Plus-size Patternmaking for Womenswear

An essential guide to patternmaking for plus-size fashion, and the specialized skills, shapes, and techniques required to achieve a great fit and make beautiful clothing that truly understands plus-size bodies.

Featuring all the major block types for contemporary apparel - from fitted bodices to T-shirts, sleeve variations to swimwear - and packed with clear illustrations and step-by-step guidance, Brown and Kelleher guide you through:

• drafting a complete set of plus-size blocks suitable for use with models and clients
• industry plus size fit forms
• adapting existing designs for plus sizes
• practical skills for respectful measuring, fitting, and working with larger bodies.

With practical coverage of every step of the pattern-drafting process, from developing a size chart, to considering mobility and wearing ease, to working with photographs and undergarments as sizing aids, Plus-Size Patternmaking for Womenswear is an essential textbook for all modern fashion and apparel students.

Online resources available for download: - Instructor resources, including course curriculum - Sample size charts for sizes, blank size chart templates, and ease chart - Instructions for calculating required measurements for block drafting section - Instructions for measuring and analyzing existing garments, including standard measurements used in block drafting - A collection of plus size croquis in different sizes and poses for use