Dress Fitting: Basic Principles and Practice

Natalie Bray

ISBN 10: 0246118490 / ISBN 13: 9780246118493

Published by Granada Publishing, 1982

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2nd edition 1982. Slight rubbing to edges and creasing to front cover otherwise in very good condition. Next day dispatch by Royal Mail in sturdy, recyclable packaging. 1000's of satisfied customers! Please contact us with any enquiries.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dress Fitting: Basic Principles and Practice
• Publisher: Granada Publishing
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0246118490
• ISBN 13: 9780246118493
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

The techniques Natalie Bray pioneered and perfected revolutionized dress pattern designing, assisting the rise of the modern fashion industry. Her teaching has had a profound influence on design, production and education and her works are classics: fashions change but the principles of designing patterns in the flat do not. To be able to understand what is happening when observing a defect is already to have an idea of how to correct it. Here problems of figure, posture and of pattern adjustment are clearly explained so that the dressmaker can, with the confidence that comes with practical experience, learn to identify a defect and choose the best method of dealing with it.

Book Description

The techniques Natalie Bray pioneered and perfected revolutionised dress pattern designing, assisting the rise of the modern fashion industry. Her teaching has had a profound influence on design, production and education and her works are classics: fashions change but the principles of designing patterns in the flat do not.To be able to understand what is happening when observing a defect is already to have an idea of how to correct it. Here problems of figure, posture and of pattern adjustment are clearly explained so that the dressmaker can, with the confidence that comes with practical experience, learn to identify a defect and choose the best method of dealing with it..