When we ask our students what they’d like to learn next, one request comes up again and again: PATTERN MAKING! Close behind is the desire to create a personal sloper or block—a foundational pattern drafted to fit one's own body.
We've offered pattern-making classes in the past, but we've found that learning to draft patterns from scratch is a bigger undertaking than many students anticipate. After thinking about this and listening to our students, I suspect that what many of us really want isn't necessarily to become pattern makers. We want to understand how patterns work, how to make adjustments, and ultimately, how to sew clothes that fit us well.
Let me explain why there's a difference.
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