Building Patterns: Ultimate Guide to Designing Clothing Patterns

Ultimate Guide to Designing Patterns for Clothing is an essential reference guide for aspiring fashion designers, fashion design students, and sewing and fabric enthusiasts who want to develop their eye for fashion. Packaged with easy-to-follow diagrams and QR codes for exclusive video tutorials from the author, Ultimate Guide to Designing Patterns for Clothing covers 11 essential subjects, from creating basic slopers to building perfect-fitting garments on the first try. Whether you're a seasoned sewist looking to level up your skills or a beginner in the world of fashion design, author Suzy Ferrer's Ultimate Guide to Designing Patterns for Clothing is the definitive resource for professional pattern making instruction.

Suzy Furrer is the Founder and Director of Apparel Arts, a renowned fashion design school established in 1996, and Apparel Arts Productions, its online extension launched in 2020. With over 35 years of industry experience, Suzy has developed a comprehensive curriculum that has trained hundreds of students now thriving in apparel and costume design. She has taught for GAP Inc., Pixar, and Lucas Films and regularly lectures at conferences, art schools, and sewing guilds. Suzy is also the author of Building Patterns: The Architecture of Women's Clothing and has been a Craftsy.com instructor in pattern drafting since 2011.