The ultimate guide for all those who want to design, copy or adapt patterns for women's clothing, with many useful tips and practical instructions. Working with patterns can be frustrating, but this easy-to-understand book, which explains clearly and without jargon and illustrates the techniques step by step, gives you the courage to create beautiful pieces - whether it's a pencil skirt, strap dress or maxi dress. Confusing symbols on patterns? Do you want to know how to take your own measurements? "Making your own patterns for skirts and dresses" explains everything you need to know. It covers all styles of dresses and skirts, from long dresses to pencil skirts, and shows you how to customize patterns to copy favorite dresses and skirts or create new designs. Twelve pattern templates for.