Category: Clothing
Pattern Drafting 3
During class this week we learned how to draft a pattern for dresses. We start out by drawing our ideas on a drafting sheet. The sheet contains all the information you need to draft and sew your pattern, including description, fabric, hem length, etc.
Pattern Drafting 2
After the first week of class I had to dust off my serger. Usually I use my regualar sewing maching to sew purses, but for clothing a serger is more efficient. A serger allows you to finish your seams at the same time you sew them. Unfortunately, a serger also requires more than one spool [...]
Pattern Drafting
This fall I decided to take a pattern drafting class through Furman University. The class will teach us how to draft skirts, shirts and dresses. For homework we are asked to sew the patterns we draft. Usually I design bags, but I thought it may be fun to learn pattern drafting for clothes. Here are [...]
