Description
In Pattern Drafting & Designing for Stretch Fabrics you’ll learn what the stretch factor is on knits, how to draft a top, sleeve, skirt, dress and legging slopers. Plus how to stylize them beyond just the basic form.
Take your love of knits to the next level and learn how to draft your own set of knit slopers.
What You Will Learn:
- How to determine the stretch factor of a knit fabric
- Measuring yourself and determining your sloper size
- How to draft a knit skirt sloper
- How to transform your skirt sloper into multiple styles
- Drafting a knit top and sleeve sloper
- Modifying your top sloper into several different top designs
- How to draft a pant sloper that is great for making leggings
- Manipulating the pant sloper into different styles
- Making a dress sloper and adding stylelines and gathers
- How to make your top draft oversized
Course Materials:
- Pattern paper (brown craft paper)
- Tracing paper
- Clear gridded ruler (imperial)
- Large 24” L-square ruler
- Hip curve
- French curve
- Pen/pencil/colored markers
- Measuring tape
- Tape
- Paper scissors
- Calculator
- Pins (for the stretch gauge test)
- Various knit fabrics for test sewing patterns (jersey, nylon/spandex, velour, etc.) – Optional
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