Vimeo Pattern Making. How Does it Work?

There are no restrictions in taking the advanced online course. It would be advisable to have a familiarity with the systems ahead of the advanced class to get more out of it.

It's not necessary to have a models, but by all means practice the drafts and try them on figures.

Hi Sabrina,

I just checked out your video. What a great idea posting it to YouTube.

So you almost have it.

You've got points 1, 1a & 1b correct.

Point 2 is equal distance from pt 0 as pt1 is.

So you place 21 on the 1/6th scale at pt 0 and measure forward to the end of the rule.

You could also just reverse the ruler and place the zero of the ruler at pt 0 and measure forward from there to pt 2, 21 on the 1/6th scale.

Scale is a Proportionate system of drafting. This means we use scale to find measurements that cannot be measured directly from the body, that will increase and decrease according to the size of the seat.

In these examples the seat is 42 , the scale is half the seat so it's 21.

If the seat was 44, the scale would be 22, so in this example the fork (pt2 would be longer).

Hello Rory,

Thank you for the email a couple days ago. What are the measurements of the lines that make up the Zero? I attempted to retreive the numbers form the Vimeo and would like to be sure before I move on. These are the numbners I have: The longer horizontal line is 11.5 inches, the vertical line is 12 inches, and the shorter line up top is 4.25 inches. Many thanks!

Sabrina

Hey Sabrina,

So the video series on pattern drafting works the same as any other. You can take images of the patterns and post them here.

Both myself and the other tailors will comment on them and give you advice on how to improve your cut.

It's that simple.