The document discusses the art of pattern making and garment construction, emphasizing its role as a bridge between design and production. It details various techniques, including drafting, draping, and the knockoff method, highlighting their advantages and requirements, particularly the importance of accurate body measurements for garment fitting. Accurate measurements prevent waste and ensure a proper fit, ultimately enhancing the efficiency of the garment-making process.

1. PATTERN MAKING AND GARMENT
CONTRUCTION-1
BY
SWETHA.R.G

2. INTRODUCTION TO PATTERN MAKING
Pattern making is an art. It is the art of manipulating and shaping a flat piece of
fabric to conform to one or more curves of the human figure.
Pattern making is a bridge function between design and production.
A sketch can be turned into a garment via a pattern which interprets the design in
the form of the garment components (Cooklin).

3. PATTERNS

4. DRAFTING:
Can be done with only measurements.
It Assists in creating various designs.
It Requires a Model or Dress Form to take measurements.
 Some measurement can be found by using the calculation, when all the measurements
are not available.
It is widely used in the readymade garment industry, and
 Can make use of computer applications.
Drafting:
Requires many calculations. The fit can be seen only during test fit. Is time consuming .

5. DRAFTING

6. DRAPING
This is a pattern making technique in which the muslin fabric or similar fabric of the
original
garment put directly on the dress form to make the patterns.
The fabric is adjusted for fit, dart, ease and design(like gathers, pleats etc) and
outline of the
garment parts is traced to make the patterns.

7. Draping:
 Is easy no calculation required.
 Allows the fit to be seen without stitching.
 Is best suited for contour fit garment.
 Does not require body measurements.
 Is used by most of designers.
Draping:
 Requires a dress form for every customer.
 Requires the model to stand till the draping is over. This can take a long time.

8. DRAPING

9. KNOCKOFF
THE KNOCKOFF METHOD:
 Is useful if you want to reproduce the garment with same fit.
 Does not require pattern making skills.
In this method:
 Garment parts are copied into patterns.
 Garments are ironed and folded into half and place on the flat table and seam
lines are
traced. Then necessary seam allowances and marks added later.

10. The knockoff method:
 Is easy to make patterns.
 Can achieve similar fits.
In the knockoff method garments with Darts is difficult to knock off. Today many
manufacturers developed the Apparel CAD System.

12. MEANING OF BODY MEASUREMENT
Body Measurements Deals With the measurement of body parts.
It involves measuring the body width, length and grith and it’s parts in
specific areas on the body.
Accurate body measurements are very important for obtaining best
result in pattern drafting. Hence body measurements should be taken
with great care.

13. Importance Of Body Measurements:
It is very necessary to take body measurements required for pattern
drafting or for garment making for the following reasons:
Accurate body measurements is very important in drafting of pattern if the
pattern will fit the individual for whom the pattern is drafted.
ii. Accurate body measurements helps to produce garments that are fitted
to the body because the way the measurement is taken will determine
whether the garment will be tight fitted, semi fitted or oversize/loose
fitted.
iii. It helps in reducing fabric or paper waste, especially when body
measurements are taken accurately.

14. iv. Accurate body measurement prevents waste of time and energy that
would have been used in pattern alteration and in altering or adjusting
garment.

15. Thank you