Bodice sloper

This tutorial for beginners is on how you can draft your own bodice block. I've kept the tutorial simple, using as little body measurements as possible.

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You are learning how to make your sloper, following along the sloper tutorial because you know how important it is and how helpful it will be, but yours doesn't look like the example, did you do something wrong? Probably not! In this video I share why and how you sloper may look different.

Sloper is a mold of the body with wearing ease and they don’t have any design details and no seam allowances. Once you get a perfect fit in your sloper, you’ll get a perfect fit in any of your other patterns. … Read More

So after last week's incredibly fun foray into math...because, sure, math is fun, now we must focus on making the new sloper pattern we have drafted fit properly. It is very doubtful your new sloper will fit perfectly right after you plot it out, or if like me you resorted the the standardized measurement chart it is almost certain that the resulting pattern won't fit you perfectly! Never fear, we aren't looking for perfect, at least not yet! Time to start fixing and fitting! So you have…

When I first started sewing for others I had to find a way to make patterns that was quick and easy. At the time I had no training in pattern making and it was difficult to find measurement charts and information even when I learned to draft a basic sloper. (Sloper = body draft used as the basis…

How to Make a Bodice Pattern - Draft a sloper pattern based on your own measurements to help you fit patterns to yourself.

How to use a sloper based on your measurements to fit a sewing pattern to yourself.

After the successful drafting and completion of my 50's inspired red tropical sundress , I was really inspired to continue drafting more designs through the use of the flat pattern. Today, I am sharing how to draft a pleated bust bodice using a basic sloper with the flat pattern method! This pleat

I put together the second version of the PM bodice this afternoon.... I think the overall fit came out better this time, but there were two...