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