I have just recently found this series of videos and have been watching them carefully. They are not over complicated, yet one can see the professionalism in your work. I plan to try my hand at each of the slopers and will report my progress. Thank you for your time and patience in explaining these techniques.
WONDERFUL teacher you are! Please do come back and show us more. I love your technique it has simplified so much for me. I would love to see how you would teach the slash and spread techniques with slopers, please!! Thank you
I made the skirt with your method and it fits perfectly, thank you from the bottom of my heart. Now I'm going to draw the dress and I will let you know the result. I do have to use two darts in the skirt pattern so I have to figure out how to do with the blouse. Blessings
Thank you for the detailed explanation. It's always been a pleasure watching all your tutorials as there's always a lot to learn from you. Thank you once more👍👍👍
I've just found these tutorials, I have found them so easy to follow, and you explain them so clearly. I'm going to make the slopes for myself. thank you so much you're a great teacher
Hello sir..Namaste 🙏 from India..Superb videos.. amazing techniques..which u hv made it so simple and clear to understand even for a beginner like me.One of the best methods I hv come across so far. Thanks a lot for all the tutorials u have uploaded. I have one doubt as to how to close the back armhole dart if i need only one dart at the waist.
In the Dress/Blouse Sloper video I demonstrate how to rotate the dart from the back armhole to the shoulder. It can also be rotated to the neck. You can also simply leave the dart out when drafting the back armhole, but the fit will not be as good.
You are such a great teacher. Thank you for your time and patience. But please could you make more tutorial, if you can make one each week please. I have another request. If you could make a tailor jacket tutorial i didn't find any video about it in youtube. I just found separate videos about tailor sleeves or tailor collar but not the complete tailor jacket with the bodies pattern. Thank you and i hope you reach a 1million followers 😊😊
Thanks. I'm trying to fit more videos into my schedule. You don't see tailored jacket tutorials because they are challenging even for professionals, not something easily demonstrated to a beginner, and not something I would suggest you attempt without much more experience.
Thank you so much for this professional pattern making. It's so useful to me. I've been sewing for years doing something similar but it all now make sense. I am indeed grateful. Hope to see more patterns from you. I have watched all your videos. A question though, is it possible to contour with this?
Yes you can, and it's one you may need as a starter for other skirt/dress styles. Be aware that the hip line may be too curved for some fabrics, and may cause pouching at the hips.
Hi Christopher thank you for being kind enough to share your knowledge and skills w us viewers. I have a question though, i can apply all steps to a plus size person and can still execute the right fit of that person's size as well? Ty
The draft would be very similar. You would extend the single bodice dart below the waist, and adjust the side hip curve of the skirt to meet the bodice.
The thank is for you, Please I want you to show me how to make a dart less dress which is fit at the top and wide starting from under arm. Forgive me for my english, This dress looks like a cone.
Rotate your bust dart to the shoulder as he instructs. You can then increase the width of the side seam on the bodice below the armscye to make it as flowy as you want under your arm.
You can draft the dress sloper with double diamond darts. This will make the dress very fitted, or eliminate the outer dart in the skirt, and nip the side skirt in to meet the side bodice.
Hi Chris. First, I wanted to thank you for this informative and exciting tutorial. I am new to this field and my question is: are the seam allowances similar in all dress sizes? Thank you again.
Please ould you give some tips on the finishing of the darts? Should you press the waist darts towardds the centre ront and backk or towards the side seams before sewing? Liewise the shoulder darts---toards the neck or arm?
Hello, thanks for the informative video! , I was wondering why in the case of front blouse , it is necessary to transfer side seam dart to shoulder ? Is it for fit issues or to help with creating princess panels in the future ? Thanks !
Sir thank you for your detailed explanation, I like your tutorials. I have one question , can i do this pattern till my hip line if i don't want it to long as a skirt ? thank you once more.
