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How to Make a Boned Bodice: Mini-Course Booklet with Strapless Boned Bodice graded pattern in 8 sizes (UK 8-22)

Fashion Books: Pattern Cutting and Draping books by Dawn Cloake; The Bra-makers Manual by Beverly Johnson)

Distance Learning Course: The Skirt Design Course for beginners (distance learning course in manual pattern cutting)                       
Pattern_Cutting_Blocks_(Slopers) for Womenswear - graded in 8 sizes (UK 8-22)
 PatternMaker Software (create your own garment patterns or choose from the macro pattern collections) Free Tutorials: Sloping Shoulders, Godet insertion patterns

Padded Arm Form for sleeve design, testing patterns and toiles -THIS IS NOW AVAILABLE- For a flyer click here
Profile of Dawn Cloake
Enquiries: please contact Fashion Academy

Fashion Books - Author: Dawn Cloake
Lingerie Design on the Stand by Dawn Cloake
(published 2000)        ISBN No: 0713485523

Available from Internet book sites. Prices vary.
Draping designs and creating final patterns for underwear and nightwear, including bras,
'bodies', slips and camisoles; includes innovative designs for underwear as eveningwear.

An inspiring book, invaluable to fashion students, dressmakers and established designers. Includes a beginners (or refresher) draping course.

Cutting & Draping Special Occasion Clothes by Dawn Cloake
(published 1998) ISBN No: 0713483326

Available from Internet book sites. Prices vary.


Evening and partywear complete guide to advanced pattern design and cutting, developing basic dress blocks to a wide range of designs.

Excellent reference work for established designers, pattern cutters and designer dressmakers and a practical course workbook for advanced level fashion students.


Book    Fashion Design on the Stand
                   by Dawn Cloake

(published 1996)    
ISBN No:  0 7134 7757 1

Available from book web-sites and a few still available direct from Fashion Academy.


Modelling  garment designs on the dress stand. From basic blocks to advanced techniques, including eveningwear, stretch- fabric,  swimwear, tights and sportswear. An ideal coursework book for teachers, students, designers and dressmakers and as an introduction  to draping for 5th & 6th forms.
Cost: £33.00
Purchase Book Fashion Design on the Stand.


Payments may be made by cheque in the UK Enquiries: please contact Fashion Academy
For further details about this book please click here


To read Dawn Cloake's review of Make your own clothes book click here




Comprehensive, well illustrated guide to cutting, making and fitting every kind of bra.

To read Dawn's review of Beverly's book:


Click: Beverly Book Review



To purchase please contact  Beverly Johnson
www.beverly@bramakers.com   



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Pattern Cutting Blocks (Slopers)  by Dawn Cloake
    (professional templates for designers, pattern cutters, teachers, students and dressmakers)
   Available now


    Copyright of Dawn Cloake 1996-2010    
    Professional pattern cutting blocks (slopers)  for creating patterns for your own designs.
   
  Want to know more before you decide? E-mail Dawn Cloake: Fashion Academy                     		         Fashion Academy Womenswear
       Graded Pattern Cutting  Blocks
               by Dawn Cloake        

Bodice back and front, skirt back and front
 plus sleeve graded in 8 sizes UK: 8-22

The graded blocks are accompanied by a 67- page fully illustrated ebooklet for beginners in dart manipulation and other pattern cutting methods (or may be used as a 'refresher' course). Includes block terminology, size charts (bodymeasure- ments and wearing ease) and making a toile

Full instructions are included for using  PatternMaker Software free trial version (Launchpad) to open this file.

The complete set of graded blocks may be printed off on paper for manual use or used on-screen, selecting separate sizes for developing garment patterns.

Purchase Pattern Cutting Blocks (Slopers) by Dawn Cloake £110.00 English pounds sterling.
Payments in the UK may be made by cheque to Dawn Cloake.


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How to Make a Boned Bodice (e-booklet with pattern)
           
Copyright of Dawn Cloake  1996-2007
How to Make a Boned Bodice (e-booklet plus graded
pattern in 8 sizes ( UK 8 - 22)

Available now by email attachment

Want to know more before you decide?
E-mail Dawn Cloake: Fashion Academy

        
                                                                                   
A 31-page illustrated  e-booklet with  full cutting and sewing instructions by Dawn Cloake.

A classic, waist length, 7or 8-panelled Strapless Boned Bodice with graded pattern in 8 sizes (UK8-22) opens in PatternMaker software.

Full instructions are included for using the free trial version (Launchpad)from the PatternMaker webpage to open this file.

  Purchase How to Make a Boned Bodice (Ebooklet with pattern)
Cost: £19.95 pounds Sterling
Enquiries: please contact Fashion Academy
                            
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Distance Learning Course (The Skirt Design Course)
 
            The Absolute Beginner's Introduction to Pattern Cutting
                                 (also a good 'refresher' course) 

          Manual pattern cutting/ soon available as electronic version

     *    Covers the first principles of pattern cutting (dart manipulation, shaped seams, adding
          fullness, etc.,)

     *    No previous experience necessary and no time-limit (study at your own pace)

     *    Self-assessment questions in each of 3 Units to monitor your own progress and
          E-mail hotline for contact with your Personal Tutor (Dawn Cloake)         

     *   Includes skirt openings, pockets, darts, dart-tucks, pleats, gathers, yokes, panel seams,
         hipster, raised waistline, flared, circular and other variations.

