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Save your favorite T-shirt by making a pattern; learn how to make a pattern from your favorite t-shirt in this free video on fashion design and sewing.
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Save your favorite T-shirt by making a pattern; learn how to make a pattern from your favorite t-shirt in this free video on fashion design and sewing.
Fashion designers need supplies to draw good patterns; learn how to make a pattern from your favorite t-shirt in this free video on fashion design and sewing.
Cut apart your favorite shirt to make a pattern; learn how to make a pattern from your favorite t-shirt in this free video on fashion design and sewing.
Cut apart your favorite shirt to make a pattern; learn how to make a pattern from your favorite t-shirt in this free video on fashion design and sewing.
Fold a cut shirt to form perfect shapes for pattern making; learn how to make a pattern from your favorite t-shirt in this free video on fashion design and sewing.
Weigh down your fabric to draw the perfect pattern; learn how to make a pattern from your favorite t-shirt in this free video on fashion design and sewing.
Pin down your fabric to draw the perfect pattern; learn how to make a pattern from your favorite t-shirt in this free video on fashion design and sewing.
Trace around fabric to draw the perfect pattern; learn how to make a pattern from your favorite t-shirt in this free video on fashion design and sewing.
Designers have to "true up" lines to finish making a pattern; learn how to make a pattern from your favorite t-shirt in this free video on fashion design and sewing.
Measuring neckbands can be troublesome in fashion design and pattern making; learn how to make a pattern from your favorite t-shirt in this free video on fashion design and sewing.
Drawing neckbands can be troublesome in fashion design and pattern making; learn how to make a pattern from your favorite t-shirt in this free video on fashion design and sewing.
Drawing a pattern requires proper seam allowances; learn how to make a pattern from your favorite t-shirt in this free video on fashion design and sewing.
Drawing a pattern requires proper seam allowances; learn how to make a pattern from your favorite t-shirt in this free video on fashion design and sewing.
Tips for cutting out a pattern from paper; learn how to make a pattern from your favorite t-shirt in this free video on fashion design and sewing.
Putting together patterns to make a shirt; learn how to make a pattern from your favorite t-shirt in this free video on fashion design and sewing.
Cutting neckbands can be troublesome in fashion design and pattern making; learn how to make a pattern from your favorite t-shirt in this free video on fashion design and sewing.
Cut apart your favorite shirt to make a pattern; learn how to make a pattern from your favorite t-shirt in this free video on fashion design and sewing.
Why design fashion for models? According to J.P. Prewitt, famous hand model of Bulova fame, models are genetically constructed to become something great: “They’re in peak physical condition. They can gain entry to the most secure places in the world. And most important of all, models don’t think for themselves. They do as their told.” It seems only natural to want the fashion you design to be hanging on perfect limbs and torsos. Because of the popularity of shows like Project Runway, and others, fashion design has become a fad readily consumed by our tweenagers and teenie-boppers.
In this free video series, expert fashion maker Lauren Bradley teaches you how to make a pattern from an existing shirt. Lauren gives you tips to turn an old, favorite t-shirt into a pattern that can make countless exact duplicates! You will learn how to cut apart the shirt to preserve the shape, how to cut and measure the neckband, and how to trace a pattern out from the fabric. You will get tips for designing fashion from this exercise in practical pattern making.
Lauren Bradley Lauren Bradley is a professional fashion designer with many years of experience in various parts of the fashion industry.dkdk
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