Crash Course in Fashion Design #10 Pattern Making, Part 2: Front Bodice

[MzRosie2011]

thanks a lot.

[MsTHEPRIZE]

Great Video. I have a similar dressform and I need to know if I have to do the adjustments first also do I put my muslin to the middle of the dressform that doesnt have any place to pin? Or as long as I have my measurements on the fabric does it matter if I do the adjustments

[LouiseAnn1100]

Do you know what would be fab!! If you came to Warrington and started your own fashion designing class! i would comeee....

[imramya1208]

Hi .. I love this video........ Could you tell me what size manikin this is ?? I am planning to buy one and it would really help if you could let me know .. Thanks !

[nellleigh]

@imramya1208 This is an adjustable dressform, it has little knobs that you can turn to change the measurements! Most dress forms you'll find in fabric stores will be like this, while more "professional" forms (like Wolf forms) will be in 1 size. Size 2 is pretty standard for the industry, but I typically worked on a size 8 dressform in school. They are available in tons of sizes though, so pick whatever one you think will be most useful! Either in your size or adjustable!

[89Musicforlife89]

You have very nervous hands, you seemed to be all over with them. Otherwise you're doing great!

[mcubed3x3]

Yea!! You make it soooo much easier than some other books and tutorials!!!

[77360645]

if you're a designer then please tell me the fundamental of the measure on the top and bottom of the body?

[bellatrixguerra]

I was having difficulty drafting this pattern from the "Pattern making for Fashion Design" Book, and a mere 2 minutes into your video, I think I realized what I was doing wrong. Nellleigh thank you SO MUCH!!!

[nellleigh]

@bellatrixguerra You're welcome, glad I could help! The books are hard to follow at times but definitely a good resource to have :)

[HouseofYarally]

Does that book tell you how to draf the front and back of the sloper on paper, without using a dress form.

[nellleigh]

@HouseofYarally Not in this particular book, which only covers draping. But the same author, Helen Joseph Armstrong, makes a flat-pattern book, called Pattern Making for Fashion Design, and I highly recommend it!

[Maham228]

well the cheapest fabric used for making prototypes is calico...m a professional

[XxWednesdayxX]

What about ease and a strip? You didn't add any measurement.

[nellleigh]

@XxWednesdayxX As far as draping goes, I've never added ease except for when adding sleeves, and since I'm trying to keep this as basic as possible, I was going with the assumption that this is a sleeveless bodice. As I've said before, I'm definitely not a professional, so it's possible I made a mistake.

[barbarasbridalwear]

Don't know if this is asking for too much but I don't have a model form and draping just seems hard. Will you be doing flat pattern making it just seems a lot easier . I finally figured out how to do a skirt but bodice I'm still kinda lost on that.Thanks for your time to make like this video.

[nellleigh]

@barbarasbridalwear Making a bodice from scratch using flat pattern is actually VERY difficult compared to draping.....typically you'd used flat pattern to alter an existing pattern piece, like taking in the waist, moving the dart, changing the neck line, etc. But making any pattern piece from scratch using flat pattern is pretty hard, I'm definitely not skilled enough to instruct on that, I'm sorry! :( If you want a basic bodice piece to work with, you can try buying a simple dress pattern! :)

[Sobreya]

@nellleigh

I ,myself, love flat pattern drafting over draping. However, I believe it is necessary to learn and explore both aspects of garment designing and construction and to become skillful in both applications.

[nellleigh]

@Sobreya I love flat pattern too! It's very relaxing to just be sitting at a table making little measurements. But I also really love draping ruffley stuff! Definitely good to know about both.

[Sobreya]

@nellleigh By the way, thanks for the video. I love seeing tutorials like this on You Tube. It can really help take young designers to another level beyond that of just tracing around a premade garment. Keep 'em coming'.