Pattern Drafting
After tediously measuring the body and drafting our patterns last week, we arrived this week ready to perfect our drafts by comparing them to a master block, making adjustments, and cutting them out of muslin. We handed in our sewing samples shown in my previous post, Pattern Drafting at Parsons. I ended up rechecking my work, then drafting a new front to be sure everything was right. In the end, it seemed the only difference between mine and the master pattern was the shoulder slope.
Trueing Will Set You Free
It is true that home sewists who rely on store-bought patterns aren’t accustomed to truing the pattern, because it’s already been done for you unless you’re hacking the pattern to fit your unique size by blending two different size points, say across the bust for example. One of my classmates brought up that all of this was new to her. Speaking of home sewists and sewing patterns, old habits die hard, and I couldn’t help but ask questions like, “why aren’t we cutting on the fold?” Although it wasn’t called for, I stay-stitched the neckline…stop judging me!
Milk Money: Allowance
We added seam allowance and cut our blocks out of muslin to create a sloper, a no-frills garment which is a tool used to create true designs with dart manipulation among other design elements. A sloper has no design elements such as pockets, closures, etc. as it’s primarily used for achieving the right fit and acts as a template for designing other garments. A mock garment which is a fully executed design in a muslin fabric is called a toile and is used to achieve the perfect fit and look before cutting out the garment in its intended fabric.
I believe the entire class stayed to complete their homework assignment of sewing the complete bodice, along with our professor, which was very nice of her.
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Unfortunately, I got sick mid-week and can’t attend the class in which we would be draping after likely fitting our bodice sloper.
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Perry Uwanawich
