Pattern Cutting for Women's Outerwear

Download or read book Pattern Cutting for Women's Outerwear written by Gerry Cooklin and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1994-12-12 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new and innovative book on pattern cutting emphasises the technological aspects of pattern development for women's mass-produced clothing. The opening chapters deal with sizes and measurements and examine the factors which influence pattern construction in a simple and integrative method of drafting block patterns. The second main section develops a wide ranging tool-box of professional pattern cutting techniques and gives many examples of their applications. This section also includes a chapter on making patterns for linings and fusibles. The last chapter examines and explains the functions of computerised pattern design systems.