Sewing & Fashion Design : How to Make Your Own Sewing Patterns

To make your own sewing patterns, go off of clothes that already fit well, tracing them with a seam allowance for each piece of the pattern, and purchase pattern paper to cut out patterns that can be used over and over again. Create custom homemade patterns with a demonstration from an independent fashion designer in this free video on sewing.

Expert: Rebecca Farrington
Contact: www.ferinta.com
Bio: Rebecca Farrington is a fashion designer and teacher who now has her own brand of clothing called Ferinta.
Filmmaker: Patrick Eaves

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• sewing
• sewing projects
• sewing machines
• sewing patterns
• fashion design
• sewing tips
• fashion design portfolio

[MissDJ]

why are you guys tressing about her accent when she's trying to teach something else? you people are idiots... finding fault in every little thing... are you perfect? you probably have a huge mole in your butt hole...

[deadwrenfollies]

Also, i find newspaper a bit creas-y to use for this method, and think christmas or bday wrapping would be better.

Other than that, good vid . And i really like her accent- IT's clear and pretty! ( although i don't see how relevant that is to anything. Seriously, everybody lay off the expert village instructors - it's free instruction + I'm sure they're all doing their best.

[hellerZauberer]

Awesome. My problem is that I can't find clothes that fit. Any idea how to make a pattern from scratch?

[CJEChurchill]

@MissDJ In bulk at your comment :)

[iampeeay01]

thanks for the idea... you were right that its hard to find a trouser that would perfectly fit... will try making a trouser one of these days... :) please share more videos... :)

[AtemusQueen234]

Thank You. Uhm I have 2 sewing patterns that I was not able to find in my size how do I make the fabric and pattern smaller from a size 6 to a size 4 or 2

[LuvMadonna626]

omg she sounds exactly like heidi klum... is this project runway?

[NeenerBee]

This video would be fine, except for the fact that the whole reason I'm trying to learn pattern making is because I am unusually proportioned and I CAN'T FIND CLOTHES THAT FIT IN THE FIRST PLACE. This is not helpful at all.

[maximista4103]

Thanks for the video. I didn't sew for a long time until my husband started encouraging me to just dive in. I struggled with understanding patterns and struggled with little imperfections in my sewing. I started sewing just the way you are advising, but much simpler pieces. This video encourages me to go a little further.

[Zdccbabe71096]

I couldn't even wantch the whole video because her voice was sooooo annoying!

[gurlcattica]

good idea. (i don't hear any accent at all by the way, i don't know what you people are talking about).