Busy building my own set of slopers (just fitted the top sloper on my wife - fits beautifully!). Now creating the skirt sections - If I want to keep the top and skirt as two separate sections when creating a dress, can I keep the curves in the waist, further I should of course align the darts, but can I have a narrower dart on the front top to match the narrower dart on the front skirt? ie the aligned waist darts on the back remain wider than the ones on the front.
For a shirtwaist dress (one with a waist seam), the side of the bodice can be slightly curved toward the waist, but can be straight as well. As you said, the bodice waist darts should line up with the skirt darts, but the dart widths do not have to match. Yes, the back waist darts are typically deeper than the front.
@@christophersartorial7671 Thank you for your reply Christopher, I am extremely grateful. It seems to be very important to understand the 'anatomy' of each pattern piece. It's only then that you can have an informed decision on how to make any adjustments. Ive now created a complete sloper with bodice, skirt and sleeves - it's fitting my wife very nicely.
@@christophersartorial7671 So I just wanted to end this conversation by saying that, I proceeded to meticulously grade this sloper from EU 34 to 50. Yesterday we had a test fitting with a person at size 48. It fitted beautifully - she loved the fit. I did everything in Adobe Illustrator - this will now become a master template to add all sorts of options, ive already added the princess lines. Next a few necklines. My wife is a fashion designer, myself a graphic designer, but this is the first time I have ever drawn a pattern from scratch - and Ive discovered that I really enjoy doing it. So again I must thank you for sharing your knowledge - there's no stopping me now ;-)
@@paul-oram It's a real challenge to draft patterns in Adobe Illustrator. I've tried. I use a software created specifically for patterns (there are many). The good ones, unfortunately, are very expensive. I wish you and your wife much success.
Thank you .. but the dart in the front which we shifted to the shoulder is so deep and big that it is creating problems .. it creates this huge dimple and gets fluffy around that area..
It is going to be a large dart. I'm not sure what you mean by "fluffy". How far from the apex point did you stop the dart? You may want to keep the dart at the side seam. The fabric you are using may also be contributing to the fluffiness.
Christopher Sartorial thanks a lot .. n I really appreciate u replying to my queries.. I used Muslin to test fit my garment and I stopped the dart 1 1/4 from the apex as u suggested but the dart is quite deep and it creates dimple..
I may get around to demonstrating how to take a design and develop it from your slopers. First, I would need to see your sketch, as your description is a little vague. It may simply be a matter of cutting your blouse sloper to the desired length, and drafting a rectangular skirt pattern that gathers into the seam. Good luck with that project.
You can draft a blouse/dress sloper with double darts. This would be for a very fitted blouse or sheath dress. You may want to rotate the bust dart to the armhole or shoulder. Double darts at the waist don't work well with a bust dart at the side.
Thanks for the vid. For this one-piece dress,the 3/8" raised above the waistline at the side seam of the skirt was somehow eliminated in order to make the waist match across. For a two-piece dress,am I to place them together d way u did in this video...and cut through the waistline? Or do i just sew the basic bodice and skirt together without any alterations? Really need to know. Thanks already
For a dress with a waist seam you only need to check that the waist seam of the bodice and skirt match in length and dart placement. You may need to shift the skirt waist darts to line up with the bodice waist darts.
The only advice I would give you is never, ever try to do without bust darts or construction that would serve the same function, such as princess seams, tucks, or spot shirring. A top or dress designed without them, will never fit you properly. Even stretch fabrics or knits will fit you better with a bust dart.
Hi Chris, I tried this tutorial and the shoulder dart is creating a little bulge at its tip. Any idea what's causing it? Also, if we don't want the shoulder dart how can we remove it?
A dimple at the end of a dart can be due to sewing. Try running the last few stitches right along the fold edge before chaining off or back stitching. The bust dart can be kept at the side.
How can i create this without a bust or shoulder dart? There has to be a way to do so. Garments in the store don’t have shoulder dart or sometimes no bust dart but are fitted.
