What are your favorite resources for looking at how clothing pattern ...

Patternmaking Tools for Fashion Design - Points of Measure

The Fashion Resource Directory - This free resource on my website links to tons of different suppliers and companies, check it out for some ...

Your Sewing Pattern Destination

Simplicity.com is your source for pattern designer collections. Shop your favorite brands including Simplicity, McCalls, Know Me, Butterick & more.

How to Start Sewing Your Own Clothes - Emily Lightly

Patterns · Anna Allen · Sew House Seven · Wiksten · Allie Olson · The Fold Line · Papercut Patterns · Peppermint Magazine (they do free patterns in ...

File Formats in Fashion | Alison Hoenes Design

... the preferred format for saving patterns in the fashion industry. ... Do you want fashion business tips and resources like this sent straight to ...

Best Books on How to Fit Sewing Patterns

Fitting and Pattern Alteration, by Elizabeth Liechty, Judith Rasband, and Della Pottberg-Steineckert. This book is a fair bit more costly, but so valuable. Its ...

It's SO exciting! Projector Sewing with Garment Designer Pattern ...

Pattern projection involves creating a full-scale PDF file of your pattern and then projecting the image onto your fabric, calibrating the scale to make sure ...

A Beginner's Insight into Transferring Patterns to Fabric

If not, press harder, move the wheel back and forth, or try a different color transfer paper. Repeat as needed for all pattern pieces and fabrics and ...

Episode 202: Getting Started with Pattern Drafting

Take your sewing to the next level by learning how to draft patterns! In this episode, we list the materials you need, give you an overview ...

Tips for Buying and Using Vintage Sewing Patterns

Always check your thrift stores. · Ask your grandma. · Reproduced vintage patterns can be found on the Big 4 pattern companies' websites.

Tips for Fitting Plus-Size Patterns | National Sewing Circle

Sewing can be a challenge even when using pre-drafted patterns and available resources. ... Take your favorite jeans (no stretch!) Find the ...

Patterns - Historical Sewing

Do You Have a Favorite Pattern Shop Website That You'd Love to Share? ... Anyone interested in historical fashion should check this out! The fashion plates alone ...

Book Club: Sewing For Fashion Designers - Closet Core Patterns Blog

Closet Core Patterns is here to help you create the clothes of your dreams. Explore our elevated sewing patterns and rich content library of ...

Pattern Grading Resources - Mrs. Depew Vintage

First things first though: If you wish to grade a vintage sewing pattern, PLEASE trace a copy and work with the tracing to grade. This will help protect the ...

Pattern Drafting With Illustrator - Cloth Habit

Learning to draft in Illustrator is fun! In this post I share tips and my favorite tools for drafting sewing patterns in illustrator.

Pattern Drafting: Tools of the Trade - The Closet Historian

As many of you know I make the majority of my clothing myself and I have been sewing now for over a decade.

How to Write a Quilt Pattern: Tips for Beginners - A Quilting Life

I've learned a lot along the way and will share my favorite and most valuable insights and resources for those of you who are just looking to ...

What are the 3 MUST-HAVE SEWING BOOKS that will actually help ...

Another one in this category, I think, is when you get to progress down your sewing journey, you'll start looking at pattern cutting and drafting. This book is ...

Curvy Sewing Collective – A Plus Size Sewing Community

Today I'm thrilled to bring you a chat with Claire Birnie, the founder of new plus size sewing pattern company Sew Outdoorsy. ... looks like on a plus size body, ...

Top Design Resources for your Surface Pattern Designs

The Pattern Source Book– Lots of images of patterns from the last 100 years to inspire you. The Pattern Base- Another book with loads of inspirational pattern ...

300+ Free Sewing Patterns | Mood Sewciety

That's right, Mood-made sewing patterns, are totally free! Follow our instructions for a guaranteed gorgeous garment, and make it your own with some fashionable ...