Patternmaking for Fashion Design (EDN 5) by Helen Joseph-Armstrong

A truly comprehensive book. Very detailed and great illustrations. Yes it is American but much of the detail and terminology is the same here in Britain and although in imperial measurements, no real problem to convert to centimetres where needed. Well worth the cost.

Only got this today but can see this is going to be very useful. I’m not a professional and have never found clothes or patterns that fit my shape properly. While I have learnt by trial and error how to make certain changes I wanted detailed information on how to do more and this book certainly delivers. I suspect after digesting this book the pattern companies will be upset as I’m unlikely to buy from them anymore as I’ll be able to make my own, that fit and are the style I want, rather than having to make do with a near enough pattern. Only minor niggle with the book is that it sometimes refers to things by colour, eg the blue line, but it’s all printed in black. I’ve worked out easily enough what is being referred to but they should either print with colour or change the text on the next reprint. Overall though, if you want to make your own patterns or modify what you have this book will definitely be of help. Almost forgot, it includes directions for men’s and children’s pattern making too which is useful.

If you want to learn or improve on your pattern cutting, this is the book you NEED. Generally The metric pattern cutting book by Winifred Aldrich is used in Europe and this book (imperial measurements) is used in the US. This book however has so much info. This Armstrong book has detailed info from the necessary tools to detailed drawings of what you need to do to get from a block to a dress, or coat, or sportswear or menswear plus details like sleeves and plackets. Pages and pages of detailed drawings and explanations. It takes you through the three main principles: Dart manipulation, adding fullness and contouring, then the sky is your limit. This is the book I’ve been searching for. I think it will get a lot of use. Yes it is in imperial measurements but there is a section at the start to help with that OR you could draft a metric block from Aldrich and then use this book to help with design. Just get it!

Excellent reading good delivery time

I will recommend this book for anyone going into fashion business. It's must have for new student and those who wants to upgrade their skills in fashion and design. This book covers the whole anatomy section you need to make for human body fashion and design. Although I've not read the whole book but I learnt a lot from the little I have read. If someone has this book and the other one for draping from this same author as reference books, I don't think there is need to buying more books on fashion and design as these two books cover it all. I regretted I bought some other books I got on fashion and design as it is not necessary if you have the two books I'm writing about. I'm like a glue to the 'pattern making for fashion and design' as I can't stop digesting the information from this book. This book is enough if you don't have time to go to fashion school and if you can be committed to read. Thank you Helen Joseph Armstrong for taking your time to share others your knowledge. My plan is to open a fashion studio but I've been nervous to go ahead. However, with the little I have studied from this book I think I have gain my confident and the sky is my limit. Hopefully, towards late next year if I'm alive I should be confident enough to lunch my fashion studio. Thanks once again Helen. Kike

OMG where has this book been all my sewing life. I am an enthusiastic home sewer and this book will be a very well used companion. It is full of easy to read advice giving really good solutions for design.

Great book

Was given a long time expected delivery date which was fine but then it arrived 2 weeks early which was great. Brand new in cellophane and wrapped a few times in bubble wrap so arrived in perfect condition. Got it to draft my own basic pattern set as following YouTube videos are not ideal. Fingers crossed for me. Having the tools to create something that fits my frame better will be a bonus. Looking forward to being able to reuse and recycle items in my wardrobe too

As the title said, the paper is really thin and quite fragile. It's similar to tissue paper.

Ricevuto nei tempi previsti ed in perfette condizioni

One of the greatest and most useful textbooks for fashion designers. It not only gives you technical knowledge of how to do certain things, but also gives you basic pattern block ideas and detailed instructions of how to crate any desired effect during the design process. There’s a section that helped me with my grading and to figure out sizing dimensions. The most useful textbook for clothing designers, skip the rest. This one has everything and it’s written in India or something so whoever wrote it is really smart and educated. There’s no book anywhere that will crack the code to US vanity sizing but this will give you the solid basic knowledge you need to figure out these type of things.

Yo aprendi patronaje usando otro sistema, sin embargo, este libro es muy valioso para los que amamos el patronaje y buscamos nuevas formas de hacer patrones y perfeccionar la tecnica. La tabla de medidas que incluye es muy util para trabajar, toma en cuenta que esta en pulgadas. Siempre quise este libro para tener como referencia en mi biblioteca por todas as secciones de patronaje que abarca (hombre, mujer, niño, telas elasticas, etc). Estoy satisfecha con el libro.

O livro é bem completo, aborda sobre ferramentas de costura, ensina atirar as medidas ( algumas são próprias do método proposto), fazer alterações nas pences. Apresenta as modelagens feminina, masculina, infantil, modas praia e academia. Ajuda muito e exercitar a interpretação dos moldes. Por ser um livro estrangeiro, as medidas são em polegadas. O livro é bem ilustrado, com gravuras em preto e branco que ajudam muito na compreensão dos modelos. Ainda não testei a metodologia para avaliar, mas, pelo que vi, é diferente da que estou acostumada.