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Craftsy Class Review: Patternmaking Essentials: The Tailored Jacket

February 11, 2016 by Daniela Leave a Comment

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Thank you for visiting us today at On the Cutting Floor. This is the Craftsy Class Review: Patternmaking Essentials: The Tailored Jacket

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This class is provided by Craftsy (affiliate). The instructor is Oticca Beamer, a patternmaker teacher with more than 45 years of experience in sewing and patternmaking.

Craftsy Class Review: Patternmaking Essentials: The Tailored Jacket

I have enjoyed this class very much. The class has a great pace and it has a very specific information to deliver: no extra comments or class full of personal experience.

Oticca is clear and to the point; she will help you to get what you pay for: make a well-fitted jacket.

Ms Beamer is also very compelling. she was able to convince me that making a Tailored Jacket is an easy thing to do.

And it seems so. She uses a personal sloper to adapt it to make a jacket. There are also a great amount of tips to make it look professional and well finished.

If you are interested in Patternmaking and want to start making your own patterns, this class will be a great starting point. You might also like Suzy Furrer’s classes
What you get with the purchase of this class:

7 HD lessons that you can watch anytime.
Class materials, including a ease chart and list of reference materials
Access to the virtual classroom in which you can ask any questions you have about the class you have.

The Lessons:

Lesson 1. Drafting the Jacket Back Sloper

Lesson 2. Drafting the Jacket Front & Sleeve Sloper

Lesson 3. Designing the Lapel

Lesson 4. Designing the Collar

Lesson 5. Designing the Front

Lesson 6. Designing the Back

Lesson 7. Designing the Sleeve

I hope you enjoyed this review and gives you an idea about this class and how much you can learn from it.

Happy Sewing!

Patternmaker USA Tutorial: How to fully customized your FREE patterns

January 21, 2016 by Daniela 3 Comments

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Thank you for visiting On the Cutting Floor today. This is the Patternmaker USA Tutorial: How to fully customized your FREE patterns

This tutorial has been sponsored by PatternMaker USA.

To know more about them, please visit its website here.

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Today’s post will dig into the uses of the PatternMaker’s Basic Viewer.

This program is FREE to download and it comes with three basic slopers: bodice, pants and collars.

To download the program click here.

Once you have added the Basic Viewer to your PC, you will see an icon like this:

Open the program.

It will show you a blank page with a set of commands to work with. The commands are: (from left to right)

Draw

Mouse ( there is the option to design patterns with a digitizer)

Colors: Choose among 10 colors available

Lines: Choose among 5 different line options

Thickness of the line: choose among 10 line thicknesses’ options.

Layer: To make changes on the pattern

Yardage: Check on the SETTINGS to set the right amount of fabric width.

Program: The program you are using at the moment.

Command: Last action made.

Open the Macro Image (the yellow bodice image at the left side of the screen)

This will show you the sloper’s options available for free.

If you want to purchase a collection to add to your program, please visit its website here.

So, I clicked on the pants’s sloper.

This will show you the design’s options available.

Within the options, you can choose the amount of hip ease for it.

After that, you will be able to choose the waistband.

And how you would like the abdomen area to be.

After that, you will see the option to choose pockets:

Then, the customized measurements are available as well. If you want to see the measurements on centimeters, please, check on SETTINGS.

The program will show you exactly how to take that measurement.

There is also the options for lengths (zipper and outside seam), cuff circumference and seam allowance.

After that, press OK and it will show you the fully customized pants’ sloper.

Now it is ready to print!!!

Do you want to know how much fabric you will need? Check on this part of the screen for it.

And that it is all for today. I hope you enjoy this tutorial and make a great use of PatternMaker for your next project.

Craftsy Class Review: Easy Fitting the Palmer/Pletsch Way: Pants

January 19, 2016 by Daniela Leave a Comment

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Thank you for visiting On the Cutting floor. This is the Craftsy Class Review: Easy Fitting the Palmer/Pletsch Way: Pants

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This is the review of the Craftsy Class: Easy Fitting, the Palmer / Pletsch way: Pants.

I wanted to review this class for you, because I became a fan of the Palmer / Pletsch way to fit pants since I bought their famous book.

