Book description
This fourth edition of
Metric Pattern Cutting for Children's Wear and Babywear
remains the standard text book but has three
majorimprovements.
First, the sections have been re-organised to
reflect changes in producing and marketing children's clothes. Today's
popularity of easy-fitting styles and knitted fabrics means that basic
'flat' pattern cutting is used to construct the
majority of children's wear and babywear and this type of cutting is
therefore emphasised in this new edition. Shaped blocks and garments,
cut to fit the body form, are still included, and are placed in
chapters covering some school uniform garments or more expensive
fashion or formal clothes. The book now clearly separates the sections
useful to student beginners (Parts One, Two and Three), and also
offers more advanced or specialist sections for students who wish to
pursue a career in children's wear or for designers working in the
different manufacturing sectors of the trade.
The second change in this fourth edition is the introduction of
colour coding to the sections; this makes it easier to identify
specific processes in the book and enhances the illustrations.
Finally, the size charts have been revised to reflect the changes in
body sizing. The clear division of the boys' and girls' measurements
in the charts has been in response to the way clothes are marketed and
to co-ordinate with European size charts. 'Plus' charts for heavier
children have also been added.
Winifred Aldrich is a practising fashion designer,
experienced in both the industry and education, and is now working in
computer-aided design in her own studio. She was previously a lecturer
in Loughborough and London for 14 years and is continuing her research
at The Nottingham Trent University. Her books on pattern cutting have
become bestsellers.
