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Construction for fashion design / Anette Fischer and Kiran Gobin.

By: Fischer, Anette [author].
Contributor(s): Gobin, Kiran [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Basics fashion design: Publisher: London : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Edition: Second edition.Description: vii, 200 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781472538758 (paperback); 1472538757 (paperback).Subject(s): Clothing trade | Dressmaking | Tailoring | Garment cutting | SewingDDC classification: 646.4
Contents:
Getting started -- Pattern cutting -- Garment construction -- Surface-specific techniques -- Haute Couture and tailoring -- Draping on the mannequin -- Garment support and structure -- Finishes.
Summary: Construction is the foundation of fashion design; it takes passion and great skill to turn a two-dimensional drawing into a successful garment. Construction for Fashion Design guides readers through the process, teaching the theory, practical skills and techniques that they need to succeed. It leads readers through the essential stages of creating a garment, from pattern cutting and draping on the mannequin to sewing techniques and haberdashery. This fully revised and expanded second edition features insightful case studies with leading creative practitioners at the cutting edge of the fashion industry today, complete with detailed, step-by-step exercises that enable readers to contextualise their knowledge and put it into practise for the creation of their own successful projects
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General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 646.4 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available MTU Cork Module TEXT8004 - Core reading. 00220368
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 646.4 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available MTU Cork Module TEXT8004 - Core reading. 00220365
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Construction is the foundation of fashion design; it takes passion and great skill to turn a two-dimensional drawing into a successful garment.

Construction for Fashion Design guides readers through the process, teaching the theory, practical skills and techniques that they need to succeed. It leads readers through the essential stages of creating a garment, from pattern cutting and draping on the mannequin to sewing techniques and haberdashery.

This fully revised and expanded second edition features insightful case studies with leading creative practitioners at the cutting edge of the fashion industry today, complete with detailed, step-by-step exercises that enable readers to contextualise their knowledge and put it into practise for the creation of their own successful projects.

Bibliography: (page 192) and index.

Getting started -- Pattern cutting -- Garment construction -- Surface-specific techniques -- Haute Couture and tailoring -- Draping on the mannequin -- Garment support and structure -- Finishes.

Construction is the foundation of fashion design; it takes passion and great skill to turn a two-dimensional drawing into a successful garment. Construction for Fashion Design guides readers through the process, teaching the theory, practical skills and techniques that they need to succeed. It leads readers through the essential stages of creating a garment, from pattern cutting and draping on the mannequin to sewing techniques and haberdashery. This fully revised and expanded second edition features insightful case studies with leading creative practitioners at the cutting edge of the fashion industry today, complete with detailed, step-by-step exercises that enable readers to contextualise their knowledge and put it into practise for the creation of their own successful projects

MTU Cork Module TEXT8004 - Core reading.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction (p. vii)
  • 1 Getting started (p. 1)
  • Pattern cutting tools and equipment (p. 2)
  • Silhouettes (p. 4)
  • Sizing and grading (p. 6)
  • Blocks and patterns (p. 10)
  • Inspired practitioners (p. 14)
  • Task: Getting started: blocks, measurements, machinery (p. 15)
  • 2 Pattern cutting (p. 17)
  • How to read a design drawing (p. 18)
  • Dart manipulation (p. 22)
  • Slash and spread (p. 24)
  • Sleeves (p. 26)
  • Collars (p. 36)
  • Pockets (p. 46)
  • Bias cut (p. 48)
  • Fitting the toile (p. 50)
  • Laying a pattern on to fabric (p. 56)
  • Inspired practitioners (p. 62)
  • Task: Sleeve exercises (p. 63)
  • 3 Garment construction (p. 65)
  • Tools for the technique (p. 66)
  • Seams (p. 72)
  • Seam finishes (p. 76)
  • Hand sewing techniques (p. 78)
  • Inspired practitioners (p. 84)
  • Task: Sewing exercises (p. 85)
  • 4 Surface-specific techniques (p. 87)
  • Felted fabrics (p. 88)
  • Lace (p. 90)
  • Leather (p. 92)
  • Fur (p. 95)
  • Knits and stretch-woven fabrics (p. 96)
  • Sequinned and beaded fabrics (p. 100)
  • Velvet (p. 103)
  • Transparent fabrics (p. 104)
  • Inspired practitioners (p. 106)
  • Task: Specialist fabric sewing (p. 107)
  • 5 Haute couture and tailoring (p. 109)
  • Haute couture (p. 110)
  • Designing haute couture (p. 112)
  • Tailoring (p. 114)
  • Tailoring techniques (p. 116)
  • Inspired practitioners (p. 120)
  • Task: Tailoring exercises (p. 122)
  • 6 Draping on the mannequin (p. 125)
  • Modeling tools and equipment (p. 126)
  • Grain line and draping (p. 128)
  • Draping style (p. 130)
  • Geometric shapes (p. 134)
  • Inspired practitioners (p. 136)
  • Task: Draping exercises (p. 138)
  • 7 Garment support and structure (p. 141)
  • History of supported and structured garments (p. 142)
  • Supporting materials (p. 144)
  • Interlining/Fusing (p. 152)
  • Corsetry (p. 157)
  • Creating volume (p. 161)
  • Inspired practitioners (p. 168)
  • Task: The cocktail dress (p. 171)
  • 8 Finishes (p. 175)
  • Linings (p. 176)
  • Facings (p. 178)
  • Fastenings (p. 179)
  • Haberdashery (p. 182)
  • Inspired practitioners (p. 186)
  • Task: Exploring haberdashery (p. 188)
  • Conclusion (p. 189)
  • Glossary (p. 190)
  • Bibliography (p. 192)
  • Useful resources (p. 193)
  • Index (p. 195)
  • Acknowledgments and picture credits (p. 198)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Anette Fischer is a lecturer in Fashion Design and Creative Pattern Cutting at the University of the Creative Arts, Epsom, UK.
Kiran Gobin is a lecturer in Fashion Design at Middlesex University, UK