UserManual:Patternmaking References

Books
For those interested in the art of patternmaking, there are lots of books to choose from. Here is a list you may find useful in learning the craft:


 * 1) Winifred Aldrich
 * 2) Metric Pattern Cutting for Women's Wear
 * 3) Metric Pattern Cutting for Menswear
 * 4) Metric Pattern Cutting for Children's Wear and Babywear
 * 5) Natalie Bray
 * 6) Dress Pattern Designing: The Basic Principles of Cut and Fit
 * 7) More Dress Pattern Designing
 * 8) Dress Fitting: Basic Principles and Practice
 * 9) Bunka Fashion College
 * 10) Textbook 1: Fundamentals of Garment Design (Japanese and English translation)
 * 11) Textbook 2: Skirts and Pants (Japanese and English translation)
 * 12) Textbook 3: Blouses and Dresses (Japanese and English translation)
 * 13) Textbook 4: Jackets and Vests (Japanese and English translation)
 * 14) Helen Joseph-Armstrong
 * 15) Patternmaking for Fashion Design
 * 16) Lori A. Knowles
 * 17) Practical Guide to Patternmaking for Fashion Designers: Juniors, Misses and Women
 * 18) Lucia Mors de Castro
 * 19) Patternmaking in Fashion (English, French, German, Spanish, Italian translations)
 * 20) Patternmaking in Practice (English, French, German, Spanish, Italian translations)
 * 21) M. Muller & Sohn
 * 22) Schnittkonstruktionen fuer Kleider und Blusen (Dresses and Blouses) (German)
 * 23) Schnittkonstruktionen fuer Roecke und Hosen (Skirts and Trousers) (German and English translation)
 * 24) Schnittkonstruktionen fuer Jacken und Maentel (Jackets and Coats) (German and Enlish translation)
 * 25) HAKA Schnittkonstruktionen 1 Sakkos und Westen (Jackets and Vests) (German)
 * 26) HAKA Schnittkonstruktionen 2 Sakkos (Jackets) (German)
 * 27) HEMDEN Schnitttechnik (Shirts) (German)
 * 28) HAKA Schnittkonstruktionen Hosen (Trousers) (German)
 * 29) Vittorina Rolfo, Ernestine Kopp, Lee Gross and Beatrice Zelin
 * 30) Designing Apparel Through the Flat Pattern
 * 31) Teresa Gilewska (Eyrolles)
 * 32) Le modélisme de mode - Volume 1 à 7 — Édition Eyrolles (French)
 * 33) Schnittkonstruktion in der Mode: Herrenkleidung: Zuschneiden und Zusammennähen (Menswear) (German)
 * 34) Don McCunn
 * 35) How to Make Sewing Patterns (Skirts, Pants, Bodice and Sleeves; Pattern Alteration; Garment Design) (English)
 * 36) How to Make a Custom-Fit Slopers (English) (EBOOK with videos)
 * 37) How to Make a Custom Dress Form (English) (EBOOK with videos)
 * 38) How to Make Bust Sling Bras (English) (EBOOK with videos)
 * 39) How to Make Custom-Fit Corsets (English) (EBOOK with videos)
 * 40) An Introduction to Pattern Design (English) (EBOOK with videos)
 * 41) How to Make Custom-Fit Bras (English) (EBOOK with videos)
 * 42) How to Make Bikinis & Bandeaux (English) (EBOOK with videos)
 * 43) Patterns for Fashion Dolls(English) (EBOOK with videos)
 * 44) Édition Esmod (International Fashion Design School) http://www.esmod-editions.com
 * 45) Collection Devenir modéliste / Become a pattern drafter Book Series — Claire Wargnier (Français / English)

Online instruction
The following is a list of free online sources for patternmaking instruction.


 * 1) Leena's Pattern Drafting Lessons This site is frequently down and the server times out. When the site is available it does contain good reference material on basic patternmaking techniques.


 * 1) Pattern Design Guides – Notes by Don McCunn  The notes section of this website provides supplemental information that is intended to be used with Mr. McCunn's books or ebooks.

Blogs

 * 1) Fashion-Incubator