

I have been busy cutting out some stretch fabric for some T's, long and short sleeve. Soon to be available at my shop 5trillion. Usually if I need to cut another T-shirt in a size just a bit bigger than the one I have just done, I don't bother getting out a new pattern, I will just make it a bit wider, a bit longer and give it a little bit more room in the armholes. This always reminds me of a story from college. One of the girls I went to college with did some work experience at a place that made clothing predominately out of stretch fabric. They asked her to cut out another garment in a size bigger than she had just done. So, as per grading class, she was adding 3mm here, 3mm there, until someone asks her what she is doing. She says I am grading, they say, don't worry about that, just wack 5cm around the whole thing! Didn't we all love that story in pattern-making class when we were getting rapped over the knuckles for being 2mm out on a pattern. Of course it is important to be exact especially when using non-stretch fabric (thought I had better make that point!).
Here is a pattern I used for one of my fashion ranges at college. We all thought this was so clever without shoulder or side seams. 'A SNIP, less time, less fabric, only 2 main pieces', so it states on the cover.
1 comment:
Hey..! Thanks for adding me! I will link your new blog up too.
Post a Comment