     *   Small-scale blocks (slopers) included for design practice (*full-scale blocks also available)

           *Full-size blocks are obtainable from this web-site (any other reliable set of blocks can be used).
            See 'Pattern-Making Blocks' for full description

           Want to know more before you decide? Enquiries: please contact Fashion Academy

          SKIRT DESIGN COURSE: (in 3 X 54-page illustrated booklets)
                                                     Cover of Booklet 2

                                                
                                  Purchase Distance Learning Skirt Design Course (beginner's pattern cutting)
                                          UK £130.00 English pounds sterling.
 
Want to know more before you decide? E-mail Dawn Cloake: Fashion Academy
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BODICE, SLEEVE & COLLAR COURSE: (in 3 X 54-page illustrated booklets)
                                           Example from Jacket Design
      
In preparation - not yet available

                          Want to know more before you decide?E-mail Dawn Cloake: Fashion Academy

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PatternMaker Software (CAD) Program for Personal Computers

MAKE YOUR OWN PATTERNS FOR ADULTS AND CHILDRENS' GARMENTS ON YOUR OWN PC

Want to know more before you decide?
E-mail UK and Ireland PatternMaker Consultant Dawn Cloake: Fashion Academy




      Copyright Dawn Cloake
        
   

The sketch above is a variation  of an illustration from the book "Lingerie Design on the Stand"
by Dawn Cloake.

 Who needs to use a Personal Computer for making garment patterns?

Anyone who now spends a lot of time making patterns by hand -  teachers, students, dress designers and dressmakers, pattern cutters in clothing firms. PatternMaker Software is suitable for wide-scale use in industry, education and for personal use.
 
 FREE 30-day  trial version: download 'Launch Pad', the Free Reader, from  the PatternMaker webpage: www.patternmaker.com  or www.patternmakerusa.com

   * PatternMaker Software at Home and in Schools

 *Start with the 'DeLuxe Editor' at $99.00 which allows you to use the macros,  modify patterns and save measurements for any number of users  or go straight for the Professional Studio at $399.00 which has full CAD tools for drafting from scratch, can import images to trace and save patterns as 'macros'.

PatternMaker Software's inclusion of 'macros'  makes it an ideal way of introducing school children to pattern adaptation in their Information Technology classes before they attempt the more complicated processes involved in working from pattern-making blocks.
*PatternMaker Software for Professional Pattern Cutters in the Clothing Industry, in Art and Fashion Colleges 

Professional pattern cutters need the facility to create grading rules for producing patterns in many sizes. Select GRADING STUDIO.

For large-scale Marker Making for clothing companies select  MARKER STUDIO.
 
Fashion Students: you can practice your pattern cutting, do all your diagrams, fabric estimates, charts, sketches, grading and marker-making, re-size to any scale and illustrate your course-work just sitting at home with PatternMaker Software on your PC .                                                                                                     GRADING STUDIO $1199                                             MARKER STUDIO $2499.00

Dawn Cloake is a professional pattern cutter and has used PatternMaker Software for constructing the pattern-making blocks and for all the patterns and  illustrations in the distance learning course and booklets appearing on this web-page.

PatternMaker for Windows - for PC-compatible computers running Windows 95/98/NT
Lets you print on any printer that is supported by a Windows driver, including dot-matrix, ink-jet or laser printers and large-format pen plotters.

Want to know more before you decide?

For further information about PatternMaker please contact
PatternMaker UK and Ireland PatternMaker Consultant Dawn Cloake: at: Fashion Academy

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Free Tutorial: Godet insertion patterns
Print out this Godet insertion pattern tutorial.
    How to make the patterns for 1/4 and 1/2-circle godets  to introduce
    more width in the skirt hem.


Padded Arm Form for sleeve design, testing patterns and toiles

                       (AVAILABLE NOW as an E-booklet with graded pattern)

Attach it to your garment stand or work on it separately on the table. Includes graded arm pattern in
8 sizes (UK 8-22). 
Cost: £19.95 English pounds sterling
Enquiries: please email Fashion Academy .

               Padded Arm Form for sleeve design, testing patterns and toiles.
(Pattern and Instructions)
 
Use a Padded Arm Form to evaluate patterns and sleeves and to drape new sleeve designs. Can be used attached to a garment stand or independently on the work table.

Fully illustrated 38-page Ebooklet includes how to cut out and make an arm form pattern to standard ('average size') from size UK8-22. The booklet includes instructions for drafting the pattern to individual sizes and for adapting a commercial paper sleeve pattern to individual arm sizes.

See below an example of using the padded arm on the work table to test a sleeve design.


If  you would like to read more about this item please click here.
Purchase Padded Arm Form
Cost: £19.95 English pounds sterling
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Dawn Cloake, The Fashion Consultancy,  England, UK
For further enquiries please E-mail Dawn Cloake: Fashion Academy
Updated June 2010
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