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The Language of Fashion Design
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The Language of Fashion Design

by Laura Volpintesta
February 2014
Beginner content levelBeginner
240 pages
7h 2m
English
Rockport Publishers
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the language of fashion design
S-curve:
a principle of design in which
a sweeping curve movement
resolves itself by sweeping back in
the opposite direction, creating an
S-shaped curve that is balanced
and lively
scale:
consistent relative proportion of
a design no matter what size its
representation takes
screen print:
a technique in which cutouts from
silk screen panels, as in stenciling,
are used to apply designed motifs
to the surface of a fabric as a
localized decoration, not as an
allover repeated pattern.
seam finish:
the method, by hand or machine,
that is used to protect the cut
edges of garment panels that
have been joined together,
such as overcasting, binding, or
overlocking
seam:
the line where two or more panels
of fabric have been ...
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ISBN: 9781592538218