Sewing tips, pattern making tips. Thats what that blog is all about. there will be updates on the pattern making I run weekly, and summaries of the subjects we have covered in the class.
Friday, 12 February 2021
How to draft the pattern of The trumpet skirt 2 : With peplum seam
We start the same way as for the other trumpet skirt (see link above).
Skirt block with 2 darts evently distributed.
Lengthen
Join at side seam
Draw a line. It can be horizontal or slanted like on the drawing
Separate
On the bottom part, drawn vertical lines. 5 in my drawing, it could be more. They have to be equal width.
cut on those lines
Spread by pivoting along the top line. That line will curve but will remains the same length.
Redraw the outlines.
Another variante : with a curve instead of a line.
Thursday, 11 February 2021
How to draft the pattern of The trumpet skirt 1 (with panels)
The trumpet skirt, here done through panels is so easy to make
We start with a basic block for skirt.
Note that we have 2 darts on each parts and that they are evenly distributed.
We place the first dart closer to the center front and the other dart half way between the first dart nd the side seam.
As it is a close fitted skirt, no need to give enlargements on the side.
Lengthen as you want
draw vertical line below the darts.
Those will be the panels.
Monday, 8 February 2021
The Perfect Sleeve - Part 2
Part 1 is HERE
How to draw the sleeve (the easiest possible way)- Part 2
We left here in the Part 1
Sleeve's frame, crown's frame.
We will need 7 points for the crown.
We have already 3 (top of sleeve, underarms points)
We have 2 more points on the elbow line and the bend line (see part 1 for those lines)
We will find one point half way down for the crown and 1/3 down for the back.
the back is always higher than the front due to the arm movement towards the front.
For the front, draw the little line half way between the two points, perpendiculaire and mark next point 2 cm.
For the back, do the same : draw a little line between the 2 last points and draw a perpendicular half way. Mark the point at 1 cm away (it was 2 cm in the front)
We have our 7 points and we can trace our crown.
Make sure the crown is well rounded at the top.
Note that the front and back don't have the same width. It is because the front and the back armhole aren't equal.
Narrow at the wrist the same amount both side (from the side seams)
AND IT IS ALL FINISHED
REWATCH THE VIDEO FOR REVISION
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