INTRODUCTION.

PART ONE: FABRIC ESTIMATION FOR PATTERN CUTTING.

A technical overview of fabrics.

A categorisation for designers and pattern cutters.

A categorised range of fabrics.

PART TWO: FABRIC AND FORM.

Fabrics and garment forms.

Enveloping the body shape.

Fitting the body shape: woven fabrics.

PART THREE: FABRIC, FORM AND FLAT PATTERN CUTTING.

Exploiting fabric characteristics (crossway cutting, knitted and stretch fabrics).

Combining fabrics.

Subverting fabrics: adding extra structure.

PART FOUR: MODEL FIGURES AND GARMENT BLOCKS.

Model figures.

The one-fifth scale garment blocks.

Appendices.

Bibliography.

References