Title: Designing apparel through the flat pattern
First published: 1960
Description: The rapid output of new flat pattern designs, facilitated by slopers, is a useful skill for any fashion designer. This classic reference provides a detailed introduction to the use of the flat pattern as a means of developing original ideas effectively and efficiently. It presents thoroughly the use of the three basic slopers - waist, sleeve and skirt - and some popular variations of these such as the kimono waist, raglan sleeves and pants. A companion text to How to Draft Basic Patterns (4th Edition), the book provides a number of applications for each sloper variation to supply variety and sufficient practice
Subjects: Dressmaking, Pattern design