What You Need To Know About Patterndrafting

By Chelsea Evans


Pattern making involves a complex technique that usually requires one to be highly skilled. An individual has to be in a position to understand designs and also comprehend how to make garments. For dress construction one needs to understand that patterndrafting is the basic step. The whole process will include preparation of patterns using ones individual measurements. With the advancement of technology one can be able to use the computer to draw patterns or do it manually.

Making your own garments to the design that your heart desires is a very exciting concept. All you need to have is a piece of brown paper and a pencil. From there you can shape the design of the dress just the way you want it. Once you have drafted a block pattern everything becomes easier as you can be able to make changes very easily.

A few of the tools required are a tape measure for taking your measurements, it is recommended that you ask your friend to help you with taking the measurements. A writing pad will come in handy when you are writing everything down and also an eraser and a pen. A meter ruler is essential for measuring the fabrics and pus a flat working surface, a piece of paper and a pair of scissors.

Taking measurements is a very essential part of dress making, taking extra precautions at this stage will save you a lot of time money and effort. Before you begin you need to be honest with yourself and take the correct measurements as wrong measurements will result in the garment not fitting. The end results will not be satisfying if you tell white lies during the measurements stage.

The measuring procedure needs to be taken very seriously. A lot of women invite their friends over and they have drinking parties and they forget that they were conducting this process. They end up in getting the wrong measurements.

Wear what you would normally put one when you want to take the measurements. Keep away from clothes that are very heavy such cardigans as they might distort the measurements. To get the perfect fit wear clothes that are well fitting such as a well-fitting top that has sleeves so that you can get the correct measurement for the bodice. When taking the waist measurements get a ribbon that will be tied around your waist.

The part that is most full around the bust area is where you should take your measurements from. The area around the nipple area is the best part to take measurements from. It will be of great assistance if your back is to the mirror. Keep your hands lowered all the time that the measurements are being taken. When it comes to the hip area go for the area where the hips appear fuller.

Patterndrafting is primary foundation when it comes to garment construction. It is one of the first developments when it came to designing and construction of attires. This process has evolved greatly and it has become a very technical art. For additional information go to the internet and conduct a search.




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