Guide To Basic Garment Assembly For The Fashion Industry

Description

Garment assembly is fundamental to the creation of designs.
This illustrated guide develops your understanding of which stitch and seam type to select for particular fabrics and garments, and the step-by-step instructions describe how to construct essential assembly techniques such as sewing darts, inserting zips, attaching waistbands, and creating and attaching cuffs and collars.
Guide to Basic Garment Assembly for the Fashion Industry provides you with the essential knowledge of where interlining should be applied on particular garment types, which thread and needle should be applied on particular garment types, which thread and needle should be used for a specific application and how to overcome problems when sewing.
It can be difficult to master the skills of garment assembly by reading alone; online videos showing the steps of garments assembly for the following are also available:
Sewing darts                                                                                                                                          

Sewing front edge fastenings                                                                                                                           Inserting zip fastenings                                                                                                                                   Attaching waistbands                                                                                                                                       Assembling and attaching simple and complex pockets                                                                                Sleeve opening construction                                                                                                                     Assembling and attaching cuffs                                                                                                                 Assembling and attaching collars

Guide to Basic Assembly for the Fashion Industry explains the essentials so you can turn your design ideas into reality.
Jayne Smith has worked in the fashion industry for over 30 years. Her passion for fashion assembly led her to deliver this discipline at the Scottish College of Textiles and the School of Textiles and Design at Heriot-Watt University. Jayne held the position of Director of Learning & Teaching at Heriot-Watt University for many years and was responsible for developing and implementing the overall  strategy.
Jayne is also a talented Product Developer, specialising in assembly and creative pattern cutting for fashion. Her expertise has led her to deliver the discipline in many universities and colleges across the globe.
Talking Points
A step-by step guide to provide sound knowledge of the basics of garment assembly and creative pattern cutting 
Enables an understanding of the work aids that assist in complex sewing tasks
Includes photographs and illustrations as visual references to attain mastery over skills like inserting zip fastenings, attaching collars, sleeve opening construction, among others
Worldwide readership/market
Students of fashion designing, fashion industry, libraries and the general trade.

Features

• Title : Guide To Basic Garment Assembly For The Fashion Industry
• Author : Jayne Smith
• Publisher : Om Books International/Wiley Blackwell
• EAN : 9788126548422
• Binding : paperback
• Published Date : May 2014
• Number Of Pages : 150
• Language : English

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