Today we shall draft the Pants block. From this you can make any style of trousers or shorts and it can even be used for Jumpsuits.

In this tutorial, we are going to join the Basic Bodice and the Basic skirt together to form the Basic dress/torso sloper. This sloper can b

In this tutorial, we shall incorporate a second set of darts which will help spread out the fullness.

In the above illustration, the left half is the Front and the right half is the Back. These positions can be switched if you like.

we shall be drafting half a front pattern and half a back pattern on the assumption that a full front or Back pattern are symmetrical

we shall be drafting the Basic Bodice Pattern. We shall draft the Front and Back together as I feel this method is the quickest

we are starting with the basic skirt pattern or block. From this master pattern, you can add style options and make many different styles

It is important to learn the different ways you can turn your Fashion design into a pattern that will be sewn into an actual garment.

Now that we have become hopefully familiar with the sewing machine and sewing a straight stitch, it is time to venture into the world of...