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Сшить юбку. Много идей и выкройки юбки. Обсуждение на LiveInternet - Российский Сервис Онлайн-Дневников. Sleeves, Necklines, Collars, & Dress Types. I’ve recently ventured into drafting patterns starting from my basic bodice and skirt sloper.

Sleeves, Necklines, Collars, & Dress Types

The fit issues are minimal, since the sloper is made skin tight. Design ease is added as you go along. I found these reference pictures useful for ideas on basic sleeves, necklines, collars, and dress types. These are from Vogue Sewing, circa 1982. Part 1 - fashion design. Мастер-класс - VESTIDO FÁCIL DE FAZER - 15 ~ Moldes Moda por Medida. Draft A Fast & Easy Flounce. I made this velour tunic for my niece this morning.

Draft A Fast & Easy Flounce

It is a variation of an Ottobre Design pattern (from issue 4-2006, #25), and the pattern already included pieces for the flounces. However, you can easily add a flounce to any pattern by drafting it yourself ! I'll be using a sleeve pattern that includes seam allowances in this example of how to draft a flounce. First, make a copy of the sleeve pattern to which you will be adding the flounce. Моделирование элементов женской одежды. Обсуждение на LiveInternet - Российский Сервис Онлайн-Дневников. How To Make A Pattern From A Favorite Garment. Pattern-making. Fehr Trade: How to trace a pattern. How to trace a pattern 29 March 2008, 18:36 I often see other sewers complain about tracing patterns from magazines like Burda World of Fashion, KnipMode, or Patrones, and I thought I’d share my method for tracing patterns.

Fehr Trade: How to trace a pattern

I don’t have a big window, and carbon paper is just way too messy for me, so I’ve gradually come up with this method and it’s quick and easy enough that I trace out all my patterns this way – even the tissue envelope patterns. Step 1 – Gather your materials. Add SA to Traced Patterns. There has been some chat on various sewing lists and forums lately about tracing patterns and adding seam allowances to them, so here is a repeat of a tutorial I wrote several months ago that some of you may have missed and may find helpful...

Add SA to Traced Patterns

For those of us who draft our own patterns, or trace them from the various pattern magazines, here's an easy way to add seam allowances-- It's very simple...and while not a new concept, I do it a bit differently. The method is basic: Add the seam allowance to the pattern by stitching around the pattern using an un-threaded needle the desired distance from the sewing line. What's different about the way I do it? Well...I have discovered that by using a large Wing Needle, and a very close stitch (.5-1), the excess pattern paper just peels off. Draft a pattern from your favorite clothing. Earlier this month I'd mentioned I wanted to do a post to teach you guys how to draft patterns for your favorite clothes.

Draft a pattern from your favorite clothing

Today is the day! Being built funny (super long torso, broad shoulders, no hips) I have a really hard time finding clothing that fits properly at the store, so it breaks my heart when a favorite piece that does fit has to be retired. Luckily, one of the things I learned while getting my degree was how to recreate a piece you love. Here's what you need: Pattern Markings Made Easier. Making Your Own Pattern: a tutorial. Patterns aren't cheap.

Making Your Own Pattern: a tutorial

Seriously, I was browsing through through the look books at Hobby Lobby the other day and some of them were as much as $20. Tack that on to the price of fabric and other supplies and suddenly sewing your own clothing becomes very expensive. Thankfully, you can make your own patterns using your own clothing that you know to fit well. I'll show you how to make a simple blouse pattern using a top of my own. I used Scotch Postal Wrapping Paper as my pattern paper.

Drafting Tutorials (sloper) This is not the complete list of all the projects I have shared on this blog.

Drafting Tutorials (sloper)

Included in this list are only the more structured of the instructional posts. They are listed from the most recent (top) to the least recent (bottom). If you didn't find what you were looking for here, you might try using keywords to search the blog or select the "Tutorials" category in my sidebar. This will bring up the most recent of the tutorials. Grainline and Fitting. How many times have I read about the importance of the grainline for the final look of a garment and for the fit.

