Sewing a Shirt: Pattern Pieces

Video Transcript

" Hi! I’m Stephany from Stephany’s Simply Sewing on behalf of expertvillage.com. I’d like to show you the information that you’ll find on your pattern pieces that is important for you to know about when you construct a garment. All pattern pieces have several common elements. One of the first things that you’ll notice is your pattern number. This is so that you can get it back to the envelope and make sure you have the right pieces. The other thing that you will notice is that is has sizes, a pattern number, your view; view A or B, and it tells you how many pieces you will need to cut of this particular pattern piece. The other information that’s located on this pattern that’s very important to consider is your grain line, which tells you how to how to lay out your pattern. You will also need to know about your notches, which helps you in assembling your garment. It’s kind of like insert tab A to slot B. The other thing that’s important to note is these dots. These construction dots enable you to find out where the pieces also fit. While you’re reviewing your pattern you will want to make sure that you have all the pieces that you needed when you referred to you instruction sheet. You also want to be sure that you have pressed your pattern pieces. I pressed them using a dry iron. This enables you to get a nice flat piece, so that when we lay out the pattern pieces and cut out your garment you will not have any distortions. All pattern pieces have these common elements: grain line, information about the pattern, the pattern piece number. When you’re looking at them the grain lines can tell you different things. When you see a curved grain line such as this one, that means that this edge is going to be place on the fold of your fabric. A straight line such as this one indicates that the placement on the fabric will be with the straight of grain. "