pattern making

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22 Aug 2011
Quilting, Beading and Embroidery by Maria Parsons

Maria Parsons, MA Graduate Collection 2011. The leap from concept to realised design can be one of the most difficult...

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22 Jun 2011
Fundamentals of Pattern Making: Princess Panel Lines

Roksanda Ilincic, RST12, London. Princess line is the name commonly given to panel lines that go through bust point, absorbing...

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15 Jun 2011
Godet Panels on Skirts and Dresses at Richard Nicoll

Richard Nicoll, RST12, London. There are different ways that fabric can be contracted to curve to the body, or enlarged to create...

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13 Jun 2011
Fundamentals of Pattern Making: V-Shaped Panel Lines

Gareth Pugh, AW11, Paris. In the Autumn-Winter 2011 collection by Gareth Pugh, there was a subtle v-shaped panel line running...

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23 May 2011
Fundamentals of Pattern Making: Waist Tucks

Rodarte, AW11, New York. There are a myriad of ways that you can make fabric mould to the curves of...

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16 May 2011
Fundamentals of Pattern Making: Basic Yokes

Calvin Klein, AW11, New York. When patterns are fairly simple, it is usually quite straight forward how individual pattern pieces...

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28 Apr 2011
Complex Patterns: Aitor Throup

Aitor Throup, 2007. Designer Aitor Throup has a sense of presentation for his garments which seems to mimic the way...

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19 Apr 2011
Fundamentals of Pattern Making: Basic Facings

Hussein Chalayan, AW11, Video Still. The construction which occurs on the inside of garments is just as important as the...

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25 Mar 2011
Drape: Working on the Stand at Lanvin

Lanvin, AW11, Paris. There are two main approaches that can be taken when converting a design into a 3D object...

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23 Mar 2011
Toiles and Sample Garments

Christian Dior Toile, Made in Paris, 1954. Image from the V&A Collections». If you’ve ever read an interview with a...

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