Intermediate
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1 hour 51 sec
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Taught by Sanae Ishida
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Sewing your own clothing is incredibly empowering and even more so when you've designed a clothing pattern customized to your unique body. The foundation of drafting patterns is a sloper, also known as a "block," which is a 2D version of your 3D shape. Author, illustrator, and designer Sanae Ishida teaches you how to draft your own front and back upper body slopers by taking your measurements, transferring them to Swedish tracing paper, making the slopers, and checking the fit of the slopers by sewing a muslin. She also demonstrates how to create an optional bust dart. Once you've completed your upper body slopers, you'll have the tools you need to draft patterns for shirts, coats, and dresses.
Learn how to:
Here’s what you’ll need:
- For the slopers: Drafting kit (Swedish tracing paper or large pieces of paper, ruler, pencil)
- French curve
- Cear gridded quilting ruler
- Marking tools
- Full length mirror
- Masking or artist tape
- PDF for measuring chart
- Measuring tape
- Scissors for paper
- Seam gauge
- Elastic
- Necklace
- For the muslin - several yards of fabric
- Sewing machine
- Thread
- Seam ripper
- Sewing gauge
- Scissors
- Fabric shears
- Pins
- Chalk
- Pattern weights
- Snips
- Iron and ironing surface
Downloads:
- Draft a torso sloper with tracing paper
- Sew a torso muslin
- Take measurements of your body
- Troubleshoot fit issues
- Make a bust dart
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Draft and Sew a Torso Sloper and Muslin Reviews
84 users recommended this class to a friend
Jennie M
This class is so well-taught and easy to follow. I also have the book, Sewing Love, but watching the class helped me a lot since I am a beginner. I was able to complete my torso sloper after three tries but the neck is still slightly off. Even so, I was able to draft and sew up the tank top from the book, and it looks pretty decent! I’m so happy and proud of myself. Thank you so much, Sanae! I seriously wish you could have a class for every project in Sewing Love/Happiness, haha. But I’m grateful for the ones you have here on creativebug.
March 23, 2024
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Karen Salib
Fantastic fundamentals that helped me understand how to make adjustments to any pattern, not just making the sloper.
March 21, 2024
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Jacquie Keer
Sanae is so calm and clear; and it makes the process seem very achievable.
March 16, 2024
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