Garments in stores are not as fitted today as they used to be. We've grown used to seeing extra fullness and roominess than previous generations, as well as garments that don't hang level. Many fabrics today also have stretch. Take a look at my video for drafting a No Dart Sloper.
The dart on both my back and front bodice is narrower than both my back skirt sloper, what do I do? Skirt sloper is like 1.25" and bodice is like 1/2".
Generally a shoulder dart is not located at the armhole. I draft it there because it makes drafting and correcting the shoulder much easier. You can leave the dart in the shoulder for your sloper as I do, then rotate it to the shoulder seam or neck depending on the style your making. Leave it at the armhole when designing a back yoke seam.
I would really, really like to see him do this stuff on a real woman like me - short, stout, DD, broad droopy shoulders, and middle aged. In fact, I will volunteer! 🙄
An easier method which I teach my students is draping a waist bodice block on a dummy then they transfer those draping skills into draping on an actual human body.i teach them to extend the waistblock down to hip level which is approx 7-9 inches (depending on height of customers)Then extend darts .Dress length and width then is then drawn in depending on design and variations. This I find the easiest way especially for beginners.. student can then convert darts into princess lines as a variation.. Your way is a traditional way of marrying a bodice block with a skirt block which I find too long winded as you would need to draft a skirt block.. Also I find it easier to draft with bust shoulder darts in for front and shoulder dart in for back .Why have you not done this on your blocks.. I only move or get rid of my shoulder darts if I'm doing design variations.
Hi Jojo. When I was beginning, I did a lot of draping, and it's good to start students that way. They get a feel for how fabric envelopes the body. Most hobbyists don't have dress forms though, and if they've followed my videos, they should already have a bodice and skirt sloper to work with.
I draft darts initially away from the shoulder. This allows for easier adjustment of the shoulder width and slope after a first fitting. Then the darts can be rotated to the shoulder if desired.
Thanks for your reply Christopher. I do encourage my students to buy a dummy if they are serious about dressmaking.. You can pick up cheap second hand shop dummies for £15 in England... You do need a form anyway for checking balance and fit of any patterns...It's the fittings that create a good pattern
@@jojoremeny I bought my first dress form direct from a manufacturer. It was expensive. Years later I was given 3 more from a former employer who owed me money.
@@christophersartorial7671 yes professional dress form dummies are expensive but you can buy shop display dummies for very little which is good for beginnings students..
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After trying other sloper tutorials. I happened on yours. I almost feel bad for learning this for free! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
I wish you still made videos...ive learned so much from yoy ...thank you so so much
I absolutely LOVE your technique to pivot darts so less messy than the cutting a line in the paper pivoting and putting scotch tape to close it
I have just recently found this series of videos and have been watching them carefully. They are not over complicated, yet one can see the professionalism in your work. I plan to try my hand at each of the slopers and will report my progress. Thank you for your time and patience in explaining these techniques.
@Deborah Spooner - Did you ever get the chance to try fabricating these slopers? How did they turn out for you?
This man is a genius
Very kind of you Stephanie.
He's good but we're just too dumb
Schaeffer Hnin Sett lol
You make drafting blocks so simple and easy and in minutes when others take months to teach! A very big THANK YOU! God Bless you for sharing!!
I appreciated your comments very much.
Thank you so much for this! Greatly appreciated! You are a wonderful teacher! I wish I had you as my teacher back in fashion school!
WONDERFUL teacher you are! Please do come back and show us more. I love your technique it has simplified so much for me. I would love to see how you would teach the slash and spread techniques with slopers, please!! Thank you
I made the skirt with your method and it fits perfectly, thank you from the bottom of my heart. Now I'm going to draw the dress and I will let you know the result. I do have to use two darts in the skirt pattern so I have to figure out how to do with the blouse. Blessings
Typically a blouse is not as closely fitted as a skirt, so you may not need double darts, unless you want a body hugging blouse.
