Looking for a good book that teaches you how to make dress patterns from scratch?

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Looking for a good book that teaches you how to make dress patterns from scratch?

2007-11-01 03:07:03 · 2 answers · asked by mangrove 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts

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One I've used for years, but is probably out of print by now:
Metric Pattern Cutting by Winifred Aldrich
Pub: Bell & Hyman, 1985
ISBN 0 7135 2564 9
invaluable advice and examples of how to design your own patterns from basic blocks.
Try amazon?

2007-11-01 21:56:54 · answer #1 · answered by Kathy S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

This one is good.
http://books.google.com/books?id=9hWBxx7mJIQC&pg=PA7&dq=basic+sewing+patterns&ie=ISO-8859-1&sig=CbQevvVQwj3Fo7-Jji2NVTAWnK0

Or, have you considered software?
http://www.voguepatterns.com/indexfv.html
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2007-11-01 03:56:58 · answer #2 · answered by Kacky 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