Pattern drafting tutorials for beginners

Learn to draft a basic bodice block pattern based on your body measurements. Enter them in the calculator and get computed results for all tutorial steps and fabric consumption.

Learn How to Make Your Own Patterns - Part One Pattern Making Basics - The Pattern Making Process

A beginners guide, everything you need to know about pattern making tools and supplies. A handy guide to pattern making tools and supplies.

Blocks If you have found my content useful, please consider buying me a cup of coffee to support the continuation of this website. Blocks (or Slopers): The Basics This page gives some general information on blocks. See the menu to visit the pages with instructions for drafting your own blocks and downloading Third Scale Blocks

If you love to sew your own clothes, you’ve definitely come across and used commercial sewing patterns at some point, but did you know that those patterns originate from blocks or slopers? And those blocks and slopers are created using a technique called pattern drafting. Pattern drafting is a pattern making process using the measurements of different body areas to create basic patterns – or blueprints if you like – of essential pattern blocks – this is often referred to as a pattern set!

Learn how to Grading Altering Sewing Pattern Sizes. Modify your patterns to use the sizes that fit your body with this easy tutorial.

Learn how to draft pattern blocks with Pattern Making Basics! A text course with one lesson per day you can start making your own pattern blocks or slopers!

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