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DIY TRANSPARENT CLUTCH BAG. How To Turn Your Dress Ideas Into Reality By Making A Custom Pattern. Jenna!

How To Turn Your Dress Ideas Into Reality By Making A Custom Pattern

You continue to astound and amaze us with your just do it your own damn self awesomeness! As stated below - this is really pattern draping, but the BEST source I've found for actual flat pattern drafting using slopers (the basic building blocks of every garment pattern piece) is "The Theory of Fashion Design", by Helen Brockman. It's from 1965, and is a super fantastic source of the hows and whys of how the elements of a design work together, and then how that all translates into your drafted pattern pieces. The sample designs are at once classic, kitsch, and insanely informative. Once you set up your first set of personal slopers and start flat pattern drafting, you're pretty much hooked!

5-Minute Low-Back Bra. Want to wear low-back shirts/dresses without being tacky?

5-Minute Low-Back Bra

Just get two items for this super fast DIY! {an elastic extension that wraps around your waist and attaches to the hook/eye of your bra} What You'll Need: Elastic Bra Hook & Eye.