Pattern Making Techniques for Recreating Your Favorite Garments

Pattern Making Techniques for Recreating Your Favorite Garments

“During the course we have taught you the technique and the basic concepts both to make the pattern of a garment and to make it later. Next, we are going to review the different phases that we follow to develop the final project. Pattern As we saw in Unit 3 of the course, first analyze and write down all the pieces of the jeans and the characteristics that you will have to take into account. Next, start recreating the front pattern with all your key markings. Then do the same with your back.

Once you have taken all the pieces of the pattern separately, capture all the necessary information for each piece. Making pockets and fly As we saw in Unit 4, it is time to get down to work with making the jean. Start with the front, sewing the pockets and the fly. Yoke and back pockets After finishing the front, get to work with the back of the pants sewing pockets and yoke. Side and shot Now that the front and back are ready, you have to join them together. Final details Join the legs together making the reinforcement stitches. To finish, the belt loops, waistband and hem. Now share your final project with all of us by clicking on "Create your project". Remember to share both the final result of your finished garment and the steps that have led you to it. It would be great if you showed a picture of each step and added a brief explanation about what you have done in each one. So we can give you feedback. On the other hand, if in addition to the Domestika community, you want to share your creation with everyone, you can upload photos of them to Instagram with the hashtag #LantokiDomestika Remember that perhaps the first pants you make will not be perfect, but enjoy the journey and, above all, be aware of the steps you do trying to learn the most from each process. Take into account the freedom you have when making your own clothes, you can make your short jeans for shorts, you can combine different colors or shades of denim to obtain a super original result, use a special thread color or even leave the bottoms undone. . The possibilities are endless! You already know that for any questions, comments or suggestions and that we stay in touch, you have the forum for this course at your disposal. Remember that in addition to this course, we work day by day in our studio, so be patient for us to answer you :) We also recommend that you interact with the other students in the forum, providing opinions and advice to build a creative and constructive community among all. Thank you for taking this course with us! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project Now that we are done, let's do a recap of what we learned in the course. In the first part we reviewed the materials you will need to make the patterns and the jeans. Then I explained some basic concepts of pattern making. We plunged into the technique, drafting the pattern of a basic T-shirt, and we did the same with our favorite jeans. We started making the pants, placing the pockets and the fly on the front parts. We continued with the back of the pants, placing the pockets and yoke. Then we joined the front part with the back and finished the trousers with belt loops, wais...”

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Course summary for: Pattern Making Techniques for Recreating Your Favorite Garments

• Level: Beginner
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• 4 units
• 15 lessons (3h 8m)
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• Category

  Craft, Fashion

• Areas

  Arts & Crafts, Fashion Design, Patternmaking & Dressmaking, Sewing