Today, anyone who likes to sew can be a designer. Patterndrafting techniques have given the average sewer the ability to create their own designs. That was not always the case. It used to be a very exclusive skill only done by a few individuals.
After painstakingly taking measurements, they take a form, or body double and drape it. This is done to make sure that the measurements are accurate. Now, the design can be divided into the shapes that will ultimately become the pattern pieces. A slope or block is used to achieve this.
The pattern maker then sketches the shape first. Then, the French curve, the hip curve, and the straight edge, are used to shape the armhole, neckline, and hipline. Now, a paper pattern can be made. To get the different sizes, professionals use precise calculations to make changes in the pattern pieces.
Every part of the garment had to be carefully measured and calculated to insure a proper fit. This was the beginning of what is referred to as grading. Once, the right measurements were taken they could be transferred to paper. All of this was done by hand, and it took a lot of time to do it right.
Today, technology has taken the process to a new level. It makes the task less tedious and more efficient. There are now programs that are available to the home sewer as well as the professional. They integrate the use of mathematics with creative thinking.
There is no more guessing and hoping that the measurements are the correct ones. The system is designed to take everything that is put into the program and produce an accurate result. It will even provide a three dimensional image of the finished garment.
This new technology is called computer aided design, or CAD for short. The CAD is capable of creating designs from beginning to end or modifying existing ones. It will sketch, calculate all of the measurements the users inputs into the computer accurately. The user only has to cut out the finished product and sew the garment.
Before commercial patterns became available, only the royalty or the very rich could afford to have their garments made to fit. This changed around the 1800s. For the first time mass produced patterns were available to the anyone who could sew. The person responsible for this breakthrough was Ebenezer Butterick.
A new industry was created with the sale of the new patterns. It also, came about at a very good time. The sewing machine which was previously out of the reach of the home sewer now became affordable. This gave every woman the change to make beautiful garments.
The strides that have been achieved by patterndrafting in the world of fashion have enabled the average home sewer to achieve excellent results in fitting and tailoring. The home sewer can enjoy the beauty of original designs the once only belonged to the world of high fashion. The playing field has been leveled.
After painstakingly taking measurements, they take a form, or body double and drape it. This is done to make sure that the measurements are accurate. Now, the design can be divided into the shapes that will ultimately become the pattern pieces. A slope or block is used to achieve this.
The pattern maker then sketches the shape first. Then, the French curve, the hip curve, and the straight edge, are used to shape the armhole, neckline, and hipline. Now, a paper pattern can be made. To get the different sizes, professionals use precise calculations to make changes in the pattern pieces.
Every part of the garment had to be carefully measured and calculated to insure a proper fit. This was the beginning of what is referred to as grading. Once, the right measurements were taken they could be transferred to paper. All of this was done by hand, and it took a lot of time to do it right.
Today, technology has taken the process to a new level. It makes the task less tedious and more efficient. There are now programs that are available to the home sewer as well as the professional. They integrate the use of mathematics with creative thinking.
There is no more guessing and hoping that the measurements are the correct ones. The system is designed to take everything that is put into the program and produce an accurate result. It will even provide a three dimensional image of the finished garment.
This new technology is called computer aided design, or CAD for short. The CAD is capable of creating designs from beginning to end or modifying existing ones. It will sketch, calculate all of the measurements the users inputs into the computer accurately. The user only has to cut out the finished product and sew the garment.
Before commercial patterns became available, only the royalty or the very rich could afford to have their garments made to fit. This changed around the 1800s. For the first time mass produced patterns were available to the anyone who could sew. The person responsible for this breakthrough was Ebenezer Butterick.
A new industry was created with the sale of the new patterns. It also, came about at a very good time. The sewing machine which was previously out of the reach of the home sewer now became affordable. This gave every woman the change to make beautiful garments.
The strides that have been achieved by patterndrafting in the world of fashion have enabled the average home sewer to achieve excellent results in fitting and tailoring. The home sewer can enjoy the beauty of original designs the once only belonged to the world of high fashion. The playing field has been leveled.
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