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diegs:
Na wa o. Just two questions are Waec questions. Issorite. Don't worry u shall ask questions here and they shall reply u with ur own reply. Bye anyways

[quote ]Eh yah! No vex. That kind of sewing machine is only electrical. It cannot work with the usual foot treadle that you operate with your feet. Its is fancy, light weight and has additional zigzag and decorative stitch types. If you want a zigzag machine that you can operate with your feet then you have to buy the vintage ones. That is you cannot get them new and they even last longer since they ( vintage ones) are made of metal body unlike the new ones like the one above that are made of plastic.

Immaangel:
Op why d delay nah?

Hello dear. Thanks for your interest. As I said earlier the concept is still in the works. A quality product takes time. I do this at the side for now though I am currently working on the first dress pattern which I plan to share for free. Subsequent designs would be for a fee.

juicypetal:
How many inches of dart did you take away from the upper bust and empire (under bust)respectively?
If I want to cut the bustier with shoulder how do I shape out the neck?
I hope you my questions are clear? Thanks for the love

For how many inches of dart to take away- I don't have a straightforward answer. It depends on how low the neckline is.lower necklines will require more dart intake than higher necklines.You can start by taking out half an inch on the front bodice block. At the under-bust you can take out a quarter of an inch. If you want it really moulded then measure your under-bust on your body then measure what you have on your patterns (both front and back) sans the darts to figure out how much more you need to shape it.
As for the second question about bustier with sleeve- I need to see a picture or a good sketch to understand better.

ucheody:
madam efosa n tdlooks hello dis is my off shoulder project attaching d sleeve gave me a tough time. any tips? thanks

Well done. Looks like you still managed. Hope it fits well on your body?

ucheody:
welcome tdlooks! my question is can d straight line below d neckline b curved or given a sweet heart shape? thanks

It can be any shape you want.

Wheeeh! This has been a long and time taking post. I hope you find it helpful.

For the back you follow steps 1 to 3. Point D at the back being the lowest part of the back neckline.
To tighten the back neckline take out a dart of about 3/8 of an inch. This dart will merge with the usual waist dart rather than end at the bust apex. This is because the back is relatively flat and we do not want to create a cup. Another way of explaining this is that we increase the length of our waist dart to reach where the neckline is, and instead of tapering it to zero, we taper it to about 3/8 of an inch.

We then cut out the dart so we can have 2 pattern pieces for the back as well. See pictures below

When you cut you will have something like below. align the notches when sewing.

In the following instructions note that I have wrongfully labelled the point opposite Point M as Point K. It isn't point K as we have discarded the part that has point K. It is a mistake I made that I didn't see on time.

STEP 4 (picture below)
Shorten your sleeve to required length.

STEP 5
Treat your front bodice the way you do when you want to cut Bustier ( bosom cut or whatever it is called) by inserting a dart from neckline to the Bust Apex. This dart will give shape to the front bodice and tighten the front neckline.

Cut away the darts so that you will have two pattern pieces for the front indicated by the shaded area.

STEP 2
Points K to M = the measurement of A to C. This about 3 to 4 inches measuring along the curve of the sleeve cap.
Square a line from Point M to meet the centre line of the sleeve. See picture above.

STEP 3
Discard the upper parts of both patterns then you will have something like the image below

STEP 1
Point D is at a level where you want the deepest part of your neckline (about 5" from the base of front neck) .
Point A to C= about 3" or 4" depending on how off the shoulder you want it. Measuring along the curve of the armhole.

In drafting your blocks ensure that the armhole is equal to the sleeve cap measurement. That is A to B = k to L.
The red dashes represent notches to align the armhole to sleeve cap when sewing.

juicypetal:
I also need guideline on cutting off shoulder sleeve since we're doing away with the cap height. A little hint so as to be on a safer side as in not wasting my material. something like this

Hello there.let me try. People have different means of arriving at the same thing. Below is my version hope it helps. first get your bodice block and your sleeve block.like below

Kinkynature:
Thank you @ Godmother. I hv actually decided to go for tailoring but I still need an advise on where to learn it. Should I go to a fashion school or a roadside tailoring shop?

Where you go learn depends on what you want out of the training. Are learning so you can sew just for yourself, friends and maybe make some money while at it Or do you intend to make a professional career out of it?
You can start with a "road side" tailor to know the basics. If you feel you need more then you can proceed to a fashion school.
Be careful what school you decide on as many of them are not any better than the "roadside" tailors. So therefore do your research about what Fashion design/garment production entails (google is your friend); know how much you are willing to part with as most of these schools are kinda expensive ( the good ones at least); check websites of schools to see if their curricula match up with your expectations and also look at their students works, call or mail for clarification.

Thanks for your responses. The sewing pattern line is still in the works. Just wanted to know if it is a marketable idea, though I will be coming with a free sample soon. Sample sketch below.

Hello. I am a Nigerian designer planning to create a line of sewing patterns that interested sewers can download for a fee. These patterns will come in different sizes and have detailed, well illustrated sewing instructions. This pattern line will include dresses, tops and bottoms one can mix n match. The aim is to help Nigerian sewing enthusiasts create clothing and improve their sewing skills.
It will save time by providing the sewers with skillfully drafted patterns they can just trace on their fabrics, then cut and sew using the accompanying sewing instruction as guide. The user of course, will require internet to download the pattern file and a printer to print the pattern sheets out.
So I would like to know if anyone here would be interested in such a service? Thanks. Your comments and suggestions are welcome.

Hello house. This is my first comment on this thread though I have been following d thread since the beginning. I must commend the selfless efforts of Madam EfosaVal. I am a designer planning to create a line of sewing patterns that interested sewers can download for a fee. These patterns will come in different sizes and have sewing instructions.This pattern line will include dresses, tops and bottoms one can mix n match. So I would like to know if anyone here would be interested in such a service? Thanks. Your comments and suggestions are welcome. Madam efosa, I m sorry to go off the rail a bit.