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Showing posts with label two-way stretch patterns. Show all posts
Showing posts with label two-way stretch patterns. Show all posts
25 August 2014
02 June 2014
Pattern Puzzle - Mioara Cretu Outfit #2
This weeks #PatternPuzzle is a thing of genius from our regular contributor, Mioara Cretu, gifting us the most baffling#PatternPuzzle of all time last Saturday. Mioara teaches pattern making at a Romanian university and has a weakness for jersey one-piece patterns!
And for all our fans, you have done a wonderful job this weekend finding the answers to such a challenging puzzle. Congratulations :) Now it's time to confess that I stared blankly at this puzzle for days when it first arrived. The skirt I was able to work out but it was the twist in the top pattern that had me really confused.
You'll find all the pattern making detail on the website blog.
05 May 2014
Pattern Puzzle - Waterfall Jersey Skirt
21 April 2014
Pattern Puzzle - Waterfall Drape Skirt
Zuzana Grimm had her ahha moment on Saturday afternoon and solved the #PatternPuzzle. Julie and Vicki gave her a good start in the morning with some great detail. The weird pattern shape is a one piece pattern for a ruched jersey skirt with waterfall drape. Although I am using the basic skirt block for woven fabric, I will select a block two sizes smaller than usual so I can cut the pattern in a two-way stretch jersey. That would give me a fit with negative ease of 6cm for this style.
You'll find all the pattern making detail on the website blog.
14 April 2014
Pattern Puzzle - Twist Panel Jersey Dress
Once again the much favoured Jersey Twist is featured on the Saturday morning #PatternPuzzle. A big thank you to all our fans that come along to play and watch. :)
This week there is an addition to our #PatternPuzzle post with the inclusion of imperial measurements for our US fans. Huge thanks to Lisa at Poldapop Designs for pointing out how much easier this would make the teaching of our worksheets in the states. Lisa is one of the first teachers to take on our Basic Skirt Draft Worksheet as a teaching tool in her classes. The results have been positive so we will work hard to provide imperial equivalents in all our pattern making instructions. :)
YOu'll find all the pattern making detail on the website blog.
07 April 2014
Pattern Puzzle - The Wrap Drape Dress
This weeks #PatternPuzzle was a tough one! When you look at the weird pattern shape we posted on Saturday, you are looking at the most complex pattern piece in the style. In this weeks puzzle, in addition to the side seam drape, it's all about understanding the construction of the front wrap and how that relates to the CF seam. It is a mock wrap in that it is secured at the side seams to create a more reliable shape.
All the pattern making instructions have been moved to the website blog here. :)
We love to hear from you so please leave you pattern making questions in the comments section below.
Enjoy :)
31 March 2014
Pattern Puzzle - Double Drape Tee
A big thank you to everyone who came by our Facebook Page on Saturday to play the #PatternPuzzle. You were all able to identify most parts of the pattern but found the shape at the neckline confusing. Once you turn the pattern up the right way you'll see the large open shape is in fact two pieces of drape that overlap.
This currently popular style is featured in many fashion collections. The drape from the left side of the top tucks under the right shoulder drape and is attached into the right armhole seam. Using the Knit Block I have set out the Pattern Plan below with the dashed lines indicating where the drape will be added for both sides of the garment.
You'll find all the pattern making detail on the website blog.
10 March 2014
Pattern Puzzle - Drape Twist Jersey
Gathers, drape and twists in jersey seem to be the favourites for most of our fans. This weeks challenge is no different, with this drape style that could be made as top or dress. It is hard to imagine that the weird shape below would make the style sketched above. Once again we have produced a one-piece pattern, eliminating the side seams.
You'll find all the pattern making detail on the website blog.
03 March 2014
Pattern Puzzle - Jersey Ruche Skirt
Last Saturday's #PatternPuzzle was one of those strange shapes that gave little idea of it's final shape. But in true form our fans were able to solve the puzzle. The style we are looking at is a ruched, drape skirt that relies on the two-way stretch of the fabric to pull over the hips without a zipper opening.
You'll find all the pattern making detail on the website blog.
10 February 2014
Pattern Puzzle - Jersey Ruche Dress
We had a fabulous #PatternPuzzle conversation last Saturday with four different players contributing to the solution of a complicated style. This pattern shape is the front and back dress as one pattern piece for the body of the Jersey Ruche Dress. The sketch below illustrates ruching in the shoulder line and down the right hand side of the dress. Also note the sleeves have different treatment for the right and left side. The right sleeve is a raglan style that includes the shoulder piece. And the left sleeve is the regular set-in sleeve.
You'll find all the pattern making instructions on the website blog.
20 January 2014
Pattern Puzzle - Cross Drape Tee
Some very quick and clever answers on Saturday had our #PatternPuzzle solved in one hour! Thanks to Evelyn, Mioara, Cyndi and Delwyn for such great ideas. And thanks to all our fans for making our Saturday morning so much fun. The pattern shape below is for the entire top, when cut as 1 pair.
Delwyn made the most interesting observation - that if we cut two pair of the shape, treating the CB as both CF & CB and allowing the drape extension as side panels, it would be a very interesting tunic with long draped side seams. So many great ideas, and so little time to get them done!
You'll find all the pattern making instructions on the website blog.
Enjoy!
16 December 2013
Pattern Puzzle - Drape Shift
Solved with lightening speed by Alison Calderwood, Julie Eilber and RedPointTailor, last Saturdays #PatternPuzzle turns out to be a fab summer shift. The image below has the puzzle shape right way up with some notations to help make sense of the thing.
You can get the rest of the pattern making detail here on my well-suitedblog.
21 October 2013
Pattern Puzzle - Drape and Gather Jersey Dress
This is a typical Pattern Puzzle design that I have chosen specifically for the weird shape the front dress pattern piece can make. As one pattern piece for the front, it's a strange and very wasteful shape. Indulgent and fun for a one-of, but not so acceptable for production. It is more likely that it would be cut in three separate pieces with seams hidden under the large drape tucks in the bust and hip area.
You'll find all the pattern making detail on the website blog.
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