Dress pattern designing - the basic principles of cut and fit - classic edition 5e (John Wiley and Sons Ltd)

The techniques Natalie Bray pioneered and perfected revolutionised dress pattern designing, assisting the rise of the modern fashion industry. Her teaching has had a profound influence on design, production and education and her works are classics: fashions change but the principles of designing patterns in the flat do not. This book -- the most popular of Natalie Braya s three works -- covers the basic course and includes measurement and block patterns, circular patterns, simple pattern designing, yokes, dart manipulation, sleeves, collars and necklines, skirts, and the one--piece dress foundation.