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Drafting Skirt Pattern Sew-Along Lesson One: Tools (w/ Video)
Dear Friends, Welcome to our “sew along” where you will learn how to draft a skirt pattern that fits you perfectly! I created a video where I describe the tools you will need but I had to talk fast...
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Dear Friends, In today’s lesson, I show you how to take correct measurements so that your pattern will fit you perfectly! My sister, Jill, agreed to be my model and my mom was there, too, so she was my...
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Drafting Skirt Pattern Sew Along Lesson 3: Drafting the Pattern (w/video)
Dear Friends, In today’s lesson, I show you how to draft a basic skirt sloper and pattern. You will need the measurements you took in Lesson 2. You can find the information about supplies you will...
View ArticleDrafting Skirt Pattern Sew Along Lesson 4: Checking the Fit and Fixing Problems
In today’s lesson, I show you how to check your pattern to make sure everything fits correctly using your muslin/practice skirt that you made in Lesson 3. I also show you how to make some basic...
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Vintage Inspiration of the Day: I Spy a Dress
The storytelling on the ABC series Pan Am isn’t the most inspired but there is usually at least one dress per episode that I want to replicate. Last Sunday’s Romance Languages was no exception. Kate,...
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Back To Basics
When I was in design school working on my custom clothing certificate, I learned that I should think holistically–I shouldn’t just create one garment, I should think in terms of a collection and how...
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Misadventures in Making a Sloper, Part 1
So…way back in January, I said that one of my goals for the year is to make a basic skirt sloper. I can then use the sloper as the foundation for drafting patterns. Using a chapter out of my Do As I...
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The Adventures of Creating a Skirt Sloper, Part 2
In my last post, I described my misadventures in trying to create a sloper. It is a bit annoying that I can’t seem to make one for me because I’ve helped so many others make one for themselves! In the...
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