Grading children's garments

Book excerpt: Reducing or enlarging a sewing pattern - Grading children's garments This book, the second stage in our ""Become a pattern drafter”, Children’s garments series, completes the creation of garments developed earlier using a point-by-point explanation of how to move from one size to the other. Conceived to respond to the needs of today’s clothing industry, it also addresses individuals passionate about sewing thanks to the choice of models used which can serve as examples for creating a multitude of other designs. Manual methods and sizing charts for the models in a children’s wardrobe are explained. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Claire Wargnier is a graduate of ESMOD, the world's oldest and most renowned fashion design school, where she was a pattern-drafting professor during thirty years. Her experience in the different sectors of the fashion industry have allowed her to adapt her teaching methods to the students' needs. She is also a consultant in the fashion industry, works and lives in Paris.