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Summary: [Knock off]
Review: Okay, this book promises good stuff, but ... could it be any harder to understand? You basically need two books to interpret how to make a single pattern. Very vague. We use this book at FIDM and I think it would have been better if the two books we use were put into one. Use it if you must, because it is a good reference for children's and body suits. Also, the illustrations are better than most.
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Summary: patternmaking for fashion design
Review: This book i feel is a great first book on patternmaking for fashion students. The information is clear & easy to follow.Yet for more intricate & complex designs look elsewear.On a personal note I do not like the block making section..And as someone who works in the metric system I find myself waisting a lot of time converting imperial into metric. All that being said i would not be without it.
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Summary: VERY comprehensive but lacking in basic/beginner's details
Review: This book is packed with dozens of different patterns, from different types of pants to different types of skirts. But I have two gripes with it.My first problem is that some of the instructions seem like certain, important, key manuvers (i.e. how to blend the hip line into the waist line, from the slack pattern) are more inferred than they are explained. It feels like the author assumes that the reader knows to do this as opposed to that. Unfortunately, little things like that can result in the wrong fit. I wish the author could have explained the instructions more, like why this has to be done and why that won't work... I know this was created for the more experienced sewer but the format seems so much for the beginner.... It just felt a little misleading to see that each step is clearly organized only to find that in between steps there are un-noted, excluded instructions/reasons that are obviously very important to the final pattern. My second problem is that alot of the styles seem very dated and downright dowdy. Yolks? I don't see many people wearing yolks these days, nor do I see them on ready-to-wear clothes in the stores. I probably have the 2nd edition but still, it wasn't written that long ago. But then again, as they say, to each their own. I really wanted to give this book 5 stars for being the only comprehensive and somewhat up=to-date book on patternmaking available today but I felt that it could have been much better and less of a struggle for us less-experience sewers. So, if you've taken patternmaking classes before and are well-versed in dressmaking, this book would be great for you. As for the rest of us, this book is not as kind to the beginner.
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Summary: Best patternmaking book I ever read.
Review: This book is the most important tool you can have as a reference for your day to day work in patternmaking.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: This book, unlike many others, goes into extensive detail regarding dart manipulation. I have been able to re create the intricate designs of the 30's 40's and 50's where dart manipulation was the essence of the garment. It is complex but not so much so that the average dressmaker cant use it. It is written in a tutorial type format, with reduced scale pattern blocks to practice with. All in all, the best book I have got in my large collection.
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: This is a great book to learn how to make patterns and also a great reference if you already know how. The pictures and diagrams are very detailed and helpful and the instructions are easy to read. I highly reccomend it!
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Summary: An excellent book on all types of patternmaking.
Review: This is an excellent book on all types of patternmaking. I use it all the time for drafting and altering patterns. The illustrations are simple and easy to follow. It has been a valuable resource for patternmaking.
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Summary: VERY comprehensive but lacking in basic/beginner's details
Review: This is such a great book!! I just took a class in flat pattern drafting and now that I know how to use the book, I feel like I can draft almost anything!!
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Summary: The BEST!!
Review: This is such a great book!! I just took a class in flat pattern drafting and now that I know how to use the book, I feel like I can draft almost anything!!
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Summary: It has its shortcomings
Review: This is the book we use at my college. I can't compare it to other patternmaking books, but I know that Armstrong's has problems and really needs a good editor. Occasionally, steps are missing and measurements aren't accurate, and both my classmates and my teacher have found it frustrating.
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