Using cut and spread can be a daunting technique, and the idea of cutting into a pattern piece in the wrong place can put you off the concept altogether. However,...
July 5, 2018
One of the advantages of sewing up toiles in calico or another plain fabric, is that it allows you to mix and match different garments together and see how they...
June 29, 2018
After all the pattern alterations that were made to Toile No. 1, in this post we'll look at how they all sewed up in a fresh toile. This post will...
June 22, 2018
After fitting Toile No. 1 of the V8499 trousers from Vogue Patterns, we can now translate these fit changes into pattern alterations. As mentioned in the previous posts these fit...
June 14, 2018
In this post, we will fit Toile No. 1 of the V8499 trousers from Vogue Patterns. The fit changes here mainly centred around adjustments to reduce the volume of the...
June 7, 2018
In this post, we have traced the pattern and prepared a first toile for the V8499 Trousers that Marcy Tilton designed for Vogue Patterns. This first mock-up will allow us...
May 22, 2018
In this post, we're going to talk about the parallel process that can happen when you are working on a new garment. At the same time that you are testing...
April 12, 2018
With so many interesting patterns and fabrics available, it can be difficult to whittle down the options to individual sewing projects. Fashion designers often use mood boards to overcome this...