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Faintdreams

@anarodrigues

I know you're probably joking but ..

A: YES if you are draping instead of using commercial patterns
B: YES - IF you are close to commercial pattern sizes

b: NO - If you ware shaped like a normal human ...

The dirty clothes sewing secret is that 'Commercial' and 'Standardised' patterns from the big manufactured fit *No Real Person*.

They are designed for the Platonic Ideal of 'average' (normally female)

24 October at 13:59 | Wall-to-wall | Open on dice.camp
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Ana Rodrigues

@Faintdreams Thank you!!

I've been avoiding patterns exactly for this. For now, I was planning on buying whatever I like and make it fit me better.

25 October at 8:27 | Open on front-end.social
Faintdreams

@anarodrigues

Adapting patterns is something every sewer ends up doing, but can sometimes feel like fighting someone else Math instead of starting from a clean base

Sewing Patterns : 200 Questions Answered by Sophie English is an excellent book. Lots of pictures / explanations on how to alter commercial patterns

amazon.co.uk/Sewing-Patterns-2

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@anarodrigues

Adapting patterns is something every sewer ends up doing, but can sometimes feel like fighting someone else Math instead of starting from a clean base

Sewing Patterns : 200 Questions Answered by Sophie English is an excellent book. Lots of pictures / explanations on how to alter commercial patterns

25 October at 11:05 | Open on dice.camp
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