Download or read book Pattern Drafting for Dressmaking written by Pamela Carter Stringer and published by B T Batsford Limited. This book was released on 1992 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This easy-to-use guide to drafting patterns for individual designs is aimed at anyone who wants to learn how to make patterns, from taking the measurements to constructing the foundations to drafting the actual pattern. The book concentrates on teaching the principles of pattern drafting and will equip the reader with the knowledge to draft any pattern for any design. All the methods can be applied to men, women and children, whatever their shape or size, and the contents include skirts, dresses, bodices, collars, lapels, sleeves, trousers, culottes and shorts.