tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post8248539137908149200..comments2024-03-27T10:04:51.949-05:00Comments on ikat bag: Drafting, Slopers and A Bit About SewingLiErhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-48851177443589625812014-07-14T16:18:06.517-05:002014-07-14T16:18:06.517-05:00hi
I am interested in the velvet Dress
I pay wha...hi<br /> I am interested in the velvet Dress<br /> I pay what they want.<br /> I offer 150 to 200 euros<br /> or what they want.<br /> please write to me<br /> greetingAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15172745181047298933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-56089612321845250552013-01-29T08:35:47.793-06:002013-01-29T08:35:47.793-06:00The most common sense tutorial relating to slopers...The most common sense tutorial relating to slopers, ever. <br /><br />I love you!!! But not in a hidding in the back seat of your car sniffy hair kind of way xMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12250430099378926740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-28444121711793320232012-02-08T10:19:14.773-06:002012-02-08T10:19:14.773-06:00I just found this website and am really excited to...I just found this website and am really excited to learn about drafting patters. I have a 1yr old graddaughter to sew for. Thanks for posting.a ribbon of a different colornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-67873950849446700692011-10-13T01:04:51.206-05:002011-10-13T01:04:51.206-05:00I loved reading this! Thank you for being so hones...I loved reading this! Thank you for being so honest and humble. This is very inspiring!!Sparkle.Mama.Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10768864807832947788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-49357371434366252972010-02-04T07:03:15.869-06:002010-02-04T07:03:15.869-06:00A truely fabulous post! I thoroughly enjoy your t...A truely fabulous post! I thoroughly enjoy your thoughts on the matter and realise that after 2 or 3 years of sewing, I am still stuck on the library tote end of the spectrum. I have sewed clothes in the past, but the fitting part is what I struggle with. Thank you for givng me some food for thought!Linahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03046491553565573954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-21827101029611299182009-10-30T09:49:05.611-05:002009-10-30T09:49:05.611-05:00What a great experience you had growing up! I lea...What a great experience you had growing up! I learned to sew on commercial patterns and never even heard of slopers or blocks until a few years ago. Now I basically make patterns for my daughter and a few for me. A few weeks ago I whipped out a renaissance style shirt for my son in an hour and a half - pattern to finished product. It's not as hard as it first appears. :)Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07464318343985100834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-1328103588677300052009-10-25T12:56:31.159-05:002009-10-25T12:56:31.159-05:00Fantastic post - I've been yearning for a perf...Fantastic post - I've been yearning for a perfect-fit draft/pattern/sloper?!? and now I'm just going to have to make one...<br /><br />Thought I'd link to this site, Weekend Designer: http://wkdesigner.wordpress.com/<br />which breaks down designs and shows you how to draft a pattern for them. Very interesting too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-84327940290370866842009-10-21T15:23:52.270-05:002009-10-21T15:23:52.270-05:00This post really hit a nerve with me. I've nev...This post really hit a nerve with me. I've never done any drafting before not even in home ec. Yet you described so perfectly how things have grown for me. I started with an item I thought I might be able to do. Then upgraded to making an actual pattern of clothes and loved it, but now i see fabric or a picture and get ideas but have no way to make them. I would love to learn how to draft, what an amazing skill to make all sorts of doors to creativity be open. I'm going to have to research this more for sure! Thank you for writing about it.Angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01702745937207929017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-50395205384343611902009-10-20T20:13:33.723-05:002009-10-20T20:13:33.723-05:00Hmmm... was sure I had commented here but maybe it...Hmmm... was <i>sure</i> I had commented here but maybe it got lost in cyberspace.<br /><br />Anyways: This is such an interesting post - and such a nice length! I had to read it in two parts (had to go to work. bah!) I would love to learn how to create my own sloper and patterns. Let me know when you'll be offering a course! What I would mostly like to do a pattern for is pants - finding ones that fit (the non-drawstring, non-elastic ones that is) is so hard. <br /><br />I'm doing a little pattern creation too right now, but for a Cabbage Patch doll. That has it's own challenges though (like those super thick ankles!) but no need to make the finished garments comfortable so that's a help!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04707852762353067837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-89319765961032762622009-10-19T22:39:54.991-05:002009-10-19T22:39:54.991-05:00What a beautiful heritage. I have been sewing sin...What a beautiful heritage. I have been sewing since I was ten years old or so. My first projects were American home ec projects, and a skirt with buttons down the front.<br />These days, I make things for my girls. I rarely make things for me, and the ones I've made I've hated. I'll have to give this sloper thing some thought.<br /><br />But, my first off-pattern project was a dress for my daughter. She had a wrap dress that she loved, but wore it out quickly. I did use the dress for a pattern, but that's no easy task!