Grainline and Fitting

I take extra care when marking and cutting my garments, making sure that pattern pieces are aligned with the grain of the fabric. But once the toile, or fashion fabric (when I skipped making toile), was cut, I ignored the grain line thinking enough had been done. I usually end up making several alterations, especially, when using commercial patterns. With all the individual figure issues (uneven shoulders, etc. etc.) my fitting was based on trial-and-error approach before: pulling fabric on one side, letting out on the other… Circle skirt calculator – for the drafting of full, half and 3/4 skirts. With bonus grading worksheet!

Special Sunday greetings you naked molerats!

Circle skirt calculator – for the drafting of full, half and 3/4 skirts. With bonus grading worksheet!

Since you’re so naked, I thought you might want to make yourselves some nice little circle skirts. And perhaps, like me, you find yourself with little mole rat patterns just a touch on the small side. But the grading of a circle skirt isn’t so easy, is it you naked rodents? Design and Sew Your Own Leggings. Cal Patch is a renaissance crafter, with know-how spanning the fields of crochet, pattern-making, sewing, embroidery, dyeing, printing, spinning, and beyond.

Design and Sew Your Own Leggings

She is the author of Design-It-Yourself Clothing, writes a blog, and can can be found teaching classes around New York state (and beyond). For this week’s How-Tuesday, Cal will teach us how to make a custom pair of leggings. From taking measurements, to making the pattern, to sewing it all up, Cal will be with us each step of the way! I adore leggings. A Few Threads Loose: How to Draft a Trousers Pattern - A Tutorial. Hello my dear readers, This month I have really had trousers on my mind.

A trip to Banana Republic where everything was lovely, expensive, and way too short for my long legs had me thinking, "I can make this! Why would I pay $100 for something that just won't quite fit right? " Pattern drafting. You need 1 18″ reversible nylon closed zipper2.5 yds. of shell fabric, 60″ wide1.5 yds. of liner fabric, 60″ wideCoordinating thread1 roll of kraft paper or pattern-making papper1 tracing wheel On a sheet of kraft paper, draw a straight line about 2″ from the edge along the length.

In the middle of this line, mark point 1. Grading. For such a quiet little web site, my site does require quite a bit of work – hence the silence. I am happy to report that I’ve mostly won the battle and added lots to it in the past few weeks, both seen and unseen. There are now kits, needles, notions and a few books I’m enthusiastic about. Also had a wee sale on black Friday which was announced to newsletter subscribers only – I will continue to announce any price breaks solely there, so sign up if you’d like to be in the loop!

But, back to the subject at hand… It’s been a while since I promised to write about grading, but it’s a lengthy subject and requires an uninterrupted block of time. Before we can start about grading, let’s take a quick look at patterns and where they come from. How to Make a Basic Skirt Pattern. Using Adobe Illustrator for flat pattern drafting. I draft my own sewing patterns. I had been doing this on paper, but got tired of having to copy, cut, tape, and recopy patterns every time I wanted to modify a design. I also wanted to be able to save old versions of designs without drowning in a sea of paper. I investigated professional pattern drafting software, but they typically cost about $5000, far out of my reach.

I tried pattern drafting software for the home sewer, but found their CAD programs to be frustratingly difficult and inefficient. Then I remembered that I had Adobe Illustrator! Sugar Tart Crafts: Drafting a Bodice Front. In case you missed yesterday's post. We are jumping right into the kids pattern-making series today with the Front Bodice, but first I'm going to show you the tools of the trade. I hope it is obvious that we will be using paper, pencils and a ruler, but there are a few other things that make pattern-making simpler. Leena's.com: PatternMaker Tutorial Web Site. Constructing the basic sloper pattern. Grosgrain: Free Pattern Drafting Calculator for Your Measurements....and my commentary on drafting patterns for dummies;-) Introducting the 'Make Your Own Pattern Blocks' Series - SEWLOFT. Well-suited: Pattern Fundamentals - Stretch Skirt Block.

Drafting and Sewing Leggings // Stretch Yourself. Well-suited: Pattern Puzzle - The Pocket Drape. Dress Design Draping and Flat Pattern Making. Adjusting block for stretch fabrics. How to Use Quarter Scale Patterns in Design. … it ain’t rocket science. Vogue Guide_Pattern Grading. Russian Pattern Drafting Site. Drafting a Tee Pattern from Measurements // Stretch Yourself. Leena's.com: PatternMaker Tutorial Web Site.