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patternmaking

  • a word derived from patternmaker.
    patternmaker
    noun
    a person who makes patterns, as for clothing or metal castings.

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Western patternmaking follows the curvature of the body, so it works as both enhancement and restriction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2023

Design courses emphasize patternmaking, garment construction and draping, or positioning fabric into a clothing form.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 9, 2018

The girls studied sketching, painting, and anatomy, under professors from the Central Academy of Fine Arts, and then moved on to cutting, tailoring, and patternmaking.

From The New Yorker ● Mar. 21, 2016

She went on to co-author several other fashion and patternmaking books, some of which are still in print.

From Slate ● May 29, 2012

His firmly funny India ink lines are backed by broad, patternmaking blobs of color that are cool as summer showers.

From Time Magazine Archive

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