D E S I G N YO U R
WA R D R O B E
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HOW TO USE
THIS PLANNER
This planner is designed to help you create a personally meaningful, practical,
and realistic seasonal wardrobe. As part of this gift, you’ll also be receiving The
Wardrobe Quick Start via email, with lots of tips for using this planner in your own
design process.
If you’d like to get started right away, here’s a brief guide to using this planner
to design sewing projects as a seasonal collection:
1. Set a goal for your collection. Think about why this goal is important to you,
so you can connect your goal with what you value (page 3).
2. Name your concept. Revisit any inspiration you’ve already collected and
define your concept with 2-3 words (page 4).
3. Define your life contexts. Decide what contexts in your life (such as work,
school, weekends, lounge, travel) you’d like to design for this season (page 5).
4. Create a mood board. Create a physical, analog mood board for your
collection (page 6).
5. Create a palette. Collect swatches together (from your stash as well as from
shops), then edit and organize them into color families (page 7).
6. List the criteria. For each of the life contexts you want to design for, list the
criteria your projects and outfits must meet (page 8).
7. Design looks. Browse for patterns and design ideas, and design looks for
the contexts (page 9).
8. Design each project. Plan out the individual projects for the season and
use them to create a sewing queue (page 15).
As a subscriber to the Seamwork newsletter, you’ll get The Wardrobe Quick Start
via email, to give you even more tips for using this planner. If you received this
PDF from a friend and want to get these tips, you can download your own copy
of the planner here and sign up for the series at the same time.
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M Y G OA L I S:
because
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The concept of this collection is:
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This collection is designed
for these life contexts:
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MOOD
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PAL E T T E
neutrals basics statement
prints
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CRITERIA
Context Context Context
criteria criteria criteria
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LOOK 1
Context Sketch
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inspiration
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LOOK 2
Context Sketch
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inspiration
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LOOK 3
Context Sketch
formula
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inspiration
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LOOK 4
Context Sketch
formula
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inspiration
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LOOK 5
Context Sketch
formula
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inspiration
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LOOK 6
Context Sketch
formula
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inspiration
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P R O J E C T P L AN
Project description:
Pattern name Version Size
Supplies I Need
Sketch
Supplies I have
fabric swatch
Customization ideas
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P R O J E C T P L AN
Project description:
Pattern name Version Size
Supplies I Need
Sketch
Supplies I have
fabric swatch
Customization ideas
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P R O J E C T P L AN
Project description:
Pattern name Version Size
Supplies I Need
Sketch
Supplies I have
fabric swatch
Customization ideas
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P R O J E C T P L AN
Project description:
Pattern name Version Size
Supplies I Need
Sketch
Supplies I have
fabric swatch
Customization ideas
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P R O J E C T P L AN
Project description:
Pattern name Version Size
Supplies I Need
Sketch
Supplies I have
fabric swatch
Customization ideas
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P R O J E C T P L AN
Project description:
Pattern name Version Size
Supplies I Need
Sketch
Supplies I have
fabric swatch
Customization ideas
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