Pattern Cutting & Making for Absolute Beginners - Fashion

Identify essential tools and equipment for pattern cutting, including soft wood cutting boards, spot and cross pattern paper, rulers and curves, marking devices, pins, scissors, tailoring tape, and a mannequin.

Master basic body measurements with a tape measure and pencil, including bust, waist, hip, nape to waist, cross back, armhole, sleeve length, and bicep.

Discover how blocks or slopers serve as the starting point for pattern cutting, outlining the basic bodice, sleeve, and back and front blocks, with notches and bust shaping.

Create a basic bodice pattern by drafting front and back blocks, marking bust darts and waist shaping, and aligning center front and back for a symmetrical, fitted garment.

Label patterns, add one centimeter seam allowances, and cut a symmetrical bodice with grain lines parallel to the selvage, including notches for front, back, and sleeves.

Move the bust dart to the underarm on the front bodice block, pivot the dart around the new point, and redraw the side seam to shape the bust.

Design a v-neck front bodice by tracing and shaping from your block, folding along the center front to create a symmetrical pattern and a v-neck neckline.

Learn to draft a sleeveless shift dress by extending the bodice block to the hip. Mark the center front and waist lines for symmetry and a hem above the knee.

Learn to draft a basic pencil skirt from a bodice block by extending the front half to the waist and aligning center front, waist, and hip lines.