#How to draft a sewing pattern

[anielskaaniela]

Babydoll Shoulder Straps: How to Draft and Sew

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[badassindistress]

Sometimes you gotta look back to see how much you've improved:

On the left is my first lacy on a whim petticoat, made in 2021. On the right the one I made this year.

Three years can make such a difference in creating the level of lacy floofiness I want in my life!

[daftpatience]

im not big enough to use a plushy manu for him but i want yall to know if digit got plushified he'd be so good. he'd be palm pals esque with loose tummy of bean filling. ouggh

[scribefindegil]

indie clothing companies tell me what cup size your patterns are drafted for challenge

[thebookworm0001]

I haven’t touched a sewing machine in years but the part of my brain that likes crafting is trying to convince me I could make a custom corset in two weeks

[copiawife]

it is very on-brand for it to be july and for me to be stressing about my halloween costume

[gil-estel]

gotta wind a new bobbin

[alagaisia]

I do not consider myself experienced or educated enough to be qualified to give sewing advice in most circumstances. But you all have GOT to be sewing your pockets into the waistbands of your garments

Why do I always see pocket patterns that are that dumb little mirten shape. You know the one. Hang on.

(Not calling out anyone in particular, I don’t know the source of this, it was just the first image result).

You’re out here only anchoring your pockets to the side seam opening? On pants and skirts and everything??? What are you going to put in that pocket, paperclips? You can’t put anything substantial in this pocket. It will pull weirdly and mess up the whole line of the garment.

What you want here is a straight line up top, going the whole width of the pocket, and then coming down to meet that lower curve. (I would also lengthen the pocket bag, as a pockets enthusiast, but that’s not the point right now). Line that straight top line up with the top of the fabric when you’re pinning the pocket in place. Sew in the pocket as usual. Then, when you go to attach your waistband, treat the top opening of the pocket as just part of the same fabric as the front of your garment, and sew it in.

Put whatever you want in that pocket. That shit is not going anywhere. It’s not dragging the side of your skirt in weird directions or swinging around when you walk, because now it’s pulling all of its support from the waistband, which is much more stable. Also, the amount of bunching off to the side or turning inside out the pocket is capable of is now super minimized, because it has two sides that are sewn down flat instead of just one.

[tsubasaclones]

girl's ankle joint is broken and i can't really afford a replacement rn sooooooooo instead i wasted 2 hours on this instead of my homework. hashtag hospital gown fit

[anielskaaniela]

Crotch Depth Drafting: Beginner's Guide to Perfect Fit

In this post, you will learn how to take measurements and draft perfect crotch depth in pants, jumpsuits and shorts . Drafting crotch depth is a crucial step in creating well-fitting pants, jumpsuits, overalls, rompers, or shorts. Understanding and accurately measuring crotch depth ensures comfort and proper garment fit, especially around the hips and thighs. This comprehensive guide will walk…

[unnaturalceilings]

Every year I know what I want to be for Halloween by like, August

And every year I wait til October to actually commit to making it

[tj-crochets]

Pattern links! I have not added any since the last time I shared this, but as always, if you are seeing this and it's been a while since I added this update, check back to the original post because I will update it with links whenever I share new patterns

Links to my free sewing patterns! - big manta ray - smaller manta ray - monster friend (those monsters with horns I’ve been making lately, but without horns) - pie slice - Fred, the Fish of Minimal Effort - tiny cat (aka Jiji) - mini mothman - whale shark/donut whale shark - juggling frog/toad (aka my smallest, simplest frog pattern of the three I’ve made) - large frog - tiny hedgehog - minecraft bee - minecraft zombie - blorbo - Strawberry Hearts quilt pattern - starfish - little octopus - canvas tote - basic bat and ghost - mini mushroom friends Tutorials: - flannel baby blanket tutorial - onigiri bag tutorial - tomato pattern design walkthrough (how I design the pattern, not a link to the pattern itself)

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[aubigney]

tbh i've always found sewing patterns uncomfy. there's literally no way they can fit most bodies regardless of how you size them. they rely on people not knowing or not being willing to pattern draft themselves, which is a relatively simple thing to get started with even if it takes a while to perfect (i've been pattern drafting since 2023 and i've made a lot of things that fit me really well - it takes time but it's worth it!). buying patterns requires you to have a printer or be able to print them out, money to buy the pattern, and at least one mockup to adjust the fit, whereas pattern drafting just requires paper, a pencil, a ruler and a measuring tape. you can easily make a bodice block/sloper that you can easily adjust for every new project, but buying new patterns means going through the whole process again and again.

