Patternmaking

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This folder contains a text about dyes. Also, included is a booklet related to the body measurements for the sizing of women's patterns and apparel.

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This series is comprised of flat patterns.

Scope and Contents This is an interview with three professors of the patternmaking department at FIT: Christine Pupillo, Leonard Trattner, and Harry Greenberg. At the time of the interview, Trattner was chair of the department. Greenberg started at FIT in 1947 and describes an incident that occurred during the Board of Education’s two-day exam, which was a prerequisite to patternmaking instruction. The three delve into FIT’s uniquely specialized program wherein students learn to make slopers. Trattner, a 9th...

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This series is comprised of miscellaneous material containing primarily invitation samples of showings of Vera Maxwell collections, a correspondence letter, clothing labels related to Vera Maxwell's "Speed Suit," engraved plates, a patterns book, and a video tape of a Phil Donahue show.

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This folder contains a book of Spadea Patterns. The book includes sketches of designs for womenswear that were created by fashion experts such as Vera Maxwell. It describes the patterns of the designs and details the body measurements each designer used in their patternmaking.