I was happy to find this book on a thrift store some years ago. The book is very useful and practical, showing great examples of pant fitting.

I was able to find exactly the solution to the issues I had with my pants.

Knowing that Palmer / Pletsch method was easy to follow and very convenient (there is no muslin fitting) I wanted to watch the Craftsy Class and learn a bit more about it.

THE CLASS:

The class is instructed by Melissa Watson, Pati Palmer’s daughter. She has a very interesting background in fashion and has created patterns for ______________

Craftsy’s Description of the class is the following:

” Discover techniques for creating perfect-fitting pants quickly, easily and consistently. No muslins or trial-and-error necessary! Join sewing experts Pati Palmer and Melissa Watson as they teach you to use tissue-fitting techniques for different body types and a variety of figure variations. Start with how to choose the correct pattern size for your body and even how to fit yourself without a partner. Build the skills to recognize when pattern areas such as the thighs, tummy, backside, crotch length and more need adjustment. Then, learn to make all the necessary alterations right on the tissue pattern! The results are pants with a flattering fit, every time from front to back and top to bottom.”

WHAT I LOVED ABOUT THE CLASS:

Fitting yourself: Probably 99% of the time, the fitting process is made by myself, alone at home. I do not have a sewing buddy to help me to check the fitting of the pattern. During the class, Melissa teaches how to fit the pattern yourself.

I thought that it was great.

It was an easy class to follow: The examples were great to understand different fitting issues and how the Palmer / Pletsch way can be easily adapted to any pants.

Free Pattern: The class comes with the pattern used on the examples. Great way to start! So, you can follow it at home and do the changes you will need.

The waistband method: In lesson 7, there is a waistband method that you won’t want to miss, trust me. I will be making my next pair of pants with it.

THE LESSONS: Here are some screenshots of the class:

Lesson 1. Introduction to Tissue Fitting

Lesson 2. Fitting Yourself

Lesson 3. Pati’s Fitting

Lesson 4. Jan’s Fitting

Lesson 5. Jamie’s Fitting

Lesson 6. Fabric Fittings

Lesson 7. Finished Pants & Final Tips

SPECIAL DISCOUNT

GET THIS CLASS FOR 24.99 UNTIL 1/26. PATTERN INCLUDED.

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Craftsy Class Review: Couture Dressmaking Techniques

December 3, 2015 by Daniela Leave a Comment

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This is the review of Couture Dressmaking Techniques by Alison Smith at Craftsy Sewing Classes.

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links to Craftsy.

This is the second class I have watched from Allison Smith. The first one, Couture Finishing techniques was a deal breaker for me. I learned a considerable amount of techniques through it as I very much enjoyed the whole class.

This new class, specifically made to teach techniques on dressmaking. I believe this class can be very useful if you are working on a current dress project or you would like to learn a few more tricks about couture dressmaking.

The part that I have enjoyed the most was boning. Allison mentioned that boning is one of her favorite couture techniques…and it shows!

She really made it very clear and easy to understand for a complete newbie on the topic.

I have also loved the way she makes the darts. Very obvious but it blew my mind.

I will highly recommend this class to anyone who wants to upgrade her sewing skills and take them to the next level.

What you will get with this class:

Lesson 1. Introduction & Making a Muslin

Lesson 2. Understanding Underlinings

Lesson 3. Delightful Darts

Lesson 4. Perfect Curves

Lesson 5. Beautiful Boning

Lesson 6. Stunning Sleeves

Lesson 7. Fine Linings

The Couture Dressmaking Techniques is for sale at 33% off.

PatternMaker Tutorial: Add Thousands of Patterns to Your Collection

November 30, 2015 by Daniela 2 Comments

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Thanks for visiting On the Cutting Floor today.

This is the tutorial to learn how to use all the incredible options that PatternMaker has to offer. When I wrote that you can download thousands of patterns from PatternMaker website collection, it is not an exaggeration; they have everything you might be looking for, ready to use and royalty free (so, you can see your clothes on marketplaces and start your own business!)

This post belongs to the PatternMaker Series. For more info, click here.