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Building Patterns: Ultimate Guide to Designing Patterns for Clothing (Landauer) Garment Design and Essential Tips and Techniques - Master Pattern Making from Slopers to Construction
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December 21, 2025
Originally posted on my blog Nonstop Reader.
Designing Patterns for Clothing is a well written and accessible tutorial guide and primer for sewists and designers, curated and written by Suzanne Furrer. Released 9th Sept 2025 by Fox Chapel on their Landauer imprint, it's 280 pages and is available in paperback and ebook formats.
The guide and tutorials are very encouraging and accessible, the author has a good grasp of technique and presents info in a straightforward, logical manner. This is a solid general guide, and will give broad basic tuition in straightforward forms and basic shapes. The info presented is arranged logically and thematically in chapters.
Although there are no -specific- tutorials for more elaborate/costume/cosplay type variations, moderately confident beginners could definitely use the info contained in this volume to branch out into more elaborate forms and variations without too much trouble.
It's an encyclopedic volume and would make an excellent resource for the home sewist's reference library as well as group studio shared spaces and library acquisition.
Five stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
Designing Patterns for Clothing is a well written and accessible tutorial guide and primer for sewists and designers, curated and written by Suzanne Furrer. Released 9th Sept 2025 by Fox Chapel on their Landauer imprint, it's 280 pages and is available in paperback and ebook formats.
The guide and tutorials are very encouraging and accessible, the author has a good grasp of technique and presents info in a straightforward, logical manner. This is a solid general guide, and will give broad basic tuition in straightforward forms and basic shapes. The info presented is arranged logically and thematically in chapters.
Although there are no -specific- tutorials for more elaborate/costume/cosplay type variations, moderately confident beginners could definitely use the info contained in this volume to branch out into more elaborate forms and variations without too much trouble.
It's an encyclopedic volume and would make an excellent resource for the home sewist's reference library as well as group studio shared spaces and library acquisition.
Five stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
September 4, 2025
This is a wonderful resource. It walks you through every step of designing your own patterns, adjusting sizes, and so on. The only wish I had was that it gave more direction on designing unique patterns. My style is very non traditional and I find it hard to find my style of clothing in my size (I am very petite). I was really hoping for guidance in handling the design element beyond traditional shapes. For instance, I love handkerchief hems and wraps to cinch my waist. It’s a fantastic guide to making your own typical clothing though, and making it exactly to your measurements.
I read an ARC of this book via netgalley.
I read an ARC of this book via netgalley.
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