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![Sewing 308 - Pattern Drafting: Calculating Pleats](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fe9476_1aea5a3e487542a190a98a1d00bc68d1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fe9476_1aea5a3e487542a190a98a1d00bc68d1~mv2.webp)
Oct 16, 20244 min read
Sewing 308 - Pattern Drafting: Calculating Pleats
What are they and how do we calculate them to get the results we want? Pleats can be used for functionality and style.
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![Sewing 307 - Pattern Drafting: Hip Pockets](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fe9476_e548e7ac437f4fc0b563c1b87b8efe41~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fe9476_e548e7ac437f4fc0b563c1b87b8efe41~mv2.webp)
Sep 24, 20243 min read
Sewing 307 - Pattern Drafting: Hip Pockets
I thought to myself, that it would be great to share how to draft hip/Slant pockets for trousers. It's a very useful technique
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![Sewing 209 - Pattern Drafting: Basic Knit block Set (Torso & Sleeve)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fe9476_f42121be05a649198938b8986d03efec~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fe9476_f42121be05a649198938b8986d03efec~mv2.webp)
Jun 20, 20243 min read
Sewing 209 - Pattern Drafting: Basic Knit block Set (Torso & Sleeve)
We shall be drafting the Basic Knit Block Set. You can consider this a simplified version of the previous block set
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![Sewing 208 (Part 2) Pattern Drafting: Basic Dress (Back)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fe9476_a3c4474695a44fcd92013670226655e2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fe9476_a3c4474695a44fcd92013670226655e2~mv2.webp)
Oct 1, 20213 min read
Sewing 208 (Part 2) Pattern Drafting: Basic Dress (Back)
Instructions for drafting the Basic Bodice with 2 darts (Back). Please Draft the Front Bodice first.
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Oct 1, 20213 min read
Sewing 208 (Part 1) - Pattern Drafting: Basic Dress(Front)
Today, we shall be drafting the Basic Bodice Dress with 8 darts. This is a slightly different technique from the previous Basic Bodice
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![Sewing 306 - Pattern Drafting: Adjusting the Height of the Sleeve Cap](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fe9476_b80152ec4565426985fd2572559cec51~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fe9476_b80152ec4565426985fd2572559cec51~mv2.webp)
Jun 9, 20213 min read
Sewing 306 - Pattern Drafting: Adjusting the Height of the Sleeve Cap
I will share the importance of adjusting the Sleeve cap-height for different patterns and 2 basic ways to do it.
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![Sewing 305 - All Circle Skirt Variations](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fe9476_bd885c67e00b43e88c5daa778f881492~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fe9476_bd885c67e00b43e88c5daa778f881492~mv2.webp)
Mar 23, 20214 min read
Sewing 305 - All Circle Skirt Variations
we are going to be drafting the classic circle skirt. So-called because the waistline and the hemline are circular. This makes the skirt fit
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![Sewing 304 - Pattern Drafting: Basic Dart Manipulation](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fe9476_141386c095f64504ba608478c4e8e43f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fe9476_141386c095f64504ba608478c4e8e43f~mv2.webp)
Mar 7, 20213 min read
Sewing 304 - Pattern Drafting: Basic Dart Manipulation
Today, I will introduce the technique of dart manipulation or simply put, changing the positions of the darts.
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Feb 28, 20213 min read
Sewing 303 - Pattern Drafting: How to Eliminate the darts from the Basic Bodice
In today's tutorial, we are going to remove the darts from the Basic Bodice and the Basic skirt to create a sloper for loose fitted dresses
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![Sewing 302 - Pattern Drafting: How to add ease to your basic slopers.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fe9476_7333eac801544752af959e973b503b84~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fe9476_7333eac801544752af959e973b503b84~mv2.webp)
Feb 25, 20214 min read
Sewing 302 - Pattern Drafting: How to add ease to your basic slopers.
Today's topic is how to add ease to the basic slopers. The basic slopers for Skirt and Bodice were drafted without any ease
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