PATTERN DESIGNING FOR DRESSMAKERS SOFT COVERED LYN ALEXANDER BOOK

PATTERN DESIGNING FOR DRESSMAKERS SOFT COVERED LYN ALEXANDER BOOK PATTERN DESIGNING FOR DRESSMAKERS soft cover book thick and heavy great pictures.. I have this lovely book Pattern Designing for Dressmakers and shows flapper style costumes in front by Lyn Alexander.. very thick and heavy soft covered book. beautiful asking 12.00 for this book plus shipping.. 105 pages,, adults and children designs with patterns on pages. 1989 and has everything about pattern design and also a basic pattern for 18 inch child doll. references to the 1800s onwards.. online write up Imagine the thrill of making extraordinary clothes from patterns you design yourself. Now, by learning pattern making, you can do just that. Pattern Designing For Dressmakers is written for dressmakers, stage costumers and doll dressers. It takes the mystery out of designing sewing patterns by demonstrating clearly and simply how to use professional flat pattern making methods. Three techniques, moving darts, adding fullness, and developing closing, extensions and facing are the keys to flat pattern designing. The techniques are logical and easy to learn. This book teaches you to master and then combine them to make all sorts of yokes, collars, sleeves, bodices and skirts