Please do more tutorials. These are so incredibly helpful!
Thanks. I hope to soon.
All your videos are faboulus especially for beginners,,,
No words to say,,,,
Need videos of drafting bottoms,,,,
Thanks
Thanks much.
I just found your videos they are amazing.I have been having problems everywhere.Thank you so much.
I'm glad you like them.
I found your channel recently. Very clear and easy to follow. I will follow your instruction and make this basic pattern. Thanks for sharing.
I hope it works out for you.
Thank you for the detailed explanation. It's always been a pleasure watching all your tutorials as there's always a lot to learn from you. Thank you once more👍👍👍
Kind of you. I'm planning more.
I've just found these tutorials, I have found them so easy to follow, and you explain them so clearly. I'm going to make the slopes for myself. thank you so much you're a great teacher
Thank you Mr.Sartorial, I am going start making my own dresses now.
I wish you the best at that.
Thank you so much Chris! Your videos have helped me review my pattern making before I go for my design internship!
Good luck Lucas. The apparel industry is challenging, but stick with it.
Always straight to the point! Thank you!!!!
I'm glad you like it.
Sir, you are utterly awesome for bringing this tutorial to us!!!
Thanks for you kind words.
Thanks much,this are blessed hand's am greatful
I absolutely love the way you lay this information out. I'm going to follow this and make my own as my bases for my own sewing projects. Thank you!
I hope it works well for you.
I really enjoy your videos. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
You're welcome.
Your videos are great. I learn so much from them. My only complaint is that I want you to make more!
Kind of you. I'm hoping to fit more into my schedule. I work full time and freelance as well, so it can be difficult.
I am so thankful
I'm glad to be of service.
Thank you for these concise and clear tutorials on slope drafting and sewing.
You're welcome Vijaya.
Yes!! Finally. Thank you.
You're welcome Kitta.
Its sew easy. Thank you for your tutorials. Its so simple the best.
Hi Chris, thank you so much for this wonderful piece of work. l have been looking for something like this for years. I am very grateful for this.
I'm very glad you find it useful.
Hello sir..Namaste 🙏 from India..Superb videos.. amazing techniques..which u hv made it so simple and clear to understand even for a beginner like me.One of the best methods I hv come across so far. Thanks a lot for all the tutorials u have uploaded. I have one doubt as to how to close the back armhole dart if i need only one dart at the waist.
In the Dress/Blouse Sloper video I demonstrate how to rotate the dart from the back armhole to the shoulder. It can also be rotated to the neck. You can also simply leave the dart out when drafting the back armhole, but the fit will not be as good.
Once again simple perfection!
Great video! Easy to understand and follow. Thank you so much!
I'm glad you like it.
Very easy to understand. Thank you.
You are such a great teacher. Thank you for your time and patience. But please could you make more tutorial, if you can make one each week please. I have another request. If you could make a tailor jacket tutorial i didn't find any video about it in youtube. I just found separate videos about tailor sleeves or tailor collar but not the complete tailor jacket with the bodies pattern. Thank you and i hope you reach a 1million followers 😊😊
Thanks. I'm trying to fit more videos into my schedule. You don't see tailored jacket tutorials because they are challenging even for professionals, not something easily demonstrated to a beginner, and not something I would suggest you attempt without much more experience.
Hi thank you very much for explaining industrial pattern making methods and I wish to see more pattern videos....
Thanks. More coming.
I really enjoy your videos. Thank you.
I appreciate it Chris.
Thank you so much for this professional pattern making. It's so useful to me. I've been sewing for years doing something similar but it all now make sense. I am indeed grateful. Hope to see more patterns from you. I have watched all your videos. A question though, is it possible to contour with this?
can i draft a single dart skirt sloper even though the difference between my waist and hip is more than ten {10} inches?
