Winifred Aldrich 
Metric Pattern Cutting for Women’s Wear 

Metric Pattern Cutting for Women’s Wear, first
published in 1975, provides a straightforward introductory book for
students beginning courses in flat pattern cutting.

This fifth edition continues to offer an introduction to the
principles of pattern cutting, with a range of good basic blocks
and examples of their application to garments.

New for this edition is the inclusion of colour to help students
recognize the different sections of the book and to enhance the
garment illustrations? Colour illustrations also offer a new
dimension to the updated material on computer-aided design and the
CAD chapter now provides students with a clear guide to the
technology.

The size charts have been revised to reflect the changes in body
sizing, the co-ordination with European size charts and to the way
that clothes are now marketed to different sectors. The great
expansion of casual wear has led to the growth of ‘flat cutting’
with no darting, and the section devoted to this type of cutting
has been further expanded.

This best-selling textbook with its tried-and-tested
presentation of authoritative text and clear diagrams remains the
essential purchase for students of fashion and design.

Table of Content

Introduction; Pattern cutting and design; Fabrics; Part 1: Classic Form Cutting (Cutting to create shape for the female figure) – The basic darted bodice blocks; From block to pattern; Basic adaptations of the bodice blocks; Sleeve adaptations; Constructing collars; The basic fitted skirt block and adaptations; Fitted trouser blocks and adaptations; Complex adaptations of the bodice blocks: dresses-jackets-coats; Part 2: Flat Cutting (Cutting flat shapes for casual and jersey garments) – Easy fitting garments (woven fabrics); Easy fitting garments (jersey and knitted fabrics); Close fitting garments (stretch and jersey fabrics); Part 3: Size and Fit – Basic grading techniques; Drafting blocks and fitting for individual figures; Part 4: Computer Aided Design – Computer generated design and pattern making; Index

About the author

Dr Winifred Aldrich was formerly Professor of Clothing Technology at Nottingham Trent University. She has also written two books specifically to enable students to extend their knowledge of fabrics and tailored garment cutting: Fabric, Form and Flat Pattern Cutting and Pattern Cutting for Tailored Jackets. Her other books include: Metric Pattern Cutting for Menswear and Metric Pattern Cutting for Children’s Wear and Babywear.