--- product_id: 1097799 title: "How Patterns Work: The Fundamental Principles of Pattern Making and Sewing in Fashion Design" price: "€ 353.67" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/1097799-how-patterns-work-the-fundamental-principles-of-pattern-making-sewing store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # How Patterns Work: The Fundamental Principles of Pattern Making and Sewing in Fashion Design **Price:** € 353.67 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** How Patterns Work: The Fundamental Principles of Pattern Making and Sewing in Fashion Design - **How much does it cost?** € 353.67 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/1097799-how-patterns-work-the-fundamental-principles-of-pattern-making-sewing) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description PLEASE NOTE: This edition is no longer for sale and has been replaced by a new edition. Please click on 'See all formats and editions' to see the updated version, or visit Assembil.com. Review: Great read for a beginning drafter/ As a reference - Let me be clear in that this will not tell you how to make or alter patterns 100%, this book for me is a reference book. I am studying fashion design and so have taken both a draping and pattern making classes and will basically tell you this book is what you learn in college classes. More in-depth however, this book doesn't teach you how to do much other than making a basic bodice sloper by draping a piece of paper on a professional dress form (which I think is very clever since I learned it by using muslin fabric which waste and cost more). It touches on the basic principals like how darts work and dart manipulation, the slash and spread method and even tells you the basic key points of measurements. If your looking to teach yourself pattern drafting, this is a great book to read before diving straight into the material in my opinion since it teaches you terminology and the process of a garment, both on a small scale and larger mass production scale. I highly recommend this book for someone who really wants to learn the fundamentals, one thing I will point out though for people who have taken it and such, just like how it differs from place to place, terminology is a bit different than what I learned in school but, you understand what it is since of its very simple explanation. I also enjoy that at the end of each chapter they give you a chapter overview. This is definitely staying in my sewing book library. Review: Explains what you need to know about pattern drafting and why you are doing it - This book is awesome so far. First let me say I am a beginer /intermediate sewer. I have do e home decor and some clothing but not successfully. I wanted a book that would teach me why am doing what I am doing and this is it. I was so happy to have found this book. Instead of saying do this it explains in easy to understand terms why you are doing this an to the purpose of doing it. I have only gotten a third way through and I understand more than before I got this book. So if you are like me and need to why you are doing what you are doung this is the book for you. I highly recommend this book! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,084,789 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #134 in Fashion Craft #152 in Sewing (Books) #1,086 in Fashion Design | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 424 Reviews | ## Images ![How Patterns Work: The Fundamental Principles of Pattern Making and Sewing in Fashion Design - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Wea+INbsL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great read for a beginning drafter/ As a reference *by F***I on July 18, 2017* Let me be clear in that this will not tell you how to make or alter patterns 100%, this book for me is a reference book. I am studying fashion design and so have taken both a draping and pattern making classes and will basically tell you this book is what you learn in college classes. More in-depth however, this book doesn't teach you how to do much other than making a basic bodice sloper by draping a piece of paper on a professional dress form (which I think is very clever since I learned it by using muslin fabric which waste and cost more). It touches on the basic principals like how darts work and dart manipulation, the slash and spread method and even tells you the basic key points of measurements. If your looking to teach yourself pattern drafting, this is a great book to read before diving straight into the material in my opinion since it teaches you terminology and the process of a garment, both on a small scale and larger mass production scale. I highly recommend this book for someone who really wants to learn the fundamentals, one thing I will point out though for people who have taken it and such, just like how it differs from place to place, terminology is a bit different than what I learned in school but, you understand what it is since of its very simple explanation. I also enjoy that at the end of each chapter they give you a chapter overview. This is definitely staying in my sewing book library. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Explains what you need to know about pattern drafting and why you are doing it *by M***G on December 28, 2018* This book is awesome so far. First let me say I am a beginer /intermediate sewer. I have do e home decor and some clothing but not successfully. I wanted a book that would teach me why am doing what I am doing and this is it. I was so happy to have found this book. Instead of saying do this it explains in easy to understand terms why you are doing this an to the purpose of doing it. I have only gotten a third way through and I understand more than before I got this book. So if you are like me and need to why you are doing what you are doung this is the book for you. I highly recommend this book! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great beginners guide and to anyone who wants to refresh there knowledge in patternmakingo *by A***O on April 4, 2013* I am a self teaching myself to be a fashion designer and have reservations on enrolling on a dedicated school of fashion due to financial constraints. I have bought almost 60 books to date about fashion, tailoring, sewing etc. Anything that would help me become a fashion designer. It is overwhelming to me since this is all new and I don't know where to begin. I believe I'm a good illustrator but I'm still refining on my skills. This book to me seems to be the next step towards constructing my illustrations. I love it because it talks about the very basic terminology and principles in pattern making and helps me adopt a set of skills that I can work with for my own designs. It is a book I would be using a lot and I know it will help me understand all the more complicated pattern books that I have so far. Much simple and straight forward guide for me. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.be/products/1097799-how-patterns-work-the-fundamental-principles-of-pattern-making-sewing](https://www.desertcart.be/products/1097799-how-patterns-work-the-fundamental-principles-of-pattern-making-sewing) --- *Product available on Desertcart Belgium* *Store origin: BE* *Last updated: 2026-05-14*