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" How fashion designers use math / "
by John C. Bertoletti ; math curriculum consultant, Rhea A. Stewart.
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BL
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961290
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b715660
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| Main Entry
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Bertoletti, John C.
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How fashion designers use math /\ by John C. Bertoletti ; math curriculum consultant, Rhea A. Stewart.
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New York :: Chelsea Clubhouse,, ©2010.
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Math in the real world
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32 pages :: color illustrations ;; 25 cm.
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1604136065
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: 9781604136067
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Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
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| Contents
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They make it, you wear it -- Coming up with ideas -- Sketching the ideas -- Symmetry, congruence, and beauty -- Choosing the fabric -- Making the prototype -- Measure, measure, measure -- Making it perfect with fractions -- The fashion show -- Food and drinks for the show -- Making the clothes -- The all-important tailors -- If you want to be a fashion designer -- Answer key -- Glossary -- To learn more.
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There's more to being a fashion designer than being creative. To buy the correct amounts of fabric, get the measurements just right on a new shirt, plan a successful fashion show, or figure out how much to charge for the clothes they make, fashion designers use math every day.
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Fashion design-- Mathematics, Juvenile literature.
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Mathematics, Juvenile literature.
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Sewing-- Mathematics, Juvenile literature.
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Fashion design.
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Mathematics.
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Fashion design-- Mathematics.
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Mathematics.
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Mathematics.
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746.9/20151
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TT507.B46 2010
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Stewart, Rhea A.
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