tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post935324324278557227..comments2024-03-18T00:16:37.094-05:00Comments on ikat bag: Drafting In Threads MagazineLiErhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-24923134456669040952012-12-30T00:00:30.482-06:002012-12-30T00:00:30.482-06:00My library carries Threads too, so I read it when ...My library carries Threads too, so I read it when I am there, or check out older copies. It is a good resource. I LOVE that dress on the cover!Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07185983281127016005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-88239199231759798852012-12-29T01:19:25.776-06:002012-12-29T01:19:25.776-06:00Finished the cards and back to evading the blog ag...Finished the cards and back to evading the blog again. And yes, three cheers for the husband!<br />LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-30449102303776258602012-12-29T01:18:44.837-06:002012-12-29T01:18:44.837-06:00Thanks for the recommendations, Mary!Thanks for the recommendations, Mary!LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-92058025334691588072012-12-29T01:18:00.533-06:002012-12-29T01:18:00.533-06:00WHoo! Yes! Are you selling?WHoo! Yes! Are you selling?LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-45341957635913037082012-12-29T01:17:27.817-06:002012-12-29T01:17:27.817-06:00If you ever want to give it away someday, pick me!...If you ever want to give it away someday, pick me! Pick me! Or sell it. Pick me! LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-22111867839158837422012-12-28T21:21:28.147-06:002012-12-28T21:21:28.147-06:00Of all the sewing magazines out there, that is the...Of all the sewing magazines out there, that is the best one for garment construction. Vogue Patterns has been good lately, as well. <br /> <br />check out http://www.laurelhoffmann.com/<br /><br />the books and the programs are excellent. The drafting books are written for a person to follow through on their own, as well as in class, and have been proofed and edited over 25 years in Laurel's classes (I have taken 5 of 6 of Laurels classes). Se has the pants and skirts drafting books up for sale at this time, self published. Definitely worth it for someone who does not have your background and wants to learn. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235445732101700147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-7431980218498667232012-12-28T10:40:30.519-06:002012-12-28T10:40:30.519-06:00In the '70s I went to college and worked in th...In the '70s I went to college and worked in the LA garment district. I have the following books mentioned in the Threads article: Flat Pattern Methods by Hollen 1970; Dress Design Draping and Flat Pattern Making by Hillhouse-Mansfield 1948; Pattern Drafting & Grading (has several supplements bound in it)1968. Lots of good retro stuff here. Interested? Let me know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-76182909228041985482012-12-28T03:33:30.126-06:002012-12-28T03:33:30.126-06:00P.S. I just managed to reserve "Pattern Draft...P.S. I just managed to reserve "Pattern Drafting for Dressmaking" at my local library!!! I'll give it whirl and if it works I can think about buying it thenLouisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01678844479227148173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-78929824713327970792012-12-28T03:23:11.871-06:002012-12-28T03:23:11.871-06:00Right I'm so getting that, this has been the h...Right I'm so getting that, this has been the holy grail for me for a while, I keep playing around with commercial patterns and adjusting them to fit me and then get a new one and start all over again. Reading your blog has inspired me to want to make a basic block/sloper (never sure what the difference is) for myself and make clothes I want that fit me without having to make adjustments all the time, especially as I have a weird forward neck thing going on that needs a dowager hump adjustment! I am especially enthusiastic after I made a block for Miss M using your drafting tutorial and used it to make a Tudor Dress for school, of course it was easier on someone else but it showed me that it was possible. http://hereswhatididtoday.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/tudor-lady-in-waiting.html<br />off to browse the recomended drafting books as well...<br />Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01678844479227148173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-61962862601386650132012-12-27T21:39:19.756-06:002012-12-27T21:39:19.756-06:00I doubt I'll be drafting my own patterns, but ...I doubt I'll be drafting my own patterns, but I will say it's nice to have you back! :) Also, you have a very thoughtful husband. Now get back to those cards! ;)Grandma Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09260178906088230163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-66544292816493159942012-12-27T21:31:51.696-06:002012-12-27T21:31:51.696-06:00Funny. I have that second book. I bought it at a...Funny. I have that second book. I bought it at a garage sale. I haven't actually went through it. It is my dream that some day I'll be able to draft a pattern from measurements for any person, but for now I've found that Jalie patterns fit me pretty well and I can often adapt them to what I want--that is when I have time for sewing. <br /><br />Thanks for the recommendations.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146270736158297146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-7528301169138742752012-12-27T21:04:33.489-06:002012-12-27T21:04:33.489-06:00Sounds like you have a book to write.Sounds like you have a book to write.Tennjennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01397113148008290316noreply@blogger.com