Slopers 101: Drafting, Sewing & Fitting | Starts 9/16/2022

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Have you ever thought of drafting your own set of pattern slopers? Pattern drafting can be an intimidating concept for those new to sewing. The truth is drafting your own set of pattern slopers is quite easy to do. And, not only is it easy, but you’ll open up many new creative possibilities in garment sewing. In this course Meg will show you step-by-step how to draft your own skirt, bodice and sleeve sloper according to your own measurements.

Workshop runs 9/16 – 10/14. Registration ends 9/30.

Specs

Designer: N/A Difficulty: N/A Category: SKU: EP20540

Description

 




At the end of the course you’ll have a set of pattern slopers that you can use over and over again to create new designs or to use when sewing with commercial sewing patterns. Now’s the time to take your sewing to the next level and learn how to draft your own set of pattern slopers.

What You Will Learn:

  • Where to take measurements on yourself for the drafts
  • How to draft a skirt sloper from body measurements
  • How to draft a bodice sloper from body measurements
  • How to draft a sleeve sloper that fits your bodice
  • How to sew together the sloper patterns and fit on your body
  • How to transfer fitting pin lines to your paper sloper pattern

Materials Needed:

  • Pattern paper (brown craft paper)
  • Tracing paper
  • Clear gridded ruler (imperial)
  • Large 24” L-square ruler
  • Hip curve
  • French curve(s)
  • Pen/pencil/colored markers
  • Measuring tape
  • Tape
  • Paper scissors
  • Calculator
  • Pins (for the test fit)
  • 1 ½ – 2 yds muslin fabric or a staple cotton woven fabric (no stretch, medium weight) – For the test fits of the sloper
  • Sewing machine
  • Thread
  • Fabric scissors

The Expert:

Meg Healy had the urge to sew and create at a young age and eventually led her to study Fashion Design in both London, Canada and NYC. While interning for Vera Wang and BurdaStyle during her studies, she was encouraged to accept a full time position with BurdaStyle where she served as the online editor and face of BurdaStyle.com for nearly 7 years inspiring and teaching sewists around the world. Meg now is the content producer for Sew Daily which includes titles such as Sew News and Creative Machine Embroidery magazines while also continuing to develop, film and instruct online sewing videos for BurdaStyle Academy and Sew Daily TV. She shares her sewing journey on the Sew & Tell podcast and on her @meg.says.sew Instagram account. When not sewing, Meg enjoys spending time with her husband exploring the city, cycling, and cuddling their giant pet rabbit.

Additional information

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Sew Daily

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Course

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