Patternmaking for Fashion Design (Paper): United States Edition

Love the book: it is very comprehensive and easy to use!

Yo estaba un poco preocupada.Llegó antes de tiempo y con muy buena calidad.

ottimo regalo per mia moglie che sta imparando il mestiere di sarta, lei lo adora, ottimo l'imbalaggio e i tempi di consegna (dagli u.s.a. in 10 giorni!!!)

I admit I've only skimmed through this. It'll be more of a reference guide for me to use as I start to make my own patterns and sew my apparel. However, during my several times of looking through it, I noticed that it's well organized, formatted and illustrated. It's also a good resource because it's got basic patterns to photocopy (to be enlarged) to use, and even got some worksheets and stuff. It also explains the terminology. I'm not a fashion design student or expert. Just a complete beginner (unless you count my high school sewing class as some experience), so it'll take me a bit to learn all the terms and concepts but even so, I'm sure it won't be too hard as it's formatted in a way so that it can be read quite easily, i.e. not too wordy or narrative. Good text material. I was hesitant to buy this at first with so many different reviews about it but I figured most of the ones I read were of the 3rd edition and I bought the 4th one and I figured they'll do some revision. There are still some editing errors but it's minor and won't affect your understanding of the material. The only other thing is that I wish they'll include a section on men's wear patterns. They did for children and juniors but not men's. Based on what I've read so far, this seems pretty satisfactory and definitely worth the purchase, though I do admit it's rather pricey. But I guess if I think about the satisfaction I'll get from making my own clothes, it's well worth it then.

One of the best pattern books I have ever purchased. Because of the high price I searched for a less expensive alternative ($50) that was in acceptable condition. The book I received is much better than the tattered one I checked out from the library so I think I got a fair deal.I should have splurged because I prefer books in pristine condition and this book is definitely going to be one of the most valuable in my collection.