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Pattern Alteration Tips



On Saturday afternoons, in a Pattern Alteration  & Hacking Class, you will measure you body and the measurements to an ease chart.  Bring in 3-5  basic patterns sized by your bust or hip measurements*.

Basic Patterns

Knit Tee shirt Simplicity 8378, 9229

Knit Top or Dress Simplicity 8375

Knit Pants Simplicity 8378

Knit Cardigan Simplicity 8377

Knit Skirt Pattern Simplicity 8474

 

Woven Fabric Top Simplicity 9133

Woven Fabric Pants Simplicity 8701

Woven Fabric Pants Butterick 6901, 6878

Woven Fabric Maxi dress Simplicity 8888

Woven Fabric unlined casual jacket Simplicity 8700

Woven Skirt Simplicity 8929

Woven Fabric Blazer Simplicity 8488

Woven Trench Coat or Jacket Simplicity 8544

Woven Coat or Jacket Simplicity 8467



*This is really important - upper body patterns should be sized by the bust measurement.   Lower body patterns should be sized by the hip measurement.

Commercial patterns like Simplicity, McCalls, Butterick, Vogue, Kwik Sew, Burda, New Look, are easier to use, all of the information is printed on them for size alterations including back waist length, and they have seam allowances.

If you choose an independent pattern, be prepared to make more than one muslin.  Many independent patterns do not have the apex or the waistline marked, and some have no seam allowances  If you use a CAD program to make your pattern, your body measurements need to be accurate.




Skill Level:
beginner
Skill Details:
Advanced Beginner to Advanced
Materials Included:
Pattern paper, tape, pencils, rulers, paper scissors
Instructor Name:
Ryliss Bod
Instructor Bio:
Ryliss Bod is the Founder and Director of the Sewing & Design School and has extensive experience teaching Fashion Construction and Design at a Washington State Technical College. She instructed courses for both continuing education and career training in all levels of sewing construction, home d�cor construction, fashion accessory construction, fashion design, fitting & pattern alterations, pattern-making, textiles, history of fashion and quilting.

She received her teaching degree in K-12 grades and studied art, clothing and textiles at Central Washington University, pattern-making and CAD at Gerber Technology, fashion design at the Paris Fashion Institute, pattern-making and construction techniques with Kenneth D. King and countless others.

Throughout her career she developed workshops and fashion shows, hired instructors and conducted fashion and fabric shopping field trips to Portland, San Francisco and New York. Ryliss has been a Contributing Editor at Sew News Magazine, Threads Magazine, judge for the 2014 RAGS Benefit, Make it With Wool and the Washington State 4-H Dress Revue and host of Instagram's Sew Photo Challenge #sewApril2017 - #sewapril2020.. She may be contacted at ryliss@comcast.net.

Pattern Alteration Tips

Cost:
$ 75.00