The Fashion Design Toolkit

18 Patternmaking Techniques for Creative Practice

Tracy Jennings (Dominican University, USA)

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Bloomsbury Visual Arts
14 July 2022

Fashion & textiles: design; Fashion design & theory; Fashion & beauty industries

With The Fashion Design Toolkit you’ll learn how tried-and-tested techniques like gathers, pleats, tucks, and twists can help you adapt patterns and create your own original garment designs. Tracy Jennings walks you through 18 patterning tactics to inspire fresh ideas, demonstrating how embracing pattern drafting skills can lead to innovative and effective collections.

Each technique is illustrated in a variety of contexts, showing how and why it has been used by other designers, so you can use the history of each tool as inspiration for your original collections. Ethical practice is woven throughout the book, with tips on how to implement techniques in an environmentally sustainable way.

The 18 essential techniques are divided into 5 categories:

Establishing Fit and Flare: Darts, Slash & Spread, Seaming, Insets

Channeling Fullness: Gathers, Ruffles, Pleats, Tucks

Fashioning the Fluid and Unstructured: Arcs, Flounces, Drapes, Twists

Engineering Fabric and Form: Contouring, Structure, Textile Designs

Focusing on Concepts: Adaptation, Reduction, Zero Waste

Online resources include a downloadable pattern block, which is available in US sizes 4–18.

www.bloomsburyonlineresources.com/fashion-design-toolkit

By: Tracy Jennings (Dominican University USA)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 270mm, Width: 210mm,
ISBN: 9781350101562
ISBN 10: 1350101567
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 14 July 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. Darts 2. Slash and Spread 3. Seaming 4. Insets 5. Textile Designs 6. Gathers 7. Ruffles 8. Pleats 9. Tucks 10. Arcs 11. Flounces 12. Drapes 13. Twists 14. Contouring 15. Reduction 16. Adaptations 17. Structure 18. Zero Waste Edge Finishes Index

Tracy Jennings is a professor of fashion at Dominican University, USA. She teaches courses in apparel design, clothing construction, textile science, and computer-aided design. She incorporates years of experience as a patternmaker and designer of women’s career wear into her classes. Her research interests include aspects of fashion and design related to creativity, technology, and sustainability.