[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Sewing patterns

[Judy Jones]

Hi, Tracy,

Take note of any seams and allow for extra room for those on the pattern.
Same with the waistband.  For instance, assuming your  waistband is two
inches wide, you allow for 2 1/2 or 3 inches width to allow for the seam
that would go along the waist of the shorts, plus the tuck-under on the
inside of the garment.  Pin first, try for fit, sewing the last step.

You may also have front and back seams to consider, depending on your
garment.

Mark any pocket placements on your cutout pattern with pins.

If you don't plan to wear the shorts anymore, take them apart and use the
pieces for your pattern pieces.  It may be possible to resew the whole thing
again, should you change your mind and want that garment reconstructed
again.  I am not at all a professional, and would be interesting to look up
what Google may have about this.

Very general instructions here.

Judy

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Sent: Monday, September 3, 2018 6:58 AM
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Subject: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] Sewing patterns

What I'd like to know is how to get/create sewing patterns.  When I was a
teenager, Mom would cut out the pattern for me in heavy paper, then I could
do the rest myself.  But now that I don't live with anyone handy, I don't
know what to do.

For instance, I have a pair of shorts I really like, and I have some fabric
I could use to make a similar pair.  But how do I get from one to the other?
Lay my shorts on a big piece of paper, and cut out around them, leaving room
for selvedge?

Tracy

 

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