Is it true?
When drafting one-of-a-kind dress patterns, there are many ways to achieve a similar result. Each patternmaker develops his or her own preferred method. Working in…
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Pattern Corrections and Fitting Prep
My patterns are now corrected and pinned to the side of my table. I’ve talked about this before, but I love to do pattern corrections!…
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Dress In the Making
The first thing I did once I got my dressform prepared, was to do a “rough drape”. I combine this with flat patterning techniques, but…
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- Jill ·
Pattern Corrections
Pattern correction always creates an interesting conflict of interests for me. The fewer corrections you have to make, the closer that the dress is to…
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- Jill ·
I love flat patterning.
For custom garments, there are two methods to create a pattern: draping and flat patterning. Basically, draping is when the patternmaker pads a dressform to…
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Flat Patterning without Measurements
As you know, I am making this shrug for my cousin Jill at a great distance. One of the biggest challenges I had to try…
Today’s Challenge: Fabric with a bold pattern
The fabric that we chose for the jacket Leah is going to wear during her vows is a very stable plain weave 100% cotton fabric…
Leah and the Blog pt. 5 (Draping and Drafting)
I use a combination of draping and flat patterning when making a dress. Draping is where you physically manipulate fabric (by cutting, marking and…