How To Draft A Trouser Pattern (That you actually want to wear) Do you want to start drafting your own trouser patterns that reflect your personal style and actually fit? Yes? That’s AMAZING news! You’ve come to the right place. Drafting your own trouser pattern doesn’t need to be a scary, confusing process. You can […]
Drafting Twist Sewing Patterns One of my favourite details to draft is a twist detail. Not only do twist sewing patterns and details look impressively complex and beautiful, but it’s also super easy to create! Twists like these, in their most simple form, are just two strips of fabric looped around each other. We can take […]
Draping is the art of creating clothing by pinning, cutting and hanging fabric directly onto a mannequin or body. It’s a lovely, creative way of developing clothing and one where you can really let your inner creative pattern cutter loose! Understanding Draping So you’re thinking about trying out draping but you’re not quite sure if […]
How To Measure For The Trouser Block Draft The first step of drafting a beautiful trouser block is making sure that you’ve got accurate body measurements. Use this guide to help you take your measurements before you start drafting. What Measurements Do You Need For The Trouser Block? Waist Hip (at widest part) Waist to […]
Drafting a Skirt Block Pattern Drafting a skirt block pattern is the first step to drafting beautiful patterns that fit you perfectly. The idea here is that you draft a custom skirt block based on your own unique measurements that, after fitting, will fit you perfectly. This block then forms the basis of any new […]
Drafting sleeve patterns can seem a little daunting and there’s so many different methods out there that it’s sometimes hard to know where to start, right? This mini video series that I’ve created aims to make the sleeve drafting world a little easier to understand and I wanted to analyse and compare the two most […]
Summer is well and truly here and that means one thing for me…lots of summer dress pattern drafting! This blog post will take you through step by step how to draft a summer dress that is quick, easy and ohhhh so comfy! We’ll start with our basic bodice block and mark on the new neckline […]
Live Online Pattern Cutting Class – How to Draft a T-Shirt Pattern In the last few weeks taking an online pattern cutting class has become the new normal for anyone wanting to keep learning through isolation. We’re all missing meeting up for our lovely classes and socialising with other like-minded people who share our interests and […]
The Trouble with Fitting Trousers Picture this…you finally find that perfect fair of trousers that you’ve been dreaming of for weeks!You’re over the moon, you’re giddy, you’re ecstatic! You go to try them on, expecting to look like a total boss in perfectly fitting trousers.But oh no…shock, horror! Instead of a J-lo peachy booty look […]
Shoben Pattern Shaper Ruler As a daily user of the Pattern Master, I was pretty excited to discover that Shoben has released a new tool called the Pattern Shaper that is an update of it! The Pattern Shaper is like the smaller, brighter version of the pattern master that we always wanted! https://youtu.be/yZZ3JCgcQ9o Buy your […]
