ISBN-13: 978-0-9663236-3-4
338 classroom-tested, fully diagrammed, step-by-step pages
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The Basics for Drafting & Fitting Pants and Skirts
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Description: Classroom-tested over a 30 year period, the entire process: measuring drafting, fitting, cutting, and sewing, is diagrammed step-by-step, presenting how skirts and pants patterns are produced in high-end designing departments.
Fully-diagrammed instructions, charts, and see-through diagrams explain how to draft to fit a straight skirt, flat-front pants, and pleated pants. The book includes a diagonal-side pocket, double-welt, and back welt pocket pattern instructions.
Syllabus After purchasing the book, you will be issued your personal password that will allow you to download the course syllabus.
You need only a few basic drafting tools to draft skirt and pant patterns that fit. All fitting problems are addressed, including asymmetrical fit. Men’s and women’s pants can be drafted to fit using this book.
Drafting & Fitting Pants and Skirts Video
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Customer Reviews
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Elizabeth Allemong, owner of Vestis Books and author of European Cut, a pattern book, bought [The Basics for] Drafting & Fitting Pants and Skirts. She says: …it is such an interesting concept to show how patterns are made in production. I already spotted a very clever trick on page 97 with the transparent ruler… This is a very well thought out, highly professional textbook and very “beefy” in details (and [the] least complex) system for drafting a skirt/pant sloper that I have come across. I have tested Laurel’s methods from this class on myself and others and have found it to be successful each time. I love such books… -
As a design graduate from another university with my first job in the industry, I find the Industrial Fashion Methods {Laurel’s] Program to be both innovative and exciting. As I move through the program I am continuously filled with information that I missed out on when pursuing my degree. In every class, I learn a new and more accurate method of doing something that makes you want to run home and test it out on a new garment.
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“The books arrived 2 days ago, and I must say, in excellent condition due to water proofing and paper stuffing. Thank you for caring. Must say too, that each book is impressive in layout, which allows one to easily, ‘snap to’ chapters and sections of project-relevant content and diagrams. Moreover, the comprehensiveness of the Sewing Techniques guidance contains not only the promised Sewing Techniques… but unexpectedly offers a depth of information far beyond the basics, aimed at educating the reader while imparting practical information. Only after investing in numerous industry texts over the years (and there were many in my case) can one be fortunate to find the necessary guidance for business as well as home sewing, so artfully and strategically compiled into one. Yes, a bit cliché, but most deserving Thank you “
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I love the flow of the book and how the author doesn’t make assumptions on what you might already know. So I can recommend this book to a beginner starting out. ...I am so excited to try to block and fit my own pants pattern. The book is well written with excellent diagrams and definitions. Can’t say enough about this book. Laurel Hoffman has a pattern drafting and fitting program with corresponding books specific to clothing design and construction. ...I highly recommend looking over her other books as well. Jnetti
