Plus-Size Patternmaking for Womenswear: Inclusive Sizing, Pattern Drafting, and Fitting by Brown, Gabby
Plus-Size Patternmaking for Womenswear: Inclusive Sizing, Pattern Drafting, and Fitting by Brown, Gabby

Plus-Size Patternmaking for Womenswear: Inclusive Sizing, Pattern Drafting, and Fitting

An essential guide to patternmaking for plus-size fashion, and the specialized skills, shapes, and techniques required to...
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Author: Gabby Brown
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Subtotal: $118.65
Plus-Size Patternmaking for Womenswear: Inclusive Sizing, Pattern Drafting, and Fitting by Brown, Gabby

Plus-Size Patternmaking for Womenswear: Inclusive Sizing, Pattern Drafting, and Fitting

$210.99 $118.65
Plus-Size Patternmaking for Womenswear: Inclusive Sizing, Pattern Drafting, and Fitting by Brown, Gabby

Plus-Size Patternmaking for Womenswear: Inclusive Sizing, Pattern Drafting, and Fitting

$210.99 $118.65
Author: Gabby Brown
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

An essential guide to patternmaking for plus-size fashion, and the specialized skills, shapes, and techniques required to achieve a great fit and make beautiful clothing that truly understands plus-size bodies.

Featuring all the major block types for contemporary apparel - from fitted bodices to T-shirts, sleeve variations to swimwear - and packed with clear illustrations and step-by-step guidance, Brown and Kelleher guide you through:

- drafting a complete set of plus-size blocks suitable for use with models and clients
- industry plus-size fit forms
- adapting existing designs for plus sizes
- practical skills for respectful measuring, fitting, and working with larger bodies.

Covering every step of the pattern-drafting process, from developing a size chart, to considering mobility and wearing ease, to adapting smaller dress forms for use with plus-sizes, Plus-Size Patternmaking for Womenswear is an essential textbook for all modern fashion and apparel students.

Online resources available for download:
- Instructor resources, including class presentation slides
- Sample size charts, blank size chart templates, and ease chart
- Instructions for calculating required measurements for block drafting section
- Standard measurements used in block drafting
- A collection of plus size croquis in different sizes and poses

Author: Gabby Brown,Leila Kelleher
Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Published: 02/19/2026
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 3.00lbs
Size: 10.50h x 8.20w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781350360174

About the Author

Gabby Brown is a US-based technical designer in apparel manufacturing with a background working for major retailers including Abercrombie & Fitch and JCPenney. She currently teaches and works with brands and clients on fitting, construction, patternmaking and block development.

Leila Kelleher is Assistant Professor of Fashion Design and Social Justice at Parsons School of Design, USA. She is co-founder of the Size Inclusion in Fashion Lab and A Space, In Between, a Japan-based plus-size luxury brand.
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