Various Approaches in Pattern Making for Garment Sector

Pattern making is the art of designing patterns by making templates from which clothing and craft items can be sewn. A pattern making process actually help to come out with the imagination of designer from the sketching till real product. Pattern makers are also called ‘Technical Designers’. When Fashion Designers complete their garment designing, Technical Designers starts their work to prepare the pattern of the garment. The garment making process consists of disparate yet interdependent stages. The aesthetic appearance, correct fit and the drape attributes of a garment depends significantly on every garment making process. Pattern making is considered as the first step in garment production. While making a garment as per design, templates are used to trace the various garment parts of similar style onto fabric prior to cutting and assembling. Generally, patterns are made of paper or cardboard templates that have become a skilled technical process over the centuries.