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# How Patterns Work: The Fundamental Principles of Pattern Making and Sewing in Fashion Design

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How Patterns Work: The Fundamental Principles of Pattern Making and Sewing in Fashion Design - Kindle edition by Assembil Books. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading How Patterns Work: The Fundamental Principles of Pattern Making and Sewing in Fashion Design.

Review: Great read for a beginning drafter/ As a reference - Let me be clear in that this will not tell you how to make or alter patterns 100%, this book for me is a reference book. I am studying fashion design and so have taken both a draping and pattern making classes and will basically tell you this book is what you learn in college classes. More in-depth however, this book doesn't teach you how to do much other than making a basic bodice sloper by draping a piece of paper on a professional dress form (which I think is very clever since I learned it by using muslin fabric which waste and cost more). It touches on the basic principals like how darts work and dart manipulation, the slash and spread method and even tells you the basic key points of measurements. If your looking to teach yourself pattern drafting, this is a great book to read before diving straight into the material in my opinion since it teaches you terminology and the process of a garment, both on a small scale and larger mass production scale. I highly recommend this book for someone who really wants to learn the fundamentals, one thing I will point out though for people who have taken it and such, just like how it differs from place to place, terminology is a bit different than what I learned in school but, you understand what it is since of its very simple explanation. I also enjoy that at the end of each chapter they give you a chapter overview. This is definitely staying in my sewing book library.
Review: The clearest book out there - I have purchased pretty much all of the top books on sewing and patternmaking. This is by far the clearest book with the clearest instructions. It has really helped me break down the ideas behind the techniques in a way that makes sense to me. I've become a better sewist because of these books! There is also a TON of content. Highly recommend.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | B00AST21XC |
| Accessibility  | Learn more |
| Best Sellers Rank | #131,533 in Kindle Store ( See Top 100 in Kindle Store ) #12 in Sewing (Books) #13 in Commercial Fashion #27 in Design (Kindle Store) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (418) |
| Enhanced typesetting  | Enabled |
| File size  | 9.0 MB |
| Language  | English |
| Page Flip  | Enabled |
| Print length  | 749 pages |
| Publication date  | November 23, 2013 |
| Publisher  | Assembil Books |
| Screen Reader  | Supported |
| Word Wise  | Not Enabled |
| X-Ray  | Not Enabled |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great read for a beginning drafter/ As a reference
*by F***I on July 18, 2017*

Let me be clear in that this will not tell you how to make or alter patterns 100%, this book for me is a reference book. I am studying fashion design and so have taken both a draping and pattern making classes and will basically tell you this book is what you learn in college classes. More in-depth however, this book doesn't teach you how to do much other than making a basic bodice sloper by draping a piece of paper on a professional dress form (which I think is very clever since I learned it by using muslin fabric which waste and cost more). It touches on the basic principals like how darts work and dart manipulation, the slash and spread method and even tells you the basic key points of measurements. If your looking to teach yourself pattern drafting, this is a great book to read before diving straight into the material in my opinion since it teaches you terminology and the process of a garment, both on a small scale and larger mass production scale. I highly recommend this book for someone who really wants to learn the fundamentals, one thing I will point out though for people who have taken it and such, just like how it differs from place to place, terminology is a bit different than what I learned in school but, you understand what it is since of its very simple explanation. I also enjoy that at the end of each chapter they give you a chapter overview. This is definitely staying in my sewing book library.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The clearest book out there
*by L***S on February 26, 2024*

I have purchased pretty much all of the top books on sewing and patternmaking. This is by far the clearest book with the clearest instructions. It has really helped me break down the ideas behind the techniques in a way that makes sense to me. I've become a better sewist because of these books! There is also a TON of content. Highly recommend.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great beginners guide and to anyone who wants to refresh there knowledge in patternmakingo
*by A***O on April 4, 2013*

I am a self teaching myself to be a fashion designer and have reservations on enrolling on a dedicated school of fashion due to financial constraints. I have bought almost 60 books to date about fashion, tailoring, sewing etc. Anything that would help me become a fashion designer. It is overwhelming to me since this is all new and I don't know where to begin. I believe I'm a good illustrator but I'm still refining on my skills. This book to me seems to be the next step towards constructing my illustrations. I love it because it talks about the very basic terminology and principles in pattern making and helps me adopt a set of skills that I can work with for my own designs. It is a book I would be using a lot and I know it will help me understand all the more complicated pattern books that I have so far. Much simple and straight forward guide for me.

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