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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 208 (Part 1) - Pattern Drafting: Basic Dress(Front)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fe9476_6e8695193bab4b6f9fb2927c6a81ce5d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fe9476_6e8695193bab4b6f9fb2927c6a81ce5d~mv2.webp)
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 114 - Calculating the Stretch in Knit Fabrics](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fe9476_4b30c0139f34460f8b09144faee8ff5a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fe9476_4b30c0139f34460f8b09144faee8ff5a~mv2.webp)
Sep 9, 20213 min read
Sewing 114 - Calculating the Stretch in Knit Fabrics
This topic is specifically about the stretch properties of the Knit fabric and how to calculate the amount of ease your pattern might need
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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 303 - Pattern Drafting: How to Eliminate the darts from the Basic Bodice](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fe9476_03a4ff54792c451db77af2931b2adbdf~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fe9476_03a4ff54792c451db77af2931b2adbdf~mv2.webp)
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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![Sewing 207 - Pattern Drafting: The Basic Trousers (Pants)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fe9476_d90edd45fe2549e5b94bf17fdf85479e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fe9476_d90edd45fe2549e5b94bf17fdf85479e~mv2.webp)
Feb 12, 20214 min read
Sewing 207 - Pattern Drafting: The Basic Trousers (Pants)
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.
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Feb 5, 20213 min read
Sewing 301 - Pattern Drafting: How to Join the Basic Skirt and Bodice together
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
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![Sewing 206 - Pattern Drafting: Basic Skirt (8Darts)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fe9476_c9b3c31bdcc341d39e393e3011e8c01b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fe9476_c9b3c31bdcc341d39e393e3011e8c01b~mv2.webp)
Feb 3, 20214 min read
Sewing 206 - Pattern Drafting: Basic Skirt (8Darts)
In this tutorial, we shall incorporate a second set of darts which will help spread out the fullness.
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