About This Blog

This blog is aimed, specifically, at teaching students of fashion design how to make close-fit stretch-wear patterns. While the public can certainly learn a lot from reading the blog, they may find they need the added guidance of an "in class" fashion teacher ... I'm not going to provide this level of instruction.

Everything you need to design women's swim or dancewear patterns is already here. By combining the various elements of each lesson a design student should be able to create any number of designs. I will not be adding new patterns unless it becomes necessary for one of my classes.

If you'd like to keep in touch with like minded creative people then feel free to add me as a friend on facebook ... I love to see what others are doing ... just type Pattern School as the message and I'll know to add you.

My experiment in alternative fashion can be seen at Itty Bitty Evil Kitty ... please drop by and add your opinions and help shape the experiment.

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Need Help With A Stretch Fit Pattern?

Hi Everyone. If you hadn’t noticed I don’t check on this blog everyday any more.

If you do have a question about pattern making, or a particular problem you’re trying to fix, please remember it helps if you can send me either a scan of your paper pattern (or photo) or your CAD . . . → Read More: Need Help With A Stretch Fit Pattern?

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Flat vs Draping in Stretch-Fit?

I read another interesting post today on fashion-incubator about getting patterns digitised (Kathleen covers all the good topics). It was about all the things you need to think about when getting your paper patterns ready for digitising … and it got me thinking too … why would anyone in industry still be working on paper? . . . → Read More: Flat vs Draping in Stretch-Fit?

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Where to Find A Stretch-Fit Pattern Maker

Being a fairly new subject at most fashion colleges, stretch fit pattern making tends to lack the level of understanding there is for non-stretch. This is immediately obvious when you come to trying to find stretch pattern making information anywhere. Most pattern makers have learned what works and what doesn’t by trial and error, . . . → Read More: Where to Find A Stretch-Fit Pattern Maker

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