tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post6364537440469917686..comments2024-03-27T10:04:51.949-05:00Comments on ikat bag: Drafting - An EpilogueLiErhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-83435631015640962712020-10-06T09:57:56.697-05:002020-10-06T09:57:56.697-05:00You are simply wonderful. I think you have changed...You are simply wonderful. I think you have changed my life! Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11725091055982984592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-11371784737949212022017-04-26T21:48:20.107-05:002017-04-26T21:48:20.107-05:00Madasa Hatter: thank you for your kind words! They...Madasa Hatter: thank you for your kind words! They made my day, and encouraged me so much. I am so happy my drafting tutorials might be of help to you in your drafting. LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-64128563307258722302017-04-23T04:06:33.852-05:002017-04-23T04:06:33.852-05:00I LOVE your pattern drafting tutorials (and I'...I LOVE your pattern drafting tutorials (and I'm a person who has a collection of pattern drafting books). Your writing is precise, clear, and lively -- such a rarity online and even in technical pattern drafting books. After reading about you I know way -- a physics teacher! A counselor! Combine the precision of science science with a teacher's clarity warmth and empathy of a counselor and you get precise, clear and lively tutorials. Yay! I've bookmarked all of them for use in my continuing quest to draft my personal slopers. <br /><br />thanks for the great information!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06619227897766640092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-66281720982105329862016-01-19T09:27:05.304-06:002016-01-19T09:27:05.304-06:00Thanks for the link back, Einat!Thanks for the link back, Einat!LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-77530452586607526882016-01-17T14:08:49.073-06:002016-01-17T14:08:49.073-06:00Hi! I've been following your blog for years no...Hi! I've been following your blog for years now and have finally made the leap into blogging myself. This series is an amazing resource for anyone looking to draft their own patterns which is why I recommended on my first tutorial that everyone interested in the subject should read it. Thank you so much for sharing your time and knowledge! (This is the link to the post - http://www.sewmoi.com/the-seasonal-base-pattern-drafting-tutorial/)<br />Einathttp://www.sewmoi.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-14684810705282517162016-01-16T11:15:09.693-06:002016-01-16T11:15:09.693-06:00I just stumbled upon your series and am excited to...I just stumbled upon your series and am excited to dig in! But your pattern collection -- oh my! Like someone above, I often bought patterns for the directions, but sometimes to save me from having to come up with my own designs when I began sewing. Now I'm pretty comfy hacking commercial patterns, I buy way less. I'll never have four envelopes, but it's nice to know it's possible. :)Ebi Poweighahttp://www.makingtheflame.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-81427226401824700642015-10-15T12:14:35.515-05:002015-10-15T12:14:35.515-05:00I found your series on pattern drafting on a link ...I found your series on pattern drafting on a link from Curvy Sewing Collective. Thank you so much for all the hard work you put into this. I have a lot to learn!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04937094380021418914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-1595397275507221342015-08-10T08:03:54.171-05:002015-08-10T08:03:54.171-05:00Great work done.Great work done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-31068794367692875642015-07-03T11:17:31.382-05:002015-07-03T11:17:31.382-05:00I just found this series on Pinterest. I have bee...I just found this series on Pinterest. I have been a sewer for years, but usually work with commercial patterns, making adjustments and re-styling as needed. After reading through your series of posts, I can't wait to draft a sloper and make my own pattern! Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-79399973619876920382014-09-23T13:07:53.339-05:002014-09-23T13:07:53.339-05:00This series pretty much saved our Halloween costum...This series pretty much saved our Halloween costumes this year. I had a pattern and was trying to make the dress for my daughter and after sewing two seems I could see that it would not fit her well at all. I was searching for a way to adapt the pattern when I found your blog. I suddenly feel like a whole new side of sewing has been opened up for us. Thank you! SSRoringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10977604357085101031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-28251000933393307922014-09-20T22:31:03.749-05:002014-09-20T22:31:03.749-05:00I confess I buy patterns onsale to read the instru...I confess I buy patterns onsale to read the instructions and see how they illustrated their solutions (or lack of same). Then I fold them up nicely and put them in the resale pile. Cheap patterns have ruined me for reading material.SJ Kurtzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871599515352715171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-67468892374047233062014-05-08T10:54:31.096-05:002014-05-08T10:54:31.096-05:00My wife wanted a sewing machine, so we bought one....My wife wanted a sewing machine, so we bought one. I like using it a lot more than she does. I've been looking for resources for constructing my own patterns, and this one is great! Deconstructing existing garments is a piece of cake. Thank you, thank you!Charles Scheideckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03496901711444954398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-68467881701069083212013-10-13T15:51:57.148-05:002013-10-13T15:51:57.148-05:00Dear friend. All i wish to say is : God bless you ...Dear friend. All i wish to say is : God bless you so much for using HIS talents within you to share to others. Thank you so much for your efforts. <br />NeelzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-84295698132731289472012-10-13T02:04:36.856-05:002012-10-13T02:04:36.856-05:00Hi There! I used your sleeve block instructions w...Hi There! I used your sleeve block instructions when making a costume for my wife.... worked like a charm! Thanks so much for the series... as an engineer I always wondered how those sewing patterns were generated. :)dave-ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456956456390670094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-59711217216658648372011-12-17T18:42:59.184-06:002011-12-17T18:42:59.184-06:00This is just wonderful, thankyou sew much!
