Pattern making tutorial

If you love to sew your own clothes, you’ve definitely come across and used commercial sewing patterns at some point, but did you know that those patterns originate from blocks or slopers? And those blocks and slopers are created using a technique called pattern drafting. Pattern drafting is a pattern making process using the measurements of different body areas to create basic patterns – or blueprints if you like – of essential pattern blocks – this is often referred to as a pattern set!

Follow my tutorial and draft a basic bodice block (bodice sloper) based on your body measurements. Enter the measurements into the user-friendly calculator, which computes approximate fabric consumption for the bodice and includes the measurements you have taken (and also measurements, that need to be calculated) in the detailed step-by-step pattern drafting tutorial, which you can easily download as a pdf document into your computer.

Learn how to Grading Altering Sewing Pattern Sizes. Modify your patterns to use the sizes that fit your body with this easy tutorial.

Learn how to start making your own patterns with these pattern making tutorials - great for beginners and more experienced!

To perfect the templates, you’ll need some previous knowledge of fitting, or to invest time in learning about fitting.

These free pattern drafting for beginners tutorials are great for anyone wanting to try drafting patterns for themselves!

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