Making patterns from finished clothes

Book

Making patterns from finished clothes / written and illustrated by Rusty Bensussen.

Summary:

Using more than 250 ingeniously clear and elegant line drawings, the author introduces their own method of pattern drafting, probably the easiest technique ever recorded in a book.

Record details

ISBN: 0806957042
ISBN: 9780806957043
ISBN: 080697978X
ISBN: 9780806979786
Physical Description: 160 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Sterling Publishing Co., [1985]
Copyright: ©1985

Content descriptions

General Note:: Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:: I. Organizing -- Equipment -- Filing patterns -- Pattern notebook -- II. Fashions, fabrics & figure types -- Silhouettes, line & space -- Color -- Fabrics -- Figure types -- III. Drafting patterns -- A. Clothes with capped sleeves -- Choosing a garment -- Survey -- Back -- Coding the patterns -- Front -- Inseam pockets -- Using your pattern creatively -- Kimono sleeve -- At-home robe -- More ideas -- Nightgown -- Pull-on pants -- B. Clothes with set-in sleeves -- Choosing a garment -- Survey -- Back -- Sleeve -- Coding the patterns -- Using your pattern creatively -- Windbreaker -- Pullover jacket -- Unlined coat -- Reversible coat -- Long or short dresses -- Direct-cut method and additional thoughts -- C. Skirts -- Survey -- Step 1 -- Back -- Step 2 -- Front -- Wrap skirts -- A-line skirts -- Dirndl skirts -- Tulip skirts -- Gored skirts -- Pleats -- Godets -- Alterations -- Using your pattern creatively -- D. Pants -- Choosing a garment -- Survey -- Front: Knits -- Back: Knits -- Patch pockets -- Woven pants -- Survey -- Front -- Back -- Using your pattern creatively -- Trousers -- Cropped pants -- Wrap pants -- Palazzo pants -- Drawstrings -- Sweat pants -- Athletic shorts -- Short shorts -- Jamaicas -- Bermudas -- Culottes -- E. The ultimate pattern -- Dresses -- Tent dress -- Shirtwaist dress -- Jumpsuit -- Jumpsuit: Knit fabrics -- Jumpsuit with center-front seam -- Jumpsuit with waistline seam -- Jumpsuit: Woven fabric -- Bib overalls.