Lisa :...This is just wonderful, thankyou sew much!<br /><br />Lisa :)<br /><br />www.craftymamas.com.auCrafty Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15260141123076479386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-52515201091280902732011-11-04T22:40:35.197-05:002011-11-04T22:40:35.197-05:00@sonja
Welcome, Sonja! Love the story! Oh, I laugh...@<a href="#c8987165054755674801" rel="nofollow">sonja</a><br />Welcome, Sonja! Love the story! Oh, I laughed so hard. In gratitude for your having you make my stomach hurt, I will share that I cannot count the number of times I have sewn sleeves onto necklines. It must be a new fad!LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-89871650547556748012011-11-04T20:36:49.287-05:002011-11-04T20:36:49.287-05:00Hi there! I just found you via Pinterest and I...Hi there! I just found you via Pinterest and I'm going to be reading through this very cool series. I wanted to share a true story. A friend of mine was drafting/making a sloper for herself one time (top). She went to put it on and had a terrible time getting the neck opening over her head, but she persevered because she thought surely it was a fit issue that she should fix later. So she got it on and discovered ... <br /><br />... she had forced her head through an armhole!! We still laugh about that.Sonja Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13164796660137641599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-40851902973565301962011-02-04T21:02:10.015-06:002011-02-04T21:02:10.015-06:00Reeni, thank you for letting me know. I am not a m...Reeni, thank you for letting me know. I am not a member of mysewingcircle but I signed up so I could see the photos you told me about. The dress is lovely, as is your little girl! I can't believe you drafted and sewed it in one night - that is incredible!!!! It must have been crazy work sewing it all up in time for your flight, but I'm sure your daughter's delight made it worth it! Yay for you!LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-26454003471914053722011-02-04T00:58:10.561-06:002011-02-04T00:58:10.561-06:00I lurk on your blog quite a bit, and I just wanted...I lurk on your blog quite a bit, and I just wanted to say thank you for this excellent series. I made slopers for my daughter and put together a few long-sleeved knit tops and some jumper dresses. Then I went insane and decided that she needed a princess dress for our trip to DisneyWorld.<br />I'm proud to say that I drafted and sewed the whole thing from scratch (in consultation with the LiEr/mymeasuringtape drafting series) all in one night -- the night before our flight! <br />I wrote about it here, on a site called mysewingcircle... (do you know it?)<br />http://www.mysewingcircle.com/project/show/4792<br /><br />I wish you could see the look on her face every time she puts it on. :D I have pictures but know they don't belong in a comment post...Reeninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-68366176724879431092010-12-06T08:29:16.316-06:002010-12-06T08:29:16.316-06:00Between a "sloper" that is too tight ver...Between a "sloper" that is too tight versus one that is too loose, I disagree that too tight is better. If something is too small, it is more difficult to know by how much it is too small. If it is too large, it is much easier to take it in. It also saves you an iteration. You only have to re-stitch the too large "sloper" where as you must recut the too small one.kathleenhttp://www.fashion-incubator.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-58149726640131930372010-11-15T03:31:40.264-06:002010-11-15T03:31:40.264-06:00I haven't gone through the whole series yet (n...I haven't gone through the whole series yet (no time, no room and no access to a sewing machine right now...) but I'm really looking forward to drafting my own sloper/patterns! It seems so much easier to me to just draft what you want instead of going on a commercial-pattern-that-looks-just-like-I-want-it hunt... Thanks for all the good advice!Alessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16605755512224178329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-75648076190692580262010-11-14T14:47:30.863-06:002010-11-14T14:47:30.863-06:00E: I so concur. Wait till you get to welt pockets....E: I so concur. Wait till you get to welt pockets. You have to be precise or they look vile. Embrace precision, even if it makes one feel anal. It will kick up one's sewing several thousand notches!LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-57892369278627518562010-11-14T13:46:50.476-06:002010-11-14T13:46:50.476-06:00Thank for the shout-out! As a note of "encour...Thank for the shout-out! As a note of "encouragement" (aka bragging), I am happy to confirm that the skirt I made on the course (miraculously) fits! Unfortunately, I have no occasion to ever wear it, but it was important to me that I make a garment that actually fits the first-time round, since I'm on a series of courses, and if I can't get what is supposed to be the simplest bit right, I will have no hope when we move on to shirts next!<br /><br />Also, I have never owned nor read a sewing book; they're not easy to come by at regular bookstores, and so on this subject, I lag far, far behind. But I do encourage people to take a course if one is available, as the step-by-step instruction and guidance has been invaluable. I also learnt useful tips like how pressing can rectify sewing errors etc. And one more thing: Being a neat-freak finally pays off - according to the instructor, being neat and precise also helps tremendously in sewing. Do you concur?Enoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-33243801012104138452010-11-09T18:10:51.158-06:002010-11-09T18:10:51.158-06:00Thank you so, so much for doing this series! It is...Thank you so, so much for doing this series! It is so clear and helpful!Hashihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08515729956277849537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-80486581395594942342010-11-09T07:26:27.151-06:002010-11-09T07:26:27.151-06:00This has been awesome!! I attempted to draft my fi...This has been awesome!! I attempted to draft my first little dress last night...hopefully it will sew up ok this afternoon! <br /><br />Any chance you could put these into pdf form so they could be printed and placed in my sewing notebook for easy reference??Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160455527787189714noreply@blogger.com