Yes you can, and it's one you may need as a starter for other skirt/dress styles. Be aware that the hip line may be too curved for some fabrics, and may cause pouching at the hips.
@@christophersartorial7671 thank you. very much for tour response. I find your tutorial very informative.
Wow, great. Thank you sir. This video was very helpful.
Hi Christopher thank you for being kind enough to share your knowledge and skills w us viewers. I have a question though, i can apply all steps to a plus size person and can still execute the right fit of that person's size as well? Ty
Yes, I have used these drafting methods for all sizes, with good results.
What do I do if I have some bagging at the back waist
Thank you so much for the tutorials. Do you have a tutorial for a regular bodice pattern, I mean not fitted bodice and not dartless? Thank you
Very helpful 😍
I'm glad. Thanks.
I would like to see a video of how to make a dress sloper if your skirt block has two darts and you want the dress to have only one dart.
The draft would be very similar. You would extend the single bodice dart below the waist, and adjust the side hip curve of the skirt to meet the bodice.
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I had a friend translate for me. Thanks much for your kind words.
The thank is for you,
Please I want you to show me how to make a dart less dress which is fit at the top and wide starting from under arm.
Forgive me for my english,
This dress looks like a cone.
Rotate your bust dart to the shoulder as he instructs. You can then increase the width of the side seam on the bodice below the armscye to make it as flowy as you want under your arm.
What happens when the back arm hole is bigger than the front because the dart on the front is wider than on the back.
THANKS LOVE YOUR VIDEOS. Would you please do a video a sloper for knits without the darts. Thanks so much.
I'm glad you like them. I hope to get around to showing a dartless sloper, appropriate for knits soon.
Thanks for the video.. Quick question.. What if the skirt sloper has double darts?
You can draft the dress sloper with double diamond darts. This will make the dress very fitted, or eliminate the outer dart in the skirt, and nip the side skirt in to meet the side bodice.
Christopher Sartorial Thanks so much
Hi Chris. First, I wanted to thank you for this informative and exciting tutorial. I am new to this field and my question is: are the seam allowances similar in all dress sizes? Thank you again.
Hi Ismail. Seam allowances do not vary from size to size, but are rather dependent on the sewing method.
Could u please do a princess seam draft. I’m making a strapless princess seam high low dress but understand your teaching the best!! Please help me!
I'm planning to demonstrate a princess seam draft soon. It may not be in time to help you with your dress though.
Thanks a lot.
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Please ould you give some tips on the finishing of the darts? Should you press the waist darts towardds the centre ront and backk or towards the side seams before sewing? Liewise the shoulder darts---toards the neck or arm?
Darts are traditionally pressed toward the center front/back, shoulder darts toward the neck, unless the design dictates otherwise.
Hello, thanks for the informative video! , I was wondering why in the case of front blouse , it is necessary to transfer side seam dart to shoulder ? Is it for fit issues or to help with creating princess panels in the future ?
Thanks !
It is not necessary to rotate the bust dart. I had not previously demonstrated rotating a dart, and thought it would be useful to show it.
Thanks for this video Cristopher. Is it possible to connect the shoulder dart to the waist dart to make a princess dart?
Yes, in fact you simply need to connect them with a line, separate the pieces and add seam allowance and notches.
Some times your voice kinda go low and I may something said and I dont want to missed anything 👏
Sir thank you for your detailed explanation, I like your tutorials. I have one question , can i do this pattern till my hip line if i don't want it to long as a skirt ? thank you once more.
Your blouse sloper can be made as long or as short as you want it.
@@christophersartorial7671 thank you so much.
Thank you
Your videos have taught me alot. Where can i get the french curve you are using to buy?
Search for French curve on the internet. You'll find many, but look for one with the number "6" shape.
Hello Chris, how can I draft a princess seams with this method?
