Metric Pattern Cutting for Women's Wear, 6th Edition

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For someone who has used commercial patterns and has an understanding of how garments are made from a pattern, this is a great book.

This third edition remains true to the original concept, offering a range of good basic blocks with an introduction to the basic principles of pattern cutting. If you use a normal pencil then the lead will get thicker and thicker meaning you add the odd millimetre here and there to your patterns. Paper scissors - Please don't use your fabric ones they'll get blunt very quickly if you use them for paper! Another process which can be seen as a time-waster is making a toile of your pattern (aka making a prototype in cheap fabric). It's set out clearly and simply but professionally and has a big range of form and flat blocks for a huge range of patterns plus adaptions and it's right up to date.A good book for learning how to make your own patterns, design your own clothes, just the way you like. I'm currently doing some courses in simple pattern cutting and my tutor uses this book, though she does suggest trying blocks from different books as they do vary and it's important to find a block that suits your own figure if you're using it for personal garment construction.

The last bit is CAD led design which is useful if you’re heading into the industry but if not then you don’t need this section! Metric Pattern Cutting for Women s Wear , first published in 1975, provides a straightforward introductory book for students beginning courses in flat pattern cutting. As before we start with some blocks (mostly T-shirts) and move into adaptations like tracksuits, dresses and hoods. Fully revised and updated to include a brand new and improved layout, up-to-date skirt and trouser blocks that reflect the changes in body sizing, along with updates to the computer-aided design section and certain blocks, illustrations and diagrams. Pattern cutting paper - I tend just to use a roll of recycled brown paper at the moment by RUSPEPA which you can find here .

This sixth edition remains true to the original concept: it offers a range of good basic blocks, an introduction to the basic principles of pattern cutting and examples of their application into garments. I love the way that this book takes the basic shapes and shows how to adapt them to create such a huge variety of garment shapes and sizes. I bought this new edition for my daughter and will be borrowing it back as it has some very useful additional chapters to my original.