So I know a little about pattern drafting and want to share my knowledge with some people. I also want to learn from more experienced people. Depending on the number of people that show interest, we'll begin. It's not an easy task so don't want to waste my time I barely have. Would also plead for patience when we begin cos my job is pretty tasking but will try my best to update as often as I can.

So if you're interested signify by raising your hand. Lol

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Present ma

OK, we have quite a crowd. good stuff. So before we start I will let you know what materials we need.

1. Pencil/ eraser
2. Brown paper ( about #200 for a dozen)
3.ruler ( transparent)
4. Long ruler (also called tailor's ruler)
4. T square ( optional)
5. French curve (#200 for the set). For drawing curved lines like the armhole
6. Measuring tape

Long list, but the things are cheap, promise. Brown paper is good for beginners so you can clearly see what you are doing. Later on you can switch to a cheaper option. Some people use newspapers pinned together.

These materials can be gotten at your local bookshop. So lemme know when you are set.

ready as soon as you are

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Present anty

So we start by taking measurements. So will list out the measurements we need to draft our first pattern which is a simple straight skirt.
1.) Waist _____+2inches SA+2inch ease=______divide by 4 =A_____ inches

2.) Hips _______+2inch SA+2inch ease=______ divide by 4 = B_______inches

3.) Waist to hips _____+____ at waist =C_____inches

4.) Desired length____+1inch hem + _____ SA at waist = D________ inches

Note*** SA refers to seam allowance, half inch for each seam
* ease provides breathing room

Lemme know if there's any confusion or if I should go ahead

The number3 on ur list, try to explain more.. It wud be best if u added a diagram u know this is intro 101...for beginers and some taking this as refresher course

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The number3 on ur list, try to explain more.. It wud be best if u added a diagram u know this is intro 101...for beginers and some taking this as refresher course

Your waist is the smallest part of your body, while your hip the the largest
To get the waist easily tie a string around your middle and see where it hits you most snugly (usually around your navel) then take that measurement. That is your original waist.
However people alter this (like they did for the model in the picture attached) because they usually don't want their skirts beginning from that point. So you can alter it to where you want your skirt to begin.
The original waist is still very important as this is what we will use to draft our bodice and dress patterns. So make sure you get both the original and the one for the purpose of this skirt drafting ( if you don't want to use the original waist point)

Your waist to hip measurement is the distance between the last two lines in the pic. That is, where you took your waist measurement to where the hip (fullest part of your body) begins.

For example, my waist is 32 inches, I will add 2 inch sewing allowance and 2 inch ease (you can add more or less). This will give me a total of 36inches which i'll divide by 4 to get 9 inches.

Do the same for the hip measurement.

Then take the waist to hip measurement, mine is 8 inches, I will add the same sewing allowance I used at the waist to this to give me 10 inches. This is the measurement we'll use here.

Take the length you want your skirt to be, mine is 30 inches, I'll add 1 inch for the hem and the 2 inches we took from the waist to make the final measurement, 33inches.

Any other questions?

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@OP...ur students are waiting. hop all is well? Take care ma

Lol noncy21 everything is fine o. was waiting for you guys to tell me to proceed na . Am at work now, will update by evening. Thanks for checking

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Lol noncy21 everything is fine o. was waiting for you guys to tell me to proceed na . Am at work now, will update by evening. Thanks for checking

ok ma. Weldone ooo

So on to stage 2. Get out your brown paper, ruler, curve, and biro.

A few notes before I start the process. In pattern drafting, we usually draft the front and back differently especially for the bodice. But for skirts it's possible that the back and front are the same.
So when drafting we usually draft half of what we intend to make.
For example we want to make a skirt, we are drafting the front of the skirt which we may later use to cut the back. But we draft half of the front of the skirt, then place on a fold of fabric to get the full front. This is because we want to get exactly the measurements for the left and right sides of the skirt front.

You'll understand this better as we go ahead, for now just concentrate on the steps.

Lemme demonstrate with a rough sketch before I show you the one I did.
1.
On the top left of your brown paper, mark a spot for the waistline,(this is marked 1 in my rough sketch). Draw a straight line to the right.

2.
Mark half an inch or 1 inch above that first mark to plot the waistline curve (marked 2 in my sketch)

3.
Mark the distance from waist to hip (marked 3 in my sketch)

4.
Measure your desired length and mark it (marked 4 in my sketch)

Next

From Mark 2, place a ruler perpendicular to the fold and mark waistline width A (remember your waist measurement divided by 4, this was part of our measurements at the beginning)



From Mark 3, place a ruler perpendicular to the fold and mark hip width B



Mark the desired length D.


***all measurements are taken from the top of the skirt, i.e where the waist begins