Busy building my own set of slopers (just fitted the top sloper on my wife - fits beautifully!). Now creating the skirt sections - If I want to keep the top and skirt as two separate sections when creating a dress, can I keep the curves in the waist, further I should of course align the darts, but can I have a narrower dart on the front top to match the narrower dart on the front skirt? ie the aligned waist darts on the back remain wider than the ones on the front.
For a shirtwaist dress (one with a waist seam), the side of the bodice can be slightly curved toward the waist, but can be straight as well. As you said, the bodice waist darts should line up with the skirt darts, but the dart widths do not have to match. Yes, the back waist darts are typically deeper than the front.
@@christophersartorial7671 Thank you for your reply Christopher, I am extremely grateful. It seems to be very important to understand the 'anatomy' of each pattern piece. It's only then that you can have an informed decision on how to make any adjustments. Ive now created a complete sloper with bodice, skirt and sleeves - it's fitting my wife very nicely.
@@paul-oram I'm happy to have been of service. Once you have a nice set of slopers, there's no end to what you can design.
@@christophersartorial7671 So I just wanted to end this conversation by saying that, I proceeded to meticulously grade this sloper from EU 34 to 50. Yesterday we had a test fitting with a person at size 48. It fitted beautifully - she loved the fit. I did everything in Adobe Illustrator - this will now become a master template to add all sorts of options, ive already added the princess lines. Next a few necklines. My wife is a fashion designer, myself a graphic designer, but this is the first time I have ever drawn a pattern from scratch - and Ive discovered that I really enjoy doing it. So again I must thank you for sharing your knowledge - there's no stopping me now ;-)
@@paul-oram It's a real challenge to draft patterns in Adobe Illustrator. I've tried. I use a software created specifically for patterns (there are many). The good ones, unfortunately, are very expensive. I wish you and your wife much success.
Thank you .. but the dart in the front which we shifted to the shoulder is so deep and big that it is creating problems .. it creates this huge dimple and gets fluffy around that area..
It is going to be a large dart. I'm not sure what you mean by "fluffy". How far from the apex point did you stop the dart? You may want to keep the dart at the side seam. The fabric you are using may also be contributing to the fluffiness.
Christopher Sartorial thanks a lot .. n I really appreciate u replying to my queries..
I used Muslin to test fit my garment and I stopped the dart 1 1/4 from the apex as u suggested but the dart is quite deep and it creates dimple..
Muslin is a very unforgiving fabric. It tends to pucker easily. You might try it in a more supple fabric.
Christopher Sartorial okay done ✅ thanks🙂
Awesome
Bravo 👏🏻 ! Thank you!
Can you please draft a sloped low waisted top to sew with a slightly gathered skirt summer dress with side and front darts
I may get around to demonstrating how to take a design and develop it from your slopers. First, I would need to see your sketch, as your description is a little vague. It may simply be a matter of cutting your blouse sloper to the desired length, and drafting a rectangular skirt pattern that gathers into the seam. Good luck with that project.
Is it possible to draft a dress block using the 2 dart method, as well, or is that not feasible?
You can draft a blouse/dress sloper with double darts. This would be for a very fitted blouse or sheath dress. You may want to rotate the bust dart to the armhole or shoulder. Double darts at the waist don't work well with a bust dart at the side.
Christopher Sartorial thanks so much for the reply. I really enjoy your material.
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Thanks for the vid. For this one-piece dress,the 3/8" raised above the waistline at the side seam of the skirt was somehow eliminated in order to make the waist match across.
For a two-piece dress,am I to place them together d way u did in this video...and cut through the waistline?
Or do i just sew the basic bodice and skirt together without any alterations?
Really need to know. Thanks already
For a dress with a waist seam you only need to check that the waist seam of the bodice and skirt match in length and dart placement. You may need to shift the skirt waist darts to line up with the bodice waist darts.
@@christophersartorial7671 thank you, this is the answer am looking for.
