Bare Essentials Bras Pattern Drafting Lingerie Design 2012 1st Edition

by Jennifer Lynne Matthews-Fairbanks

£42 · Offered by eBay

Bare Essentials: Bras – Construction and Pattern Drafting for Lingerie Design By Jennifer Lynne Matthews-Fairbanks Los Angeles Fashion Resource / Fairbanks Publishing Original 2012 Edition ISBN: 9780983132844 Scarce original edition of this specialist lingerie design and bra-making reference book. Bare Essentials: Bras covers the fundamentals of professional bra design, construction and pattern development, making it particularly useful for lingerie makers, fashion students, pattern cutters and anyone interested in creating or adapting their own bra patterns. Topics covered include: • Bra construction using elastics and stretch fabrics • Manipulating basic bra patterns • Pattern drafting from measurements • Developing and modifying patterns • Creating grade rules and grading patterns • Lingerie design and fit techniques This is the original 2012 edition, which is now out of print and has since been replaced by revised editions. The book appears in very good overall condition, with clean pages and only light signs of storage/handling. Please study the photographs as they form part of the condition description. A useful and increasingly difficult-to-find reference for anyone studying lingerie design, bra making, dressmaking or professional pattern drafting. Will be carefully packaged for posting.

• Publisher: Bare essentials
• Year: 2012
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Fine

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