Below is a list of suggested text and references for study. Text and learning opportunities are listed by subject, but maybe useful in more than one section.
Alteration Fit and Techniques
Recommended Texts
Altering Men’s Ready-to-Wear by Mary Roehr
Altering Women’s Ready-to-Wear by Mary Roehr
ASDP Standards of Quality for Custom Clothing
ASDP Standards for Textile Usage and Visual Design
Custom Bodice, Custom Pants, Custom Fitting and Trueing DVD series by Connie Crawford
Fabulous Fit by Judith Rasband
Fit for Real People by Pati Palmer and Marta Alto
Fitting and Pattern Alterations, a Multi-Method Approach by Elizabeth Liechty, Della Pottberg, and Judith Rasband
Professional Sewing Techniques for Designers by Julie Cole and Sharon Czachor
Sewing for Plus Sizes by Barbara Deckert
What Not to Wear by Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine
Clothing Construction
Recommended Texts
ASDP Standards of Quality for Custom Clothing
Bridal Couture by Susan Khalje
Claire Shaeffer’s Fabric Sewing Guide by Claire Shaeffer
Professional Sewing Techniques for Designers by Julie Cole and Sharon Czachor
Classic Tailoring Techniques: A Construction Guide for Women’s Wear by Roberto Caberera and Patricia Flaherty Meyers
Couture Sewing Techniques by Claire Shaeffer
Other Resources
Couture-The Art of Fine Sewing by Roberta Carr
Dressmaking: a Step-by-Step Course by Leila Aitken
Jackets for Real People by Pati Palmer and Susan Pletsch
Pants for Any Body by Pati Palmer and Marta Alto
ASDP Standards of Quality for Textile Usage and Visual Design
Tailoring: The Classic Guide to Sewing the Perfect Jacket Creative Publishing International
Design
Recommended Texts
ASDP Standards of Quality for Textile Usage and Visual Design
The Triumph of Individual Style by Carla Mason Mathis and Helen Villa Connor
Fashion by Design by Janice Ellinwood
Fabric
Recommended Texts
Claire Shaeffer’s Fabric Sewing Guide by Claire Shaeffer
Fairchild’s Dictionary of Textiles, 7th Edition by Phyllis G. Tortora, Robert S. Merkel
Fabric Savvy: The Essential Guide for Every Sewer by Sandra Betzina
More Fabric Savvy: A Quick Resource Guide to Selecting and Sewing Fabric by Sandra Betzina
Other Resources
All About Cotton, Fabric Reference Series by Julie Parker
All About Silk, Fabric Reference Series by Julie Parker
All About Wool, Fabric Reference Series by Julie Parker
Fabric Reference by Mary Humphries
Understanding Fabrics: From Fiber to Finished Cloth by Debbie Ann Gioello
Fashion Illustration
Recommended Texts
Fashion Sketchbook by Bina Ablin
Fashion Sketching for Any Body by Carol Kimball
Other Resources
9heads-A Guide to Drawing Fashion by Nancy Riegelman
Fit
Recommended Texts
Fit for Real People by Pati Palmer and Marta Alto
Fitting and Pattern Alteration: A Multi-Method Approach by Elizabeth Liechty, Della Pottberg and Judith Rasband
ASDP Standards of Quality for Custom Clothing
The Complete Photo Guide to Perfect Fitting by Sarah Veblen
Other Resources
ASDP Standards of Quality for Textile Usage and Visual Design
Threads Fitting DVD Series available through Taunton Press
Custom Bodice, Custom Pant, Custom Fitting and Trueing, DVD’s by Connie Crawford
Pattern Development
Recommended Texts
Patternmaking for Fashion Design by Helen Joseph-Armstrong
The Art of Fashion Draping by Connie Amaden-Crawford
Drafting and Fitting Pants and Skirts by Laurel Hoffman
Other Resources
Patternmaking with Stretch Knit Fabrics by Julie Coles
Dress Design: Draping and Flat Patternmaking by M.S. Hillhouse and Evelyn Mansfield
Integrating Draping, Drafting, and Drawing by Bina Abling, Kathleen Maggio
Make Your Own Patterns by Rene Bergh
Patternmaking by Sylvia Rosen
Patternmaking by the Flat Pattern Method by Norman Hollen and Carolyn Kundel
The Complete Guide to Patternmaking by Barbara Nordquist
The Practical Guide to Patternmaking for Fashion Designers by Lori Knowles
Professional Practices
Recommended Texts
Sew to Success! How to Make Money in a Home-Based Sewing Business by Kathleen Spike
The Fashion Designer Survival Guide: An Insider’s Look at Starting and Running Your Own Fashion Business by Mary Gehlhar and Zac Posen
Small Business Association (SBA)
Small Business Plan Guide
Other Resources
Fashion Entrepreneurship by Michelle Granger and Tina Sterling
How to Start and Maintain a Profitable Sewing Business: Making Money with Your Sewing Skills by Becky Reed
Marketing Your Sewing Business: How to Earn a Profit by Barbara Wright Sykes
Pricing Without Fear by Barbara Wright Sykes
Sewing as a Home Business by Mary Roehr
Successful Business Research by Rhonda Abrams
The Successful Business Plan: Secrets and Strategies by Rhonda Abrams
The Business of Sewing: How to Start, Maintain, and Achieve Success, Vol. 1 and 2 by Barbara Wright Sykes
The Business of Teaching Sewing by Pati Palmer and Marcy Miller
NOLO Law for All: Your Crafts Business: A Legal Guide by Attorney Richard Stim
Guerilla Marketing by Jay Conrad
Guerilla PR by Jay Conrad
Sew Up a Storm: All the Way to the Bank by Karen Maslowski
Eat That Frog! 21 Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy
Dummies Series on Business Plan Kit, Building a Website, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Starting a Small Business, Learning New Software