<br /><br />Well, I got stuck working some lace into the edge, and gave up. It resurfaced a couple of years later and (since I'd been getting experience with other projects in the meantime) it made perfect sense. I finished it and my second daughter has worn it. My third daughter is in line. The dress isn't perfect, it's supposed to end up a v-neck and it's deeper than appropriate, but it works with a shirt underneath.<br /><br />What gets me most is that when I make up a project, I never, ever have a pattern to do it again! I guess that's where a sloper would come in handy.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03381554731510359760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-16675552535538338202009-10-19T19:10:15.285-05:002009-10-19T19:10:15.285-05:00I found your site only recently, and I've foun...I found your site only recently, and I've found this post extremely intriguing! I'm very much a beginner, just sewing a few things for children and an occasional bag or tote. I've tried a few things for myself, skirts mostly. I have a very hard time finding a ready made dress to fit my body, and think it would be wonderful to learn to make one that would fit. Drafting my own pattern is one of those things I thought impossible, and although I still see it as very challenging, you make it sound almost doable. Thank you so much for sharing this!Mindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09662565253955618120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-60061416235085102542009-10-19T17:14:53.243-05:002009-10-19T17:14:53.243-05:00Wow, what an awesome article. Love the description...Wow, what an awesome article. Love the description of slopers (no, I've never heard of them), and the bit of philosophy thrown in there, too...<br /><br />HeatherHeather - Dollarstorecrafts.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15961561421180532049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-50890722680569351962009-10-19T14:00:18.847-05:002009-10-19T14:00:18.847-05:00I would love to know how to do this. I only make c...I would love to know how to do this. I only make clothes for my kids because they're as straight as sticks and they look good in anything, regardless of fit. But I always see patterns I want to make for myself, and then I get them home and remember, oh yeah, I could make this, but it would never fit! Argh. You've given me hope.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17947586898797481076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-7648031479636615662009-10-19T13:51:19.254-05:002009-10-19T13:51:19.254-05:00I had a tiny introduction to drafting the summer I...I had a tiny introduction to drafting the summer I turned 18, but that was so long ago now and I haven't had a chance to use it in years, first because of insane academic schedules and now because of the hecticness of life with three littles.<br /><br />There is a halfway point between drafting and Project Runway's drape style. I use commercial patterns or existing clothes, and then add darts and take it in as necessary after sewing up the basic outfit. Not a perfectionist's approach at all, but works quite well. If it's a really important garment (like, say, a wedding dress), I make it out of muslin first and make all the adjustments on that so I can cut out the end product perfectly. Although, I should say I USED to make since the last "fancy" thing I made was my own wedding dress way back in 2000. Sigh...<br /><br />Someday I will REALLY sew again. In the meantime I settle for my so-very-far-from-perfect toddler creations. When I manage to turn the machine on...maryannehttp://mamasmiles.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-42947488752421660072009-10-19T12:08:51.055-05:002009-10-19T12:08:51.055-05:00Marvellous post! I've been teaching myself to...Marvellous post! I've been teaching myself to draft patterns for my daughter using Winifred Aldrich's work, and blogging the results. Children's clothes are a good place to start I reckon - much easier to fit and you use up less fabric on the mistakes. It's a long road and I'm only just starting on it, but it's great fun! Once the children are both at school, I'll be doing a course so I can actually make clothes for myself again!Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15314756880090901763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-72845554853234931392009-10-19T11:24:20.614-05:002009-10-19T11:24:20.614-05:00I've been following you for what seems like ag...I've been following you for what seems like ages (at least since the beginning of the year), but I haven't said anything yet. This post made me sneak out from my corner where I eavesdrop on your projects and say thank you.Cecilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17702964016276606968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-64193664150251483172009-10-19T10:19:45.612-05:002009-10-19T10:19:45.612-05:00Hallo all! So fun to read your comments on this. D...Hallo all! So fun to read your comments on this. Drafting is something close to my heart and not something easy to find to read about by googling. Theresa: I don't know/own any good books on drafting other than our homec book (ha ha!) but there is one on pattern-making I've read is supposed to be good: <br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Make-Sewing-Patterns-Donald-McCunn/dp/0932538002/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I23BFNDRQ8EDED&colid=SP8VX1IFB102<br /><br />To draft from scratch, the way we used to using just blank paper and our rulers and pencils, I'd say try our homec book, or ask other people who know how to do it. <br /><br />Van: sure, come! But come with fear and trembling, as I do whenever I present my "work" to Auntie Laura. She is amazing and precise and scary-excellent. But she is the best.