How long does it take to read Patternmaking for Fashion Design?
Helen Joseph Armstrong
Patternmaking for Fashion Design by Helen Joseph Armstrong takes about 15 hours to read at 250 words a minute.
About 15 hours
A long haul
First published 1987. 818 pages, about 224,950 words.
30 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 25 hours |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 15 hours |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 9 hours 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 17 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Patternmaking for Fashion Design is based on two systems: Drafting, which relies on measurements to create patterns, and Flat Patternmaking, which relies on previously developed patterns to create design patterns. Geared toward fashion design students as well as practitioners, this best-selling textbook combines instruction with easy-to-follow technical illustrations to present three major patternmaking principles and accompanying techniques: dart manipulations, added fullness, and contouring. In mastering these skills, the patternmaker will be able to change a designer's two-dimensional sketch into pattern shapes that create a three-dimensional garment. - Back cover.
Subjects: Dressmaking, Pattern design, Dressmaking, pattern design