if you want to get started pattern drafting, i suggest watching TheClosetHistorian (all of her projects involve pattern drafting), Minji Lee's bunnysuit series, Mariah Pattie's Secret Formula for Drafting Stays, this tutorial on how to draft a bodice or this one or this one like there is a wealth of information on how to pattern draft please please you can do this you can draft patterns yourself i believe in you

[number44newseries864962]

Need to rant for a minute because even though I have very much been enjoying the fruits of my efforts learning how to sew vintage style clothes, I just swapped out old fatphobia (nice plus size vintage clothes never making it to stores) for new fatphobia (trying to find patterns). Cause it doesn't end at what clothes you're able to buy already made.

I finally bought a Friday Pattern Company pattern the other day, and man it made the bare minimum feel like I was being spoiled. The sizes go up to 7X (that's XL, XXL, 1X, 2X, etc, so there's 9 sizes above L) they had a thin and a fat model on the cover! Usually I'm barely lucky enough to get an XL, and I'm just expected to guess how it's going to look on my body. The majority of their patterns have two differently sized models on the covers, and all of them have that full range of patterns inside.

It is so hard to find good plus size patterns, even if they're available, many companies just scale up their mediums and I can't guarantee they're actually sized correctly for a different shape. As good as Friday is, them and other modern indie pattern companies aren't easy to find.

Okay well what if I went another step deeper, what if I forgo patterns all together and decide to be completely independent and draft things myself?

Then I'll need a plus size dress form. I got lucky and found one at an antique mall for 50$ but these are incredibly rare and more expensive than smaller ones. I'll need to learn how to draft patterns, something that was taught to me on a XS form by my college and nearly every tutorial out there. Drafting close fitting clothes for fat bodies is a completely different skillset, because all that extra fat is much squishier and shifts more. Measuring yourself correctly and getting the shape you're looking for is far more important. Before I even got there I'd need to sketch out what I wanted to make, right? Well the patterning book my family got me only shows you how to draw tall, skinny people. A beginner would have to look up their own drawing references and tutorials because what what supposed to be a super accessible beginner's guide to fashion has decided their body isn't normal enough for the baseline tutorial.

We're expected to be the ones who put in the extra effort. Digging to find the pattern companies that fit our shape and actually prove they can, paying extra in shipping or driving farther to pick them up. Having to search specifically for plus size tutorials for drafting and sketching. It's always treated like it's not part of the beginner's experience to be working with a fat body, that's just going to make people more frustrated and lost and less likely to pursue something they're excited about! Especially if it's in response to already being frustrated about the lack of clothing options.

We need a little positivity to this post so to end on a high note, here's me modeling the blazer I just finished with a shirt I made a couple years ago!

Being able to finally wear clothes I really feel like me in has been an amazing confidence boost. It's not fair that there's so many roadblocks in the way for someone who looks like me who just wants to wear things they enjoy.

[openphrase123]

also here's something. i don't knock anyone for leaning in this direction but isabeau specifically says he wants to be a fashion designer, which is a different subset of skills and traits than a sewist or seamstress or tailor.

and Yes this is a period of time where i don't think you can run and buy your own clothes at a tj maxx or whatever. mirabelle says euphrasie had to teach her how to sew her own clothes when she first came to the House, this is an era where 90% of the clothes you wear are made by you or a close family member/friend. or are like. things you got from a neighbor because they grew out of it (wool and linen and cotton were even MORE expensive in eras where mass fabric production was not available yet)

and Yes you need to know how to sew and construct outfits if you're a fashion designer. but my part time job in college often had me cut muslin and fabric for the fashion design students (INSANE conversations i had talking shop with those kids) and in general, if you're a fashion designer, your job is to make like. One of something. the proof of concept. or if you're famous enough you sit in your little office and make a lot of drawings and then pay junior designers to make the proof of concept for you

in Fantasy Past Times, isabeau is not doing this though. but do you know what he IS doing, most likely?

he's making home pattern drafting books. so that people can make his designs in their own home. these are books that are full of tables where you take your own measurements and use them to calculate what pattern you need to draw to make the jacket as per the instructions that are also in the book

which is all math. by the way. pattern drafting is all math. you have to be a huge nerd to do pattern drafting.