<br /><br />Jody: Am so thrilled that you are learning about slopers, too! They are so useful for normal human bodies that don't fit into a perfect size-6, or 8, or 14 or whatever. Back home in Singapore where lots of people are silly-skinny, it's hard to find store-clothes for anyone larger than an (Asian) size L, not to mention the rest of us with sloping shoulders, rounded backs, uneven bustlines, pregnant tummies, shorter legs and womanly hips. Maybe that's why, as Jen said in her comment, people still get tailor work done. <br /><br />Jen: basting! Ick. But how young and foolish I was then. Now I see the wisdom. I cringe sometimes when I see online tutorials for garment-making that have lots of pins in them. Not because they are that less effective but more because I remember myself as a teenager trying to bargain with mum to be allowed to use pins. He he he! <br /><br />Yes, basting is the way to go. Mum used to make me baste paper patterns onto the fabric before cutting, too. Now THAT I don't do nowadays. <br /> <br />And hand-sewing: I can't wait to start smocking (no, not shirring) again. Don't laugh. I must buy the pleating machine first. Oh the things we disdained as teenagers that we now see the worth in! Three cheers for mothers (and old friends like you that still practise the old arts)!LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-75620739666355785162009-10-19T09:24:38.182-05:002009-10-19T09:24:38.182-05:00What a timely post (for me to read, that is)! I...What a timely post (for me to read, that is)! I've just spent the whole weekend working on refining the pattern and writing the sewing instructions for that black knit dress I posted about recently (all done and re-named Marilyn's LBD - how karmic, no?).<br /><br />It seems the sewing revival is more pronounced in the Western hemisphere than here. People still go to tailors and dressmakers when they want that special occasion outfit (as they did in our parents' time) but so very few are sewing at home. I honestly don't know why... clothes here aren't that cheap (not the nice ones) and factory-sewn toys are ridiculously overpriced. Bah.<br /><br />I remember you used to complain that your mum made you hand-tack (baste) everything before allowing you to run it through the machine :) I also remember how incredibly neat and precise your garments always were!<br /><br />You are right, L. Make the thing that you really want to make, regardless one's 'skill' level. Best way to learn because you are driven to get it done and figure it out one way or another. That's how I did it, and probably you too. Recently, I've discovered the pleasure in hand-sewing. I used to avoid it at all cost unless I had no other choice but now I look for spots to sew by hand and I look forward to it. Mad. But the control one has! And so strangely relaxing because it is such a QUIET activity.<br /><br />A long post warrants a long comment but I shall stop now. So nice that you get to sew stuff that YOU WANT most of the time :)Daljeethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06065181995721482551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-1852305311605471252009-10-19T08:50:29.061-05:002009-10-19T08:50:29.061-05:00When you go for drafting lessons with your mum and...When you go for drafting lessons with your mum and aunty Laura, PLEASE bring me along!!<br /><br />A fairy, a princess and Kate gets to be a chicken? LOL. Wonder what she would think when she is old enough to understand and looks back at the photos. Haha.Vannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-55419345089787389812009-10-19T07:52:09.350-05:002009-10-19T07:52:09.350-05:00Wonderful post!!! I have been sewing for years, b...Wonderful post!!! I have been sewing for years, but have just now started learning about slopers. I would appreciate any info you have to offer on the process. Commercial patterns are fantastic for sewing for my girls, but sewing for me is super tricky, because I don't match any particular size very well. I wish I had learned to sew by drafting my own patterns. You have a very precious heritage and your mother gave you a wonderful gift in teaching you these valuable skills.Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17215573430848857824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-30976086200232276782009-10-19T07:42:45.364-05:002009-10-19T07:42:45.364-05:00Hi L, any good books to recommend on drafting ?Hi L, any good books to recommend on drafting ?Theresanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-91115681639007358552009-10-19T04:02:09.891-05:002009-10-19T04:02:09.891-05:00Thank you very much for taking the time to share w...Thank you very much for taking the time to share with us your "beginning to sew" I too had a mother that was a Master at the Machine...and I never was that interested in it until I had my daughter. I love the handmade pride....Hoping to step into some more complex patterns soon!BJ_Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11260831914072358712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-61748452407789544292009-10-19T00:27:35.701-05:002009-10-19T00:27:35.701-05:00Hip, hip hooray!!! (OK - I guess in retrospect, t...Hip, hip hooray!!! (OK - I guess in retrospect, the hip part was funny, although I didn't intend for it to be!)...<br /><br />I have been waiting for the day that you would part with these amazing secrets. Seriously - thanks SO much Lier! I'm sure that I'll have to read it no less than 42 times before any of it sinks in, but I am so thankful that you took the time to write this.<br /><br />xoxoxoCrissiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09314303751302066856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-20976288888104286242009-10-19T00:17:17.857-05:002009-10-19T00:17:17.857-05:00I would love to learn how to do this! I'm afr...I would love to learn how to do this! I'm afraid I don't have the patience, though :PMyrniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13585790815417752655noreply@blogger.com