Scaling, Sizing & Alternating A Sewing Pattern | Specific Sewing Techniques
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- Опубликовано: 3 фев 2021
- Scaling, Sizing & Alternating A Sewing Pattern | Specific Sewing Techniques
A little prequel to a new costume build video. while preparing the patterns to replicate an original 1890's walking dress from the @metmuseum I'm taking you along and show you, how i draft, size and alter my sewing patterns.
Walking dress ca. 1893 - www.metmuseum.org/art/collect...
#Sewing #Patterndraftins #Dressmaking
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And just when I was about to give up on learning how to draft a pattern, Lee-am uploads the perfect video.
Aaaw thanks! Glad to be of any help ☺️
I've actually owned this book for years with no clear idea of how to use it. I'm still not ready to take it on just yet, but I'll be referring back to this video for a refresher when I am.
Same. When I casually look at the patterns, I think, Yeah, okay, I can do that. Then I start reading the instructions, and I can feel myself going wall-eyed as the dial-up sound starts.
Plus side of these patterns is that you don’t need to read the instructions 😅 all you need is the pattern
Like everyone else...and add in the fact I'm a Newbie who is just drawing out the ideas of a first Historical Wardrobe...you just made drafting a pattern >much< less intimidating! I might still purchase patterns for my first dive into this type of sewing but I do feel a little more knowledgeable about drafting patterns now. Thank you, M'am!
Glad to be of any help! ☺️
My mind is blown by the way you enlarge the pattern without cutting it 🤯 wow! That must have taken a lot of redrawing? I'd love to see that process of upscaling in more detail, if you have the time for that someday 😊 thank you so much for these great instructions!
Thank you so much. I need to start getting comfortable with these techniques. This was a wonderful tutorial.
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
You are such a talented teacher! Thank you for teaching us🙏🏼❤️
😅🙈 thank you ☺️
This video is FASCINATING!
A very clear tutorial. Thank you!
Marche Funèbre? Interesting choice. I love it.
Just brilliant. So clear and understandable. Thank you!
Hope is was of help☺️ thank you for watching
I can't get over how incredibly helpful those Sewing Techniques videos of yours are! The're so helpful, especially since you usually use centimeters. Whenever I come across some sewing advide with inches my brain checks out in the middle of it - I can't seem to wrap my head around it... Never thought about having measuring tools for both systems Ô__Ô Thank you!
Hi! Maybe you’re not aware but this book doesn’t use inches. You are meant to use apportioning rulers which draft the pattern to your correct size. This is why it says ‘use a ruler corresponding to the bust measure’ in the description. These rulers have different measurements between the numbers depending on the size you need. Between the numbers is called a space. This is why on come patterns they have the same allowance written as “1/2 space” and some places are written as “1/2 inch”. They’re different amounts. Have you seen these rulers?
Maybe there is a revised edition of this book, but my description says: “use the scale corresponding with the bust measure to draft the entire jacket and waist” they are referring here when drafting the jacket and waist(belt), not the skirt. There is no mention of specific rulers. Nor are there any in the book. Like they are in the Frances Grimble books. Nevertheless, this pattern still works when drafted with an inch ruler.
How can you tell her how it’s measured? Especially if the method she’s using clearly works for her? You sound like a gatekeeper.
@@cap4life1 I did t say it didnt work. But the writing on the pattern and in the description leads to it should be drafted with the correct rulers, and then you wouldn’t have to do the alterations.
You could grid it using CM as well. You’d just have to grade it more. Why not make just use the correct rulers and have it on the first shot?
Even books that use apportioning rulers tend to have one size that is in inches, and that’s the ungraded “base pattern”.
Thank you for showing your pattern drafting methodology! Super useful!
Oh please do more like this. Please do more in inches. Thank you so much
This video gave me a new love for the metric system, damn those inches are confusing! Thank you for making this video, it helped me a lot, but I'm not ready to trace a pattern with inches 😂😂😂 and from a brazilian point of view seeing darts at the front is so weird!!!!
This is so calming. I love watching an expert. (I associate this music with funerals in early films. :) )
The first song is the funeral March by Chopin😅
Very helpful tips, thank you!
My pleasure 😊
Thank you so much Lee-am. I say this is one of the best videos I have seen about scaling, sizing etc etc from a pattern book. Now I understand what those numbers mean.
A wonderfully done tutorial. Thank you so much for your precise instructions. Take care.
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! This video has helped me soooooo much. I have these books and I can't tell you how many times I've picked them up, drooled over the images and then despaired when drawing out the patterns. So many lines. 😳 Which are simply for reference (measurement purposes) and which are part the actual pattern? To me it's always looked like the pattern was drawn in 3D, like you're seeing both the right side and wrong side of the pattern piece. But seeing how you've cut the pieces out, the waistline in particular, it all makes sense to me now and has given me the confidence and motivation to tape my pencil back together and try again. Would love more of these types of videos. Thanks again! 💖
Great info. Thanks!
Fascinating.Thanks!
Thank you for this nice video! I have used the size rulers from the Voice of Fashion book (Frances Grimble) because this book is mentioned on the back cover, but could not get good results. So I set this book on the back of my shelf ^^" I might try it again, using inches instead.
Oh no🙈 sorry you had that problem!
When we have 2 cross grain pieces, can we just sew a tulle tape to stabilize the seam?
Yes, you can. You can also tailors tape for example
I liked what you are trying to do, but I am a visual person and found it difficult to see the lines. Perhaps it would be a good idea if you used a coloured pencil. You have a good way of bringing your knowledge to the fore. I just could not see what you were drawing on the paper.