Normally when you draft a block, you take a bunch of measurements, then use fractional amounts of them to draft…
What Happens in History Class….
…gets shoved directly into a display window. It’s all just marker on muslin, but it was kind of awesome watching…
Oh, Theater
It’s uncomfortably literal. For me, at least. The dancer who wears it, the choreographer, and all of my students thought…
Ah, that explains it…
Student: “It’s not possible!” Me: “You know it’s possible. You just watched me sew it.” Student: “But you sewed it with…
New Block Draft for the Anti-Math Crowd
What if I said you could draft a torso block without all those pesky maths and measurements? Would you laugh?…
Basic Yoked Skirt Draft
A yoke is a fitted band at the top of a skirt that takes the place of a waistband. Instead…
The Raglan Sleeve Draft
Oh, the terrible raglan sleeve! I lived through the 80’s. I still have nightmares about these things (bolstered out by…
Blouse Draft 4: All-In-One Collar
Collar and undercollar, if you want to get all technical about it. These pieces will be truly drafted, which is…
Blouse Draft 3: Poofy Sleeve
At the start of the class, we decided that a short poofy sleeve would be cuter than the long one…
The Easiest Way to Ease a Sleeve
Easing is slightly shrinking a seam allowance. It’s often done to sleeves. This is because the human body continues to…