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The technique books are grouped together, and the pattern drafting
books are below. If you have any questions about the books,
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by Kenneth D. King
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A CD Book*
• $24.95 US - shipping and all applicable taxes included.
If
you've ever made strapless garments, you will know how difficult
it is to make a garment that fits well and stays in place.
This book is expanded from an article I wrote in Threads Magazine.
After a brief introduction, the steps to a well-fitting strapless
pattern are covered. (I base this book on The Moulage, so if you
don't have it, I recommend it.) From there, materials for
construction are covered, along with a resource list. There
are two types of construction covered--bustier construction, which
is a garment that stops at the waist, and corselet, which is an
inner foundation to support a full-length dress. A section
on high, faced waistbands, which also utilize this technique, are
also covered. Illustrated with lots of photographs in color.
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by Kenneth D. King
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A CD Book, 289 pages*
• $27.95 US - shipping and all applicable taxes included.
My
aim was to create a book that illustrates the process so well that
one would feel confident to try an tailored jacket. This
book covers the construction of my tailored jacket by following
a jacket, from the cutting out to the finishing. The text is illustrated
with over 300 photos, showing even the smallest details in the process
I use to make my tailored jackets. Some of the topics covered are:
Materials and tools
Patternmaking to create the linings, facings, and other corollary
pieces so that all pieces fit together perfectly
Interlinings
Complete construction of the garment, with "sidebars"
at different points in the process. For example:
The perfect way to ease a sleeve cap
Constructing the notch lapel, as well as the shawl lapel.
Handling uneven shoulders
Constructing the lining, including installing the hidden lining
pocket and piping
And more!
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by Kenneth D. King
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A CD Book, 89 pages*
• $17.95 US - shipping and all applicable taxes included.
This
CD book is a companion work to the Tailored Jacket CD. In
this book, the methods of making tailored jackets with frayed edges
is covered. The different areas of the jacket are discussed:
Patch pockets, flap pockets, jacket facings and hems, and sleeve
vent cuffs. By using these techniques, you can make a tailored
jacket with frayed edges that looks sophisticated and polished,
not raggedy and accidental.
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A CD book* - 130 pages
• Includes Video Demonstration on CD-ROM.
• $24.95 US - shipping and all applicable taxes included
The
moulage is the foundation of the couture pattern drafting system
taught by the Ecole Guerre-Lavigne in Paris. This is a system
of measuring the figure, calculating, and drafting a pattern that
will fit the torso like a second skin, incorporating any of the
infinite variations of shape the human figure can take.
The book starts out with an introduction
and some history of the development of pattern drafting systems.
This is followed by a discussion of the proper way to measure the
figure, for this system. The CD-ROM, which
is made for QuickTime Player, shows a video demonstration of these
measurements.
Calculations of the measurements follow.
Measurements are in both inches, and metric. The
book then proceeds to show, step by step, how to draft the moulage
back, then the front. Common adjustments to the muslin is
next, followed by instructions on drafting the men’s moulage.
From the Moulage the book will cover how
to add wearing ease to create the sloper, or block (the basic
unit of pattern drafting). A chapter on “special cases”
follows, covering unusual situations such as osteoporosis.
Finally A discussion of how to use your
sloper to check a commercial pattern will enable you to use
this tool as a fitting aid, making it easier to adjust patterns
to your figure.
This
book uses Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you can download for free
from Adobe.
The CD-ROM video uses Quick Time Player, which you can download
for free from Apple.com.
The
follow-up to this book is, The
Basic Sleeve.
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by Kenneth D. King
• A CD book* - 89 pages
• $19.95 US - shipping and all applicable taxes included
Once
you get your slopers, you will need a sleeve. This
book continues with the Ecole Guerre-Lavigne system of couture pattern
drafting, to draft the three most basic set-in sleeves:
Shirt sleeve, fitted sleeve with elbow dart, and two-part tailored
sleeve.
Before drafting
these sleeves, there are calculations to be done to generate the
values for the draft. Inches and metric are both used here. The
three sleeves are demonstrated with step-by-step illustrations that
will lead you through the entire draft.
Finally
a discussion of common adjustments to the sleeve, and other
considerations, are covered.
This
book uses Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you can download for free
from Adobe.