Hi, i would like to know what are the diffent method for a better fit in a full figure. do you have tips
The only advice I would give you is never, ever try to do without bust darts or construction that would serve the same function, such as princess seams, tucks, or spot shirring. A top or dress designed without them, will never fit you properly. Even stretch fabrics or knits will fit you better with a bust dart.
Hi Chris, I tried this tutorial and the shoulder dart is creating a little bulge at its tip. Any idea what's causing it? Also, if we don't want the shoulder dart how can we remove it?
A dimple at the end of a dart can be due to sewing. Try running the last few stitches right along the fold edge before chaining off or back stitching. The bust dart can be kept at the side.
I'm waiting for your tutorial for pants!
I hate to keep you waiting, but I'm still testing that one.
How can i create this without a bust or shoulder dart? There has to be a way to do so. Garments in the store don’t have shoulder dart or sometimes no bust dart but are fitted.
Garments in stores are not as fitted today as they used to be. We've grown used to seeing extra fullness and roominess than previous generations, as well as garments that don't hang level. Many fabrics today also have stretch. Take a look at my video for drafting a No Dart Sloper.
The dart on both my back and front bodice is narrower than both my back skirt sloper, what do I do? Skirt sloper is like 1.25" and bodice is like 1/2".
I think you'll have to adjust one of the darts maybe?- for example widen skirt dart by 0.25" but you also will then move it's side seem out by 0.25"
@@caraid9263 thank you
Hi Chris, how do I know how many inches i should add if I want to make a looser garment since you said that was a more fitted sloper?
I wish there was an easy answer. Try adding an inch or two, then sew a tryout to test.
Why do we move the armhole dart on the back bodice piece to the shoulder?
Generally a shoulder dart is not located at the armhole. I draft it there because it makes drafting and correcting the shoulder much easier. You can leave the dart in the shoulder for your sloper as I do, then rotate it to the shoulder seam or neck depending on the style your making. Leave it at the armhole when designing a back yoke seam.
Christopher Sartorial ah okay. That makes sense. Thank you! Really love your videos, by the way!
Hi can I know if I can add sleeves to this dress pattern .
Yes, a sleeve can be added. In another video I demonstrate drafting a sleeve sloper.
I would really, really like to see him do this stuff on a real woman like me - short, stout, DD, broad droopy shoulders, and middle aged. In fact, I will volunteer! 🙄
🙋🏻🇬🇧👏
Thanks much!
An easier method which I teach my students is draping a waist bodice block on a dummy then they transfer those draping skills into draping on an actual human body.i teach them to extend the waistblock down to hip level which is approx 7-9 inches (depending on height of customers)Then extend darts .Dress length and width then is then drawn in depending on design and variations. This I find the easiest way especially for beginners.. student can then convert darts into princess lines as a variation..
Your way is a traditional way of marrying a bodice block with a skirt block which I find too long winded as you would need to draft a skirt block..
Also I find it easier to draft with bust shoulder darts in for front and shoulder dart in for back .Why have you not done this on your blocks.. I only move or get rid of my shoulder darts if I'm doing design variations.
Hi Jojo. When I was beginning, I did a lot of draping, and it's good to start students that way. They get a feel for how fabric envelopes the body. Most hobbyists don't have dress forms though, and if they've followed my videos, they should already have a bodice and skirt sloper to work with.
I draft darts initially away from the shoulder. This allows for easier adjustment of the shoulder width and slope after a first fitting. Then the darts can be rotated to the shoulder if desired.
Thanks for your reply Christopher.
I do encourage my students to buy a dummy if they are serious about dressmaking..
You can pick up cheap second hand shop dummies for £15 in England...
You do need a form anyway for checking balance and fit of any patterns...It's the fittings that create a good pattern
@@jojoremeny I bought my first dress form direct from a manufacturer. It was expensive. Years later I was given 3 more from a former employer who owed me money.
@@christophersartorial7671 yes professional dress form dummies are expensive but you can buy shop display dummies for very little which is good for beginnings students..