This is how I made the red Academy Dress from the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina! Custom pattern and all.
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Pattern Drafting
How to draft a curved belt pattern
Learn how to draft a pattern for a curved belt with your very own measurements! This tutorial is great for making a belt pattern that sits freely across the hips and lower waist (below the belly button). It’s also great for creating a better fitting gun holster belt.
DIY pattern weights on the cheap
See how to make the most affordable, easy pattern weights to change the way you work with sewing patterns.
How to read a sewing pattern – Part 2
A commercial sewing pattern comes with a lot of instruction. Part 2 covers reading the instructions, fabric layout guides, and what pattern symbols mean.
How to read a sewing pattern – Part 1
We’ll go over what each area on sewing pattern envelopes mean, how to select the right size, and determining the right amount of fabric.
How to easily make a sewing pattern from your clothes
Easily create your own sewing pattern from clothes you already own! No ripping apart your garment. No crazy measuring and math! Just trace and go.
The best pattern making tools
Keep in mind these tools aren't the end-all, be-all of pattern making and alteration. These are the tools I've come to use in my workflow. You may or may not like them and that's okay. Shit, we all work a little differently! Use what suits you. PatternMaster Made...
Behind the blog!
Erin
Erin has been a graphic designer by day and a seamstress by night for over a decade. At Mega Coven Art she combines her skills to give you useful sewing tips, costuming tutorials, and pattern drafting advice. And sometimes fancy tidbits from the Supernatural universe.