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by Kenneth D. King
• A CD book* - 215 pages
• $24.95 US - shipping and all applicable taxes included
Advanced
sleeve picks up where The Basic Sleeve leaves off.
Using the drafts from The Basic Sleeve as a starting point,
first covered are the more advanced set-in
sleeves, like puffed sleeves, leg-o-mutton, bell, square-cut,
and emmanchure bateau. From there, how to draft the different raglan
sleeves are demonstrated. Finally,
the book covers the kimono sleeves
(those cut-as-one with the bodice) and gussets. At
the end of each section, a discussion of common adjustments is given.
This
book uses Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you can download for free
from Adobe.
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by Kenneth D. King
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A CD Book* - 178 Pages
• Includes Video Demonstration on CD-ROM.
• $24.95 US - shipping and all applicable taxes included.
Trouser
Draft discusses the system of drafting trousers (for men and women)
from measurements. After taking the proper measurements (which
is covered in the text, as well as on the video on the CD), we cover
calculations for the draft, and drafting the trouser. Once the trouser
is drafted and made, the next section of the book covers common
adjustments that might need to be made to the test garment, to ensure
proper fit. Finally, after a well-fitting trouser has been made,
the directions for adding style, such as pleats, pockets, waistbands,
and the like, are included. The object of
this book is to give the information to make any type of trouser
you desire.
This
book uses Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you can download for free
from Adobe.
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by Kenneth D. King
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A CD Book*
• $24.95 US - shipping and all applicable taxes included.
The
Collars is another installment in the series of couture patternmaking
CD books. After drafting sleeves, the collars are the next
step in developing a pattern. This Cd starts with the collars
on a round neck, which are drafted on a rectangle. Examples
are the band collar, men's shirt collar, the Peter Pan, and petal
overlap collars. V-neck "rules" are next, followed
by collars on a V-neck. Examples are the all-in-one standing,
and all-in-one roll collars, the insertion collars, and the semi-collars.
As the other CD's, this one makes use of numerous step-by-step illustrations
to ensure a successful draft.
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by Kenneth D. King
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A CD Book*
• $24.95 US - shipping and all applicable taxes included.
This
is the next installment in the series of couture pattern making
CD's. The book starts out with what I call "blouse
necklines, such as the boat, oval, and high faced necklines.
My teacher invented the "neckline theory" in this CD book,
which enables one to make a neckline that is low in front, as well
as in back, one that will not gap or slip off the shoulders.
After learning the neckline theory and its group ofnecklines, the
draped necklines, such as the cowls are next. We finish up
with flat-pattern draping theory, as it is related information.
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by Kenneth D. King
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A CD Book*
• $24.95 US - shipping and all applicable taxes included.
This
is another installment in the series of couture pattern making CD's.
(191
pages) is the book that shows how to draft skirts from measurements,
and includes the straight skirts, the flared skirts, gored skirts,
panel insertion skirts, and some novelty skirts. At the end
is a section on adjusting the skirt for proper fit. There
is also a video on this CD, demonstrating the proper measuring of
the figure for drafting skirts.
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by Kenneth D. King
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A CD Book*
• $19.95 US - shipping and all applicable taxes included.
This
is the final installment in the series of couture pattern making
CD's. Dress
Lines (116 pages) starts with the sloper generated from "The
Moulage" CD, and shows the classic dress line drafts.
It begins with the A-line dresses, then the two princess line drafts,
the two tent dress drafts, and the Empire line draft. The
Dress Lines CD finishes the series of pattern drafting, as Kenneth
learned it from his teacher.
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by Kenneth D. King
•
A CD Book*
• $24.95 US - shipping and all applicable taxes included.
This
CD outlines the method of taking a pattern from an existing garment,
without taking that garment apart. My method uses buff-colored
silk organza as the medium with which to retrieve the information
from a garment. In photos, I demonstrate how to get the information
from the existing garment, and transfer that information to paper.
There's a special section on using this method to copy trousers,
a section on how to find grainlines when they aren't readily visible,
a section on how to find grainlines on shirts and blouses, and a
section on copying puffed sleeves. A separate section shows how
to handle pleats in garments.
Then, in the section on patternmaking, I show how to translate this
information into a working pattern, complete with facings, interlinings,
and linings.
This CD is 142 pages, with photos and illustrations.
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