5 Useful Pattern Drafting Tips - Vol. 2

[@MoogieSRO]

Mr Quiring, I began watching your videos some weeks ago, and just wanted to stop by and tell you how much I appreciate your wonderful presentation skills and detailed, yet easy-to-follow videos. I am not a tailor by any means, but I create 3D assets using a software (Clo3D/Marvelous Designer) that heavily relies on the techniques real tailors employ. Your videos have demystified many of the concepts that used to stump me about getting a good fit on the clothing assets I design. Beyond this, I simply enjoy watching the videos themselves; you have a calming voice and these are almost meditative to listen to, even when I'm not trying to study. :) So thank you for all the time and effort you put into these uploads. They are greatly appreciated!

[@jimnorthbound4440]

I second this; thanks Corn! ☺

[@melissahutton2354]

Hear, hear! I concur!

[@CorneliusQuiring]

A compliment of the highest order. I'm glad to hear there are useful nuggets for you, in my videos. Thank you for the kind words as well.

[@barrywalle9207]

I started watching one video relevant to what I was working on - now I find myself binge watching your videos. 🙂

[@CorneliusQuiring]

Then my work here is done :)

[@IndianJokarDanceGarden]

This video and your sleeve drafting one are absolute gold for me. I’m making my own wedding dress and the bodice is coming together beautifully with your help! Thanks, Cornelius!

[@CorneliusQuiring]

Oh nice, I'm glad to hear it. I hope the dress turns out exactly as you hope!

[@kobaltkween]

Wow. Now I see why a flexible ruler is useful even when you have a measuring tape. Thanks so very much for these fundamental tips.

[@CorneliusQuiring]

and thank you for watching. May your pattern draft skills continue to grow!

[@xenon_l_mckeeth]

I'm teaching myself to make doll clothes, and any information I can get about making patterns is incredibly helpful. Plus, it's a good thing you talked about the curve length difference between the stitch line and seam allowance; I remember these kinds of things from Calculus class about curve length, but it's good to see it laid out practically. I will take your advice about doing measurements from the seam lines, as it will help me with designing my doll clothes.

[@CorneliusQuiring]

Oh nice, I am glad to hear that my video was of use to you. Thanks for watching and may you make countless more doll outfits!

[@TheOReport1994]

One of the best things to get is cheap packing parchment paper (I get mine from Chewy pet orders, that are packed with thin but sturdy parchment paper ( granted it smells like cat litter, but at least it's clean cat litter!) I had a vest that I wanted to make a copy of so I used this paper for it. It is amazing to use. You can iron it to get the creases out when you mist a bit of water on it, and it's more study than pattern paper. (I always rip pattern paper to shreds - especially if it's a pattern I use a lot, and modify. Buy patterns but once you alter them to your fit, copy them down to parchment/packing paper and keep the original pattern paper for future.) I've learned that if the thin packing paper doesn't do what you want, or it doesn't lie flat/properly on a mannequin, then whatever fabric you use, will act the same way. (My twin and I bought a 100$ mannequin off amazon and it works really well - you just have to shove the sewing pins in sideways instead of directly in like other 'proper' mannequins.) If there's a will, there's a way! We grew up with limited supplies, and little to no funds - until we reached college, and then we bought what we could, but our engineering skills have made things possible in ways that other people don't even think of, or even consider. Anyway, long rant aside, any material, like packing paper is your friend when drafting patterns!

[@sonipitts]

So much great information! Even for those of us who have been sewing for a while, there's always something new to learn.

[@CorneliusQuiring]

I'm glad to hear it.

[@TheTkwtkw]

You are a legend! Thank you for your videos. So so clear and you explain things other that would take me a year of research in 5 minutes!

[@CorneliusQuiring]

oh wonderful, I'm glad to hear it.

[@TaiNatsu]

I love your tips so much! It's like I'm having a private sewing class! I'd love to see tou manipulating darts, it's my weakness!

[@CorneliusQuiring]

Thank you and thanks for the suggestion, I will consider it for a future video.

[@stephaniefairey8633]

Try The Closet Historian - she's the Queen of Darts

[@TaiNatsu]

@@stephaniefairey8633 I follow her! She's amazing

[@ireneerickson1568]

I’m a budding pattern maker. I find your videos extremely clear and love your quirky comments and expressions. It’s perfectly timed to relax the tension I start feeling while concentrating on the information. I should take your courses rather than binge watching!!!

[@CorneliusQuiring]

I'm glad to hear it. Start with the binging and perhaps one day check out the course. Either way, I hope you're able to figure out pattern drafting for yourself and make plenty of garments.

[@petamorrantactoruk95]

Thanks for the shout out Cornelius. Great video as always ❤

[@CorneliusQuiring]

Thank you for your continued support! All the best, my friend.

[@michelenorine3621]

Great video. Love your presentation style.."corncob-juicy kernel" cracked me up. I will be watching this one again to absorb more "nuggets" - lol!!

[@CorneliusQuiring]

I'm glad to hear it :)

[@reubenmatthew6759]

Thanks Sir Cornelius

[@jmjanacek4335]

And I should add, such a charming fellow 😊

[@MsWalkaLot]

Love your videos! So easy to understand! Thank you :-)

[@CorneliusQuiring]

I'm glad to hear it.

[@robinbebbington7063]

I like the truing up the seams tip. It's certainly something I have partially done in bag making. But now I realise I need to do a few more checks.

[@CorneliusQuiring]

I get it. It's tedious and having to it at the end doesn't make it easier. Thanks for watching. 🙏🏻

[@yukayuka1919]

Thanks for your work❤

[@JoyUche-wj2eg]

I love your work

[@pinayvlognepal]

Thanks for tutorials ❤

[@ruthkirkparick3535]

Thanks for explaining where on a French curve the common body-based curves are--roughly. I've always struggled with finding the right curve segments.

[@CorneliusQuiring]

I am glad to hear that my video was of use to you!

[@jmjanacek4335]

Perfect timing, yay

[@nicolewatkins5829]

Yesssssss!!!!!!! I need this in my life!!!!!!! Upgrade my skills why don't yah!!!!!!! Yessir!!!!!!!

[@CorneliusQuiring]

I appreciate your enthusiasm.

[@jmjanacek4335]

I could not love your videos more 😊

[@CorneliusQuiring]

🤠🙏🏻

[@MrPizzacraft]

Fantastically detailed - Thank you :)

[@CorneliusQuiring]

🤠🙏🏻

[@cristinastefan3283]

Thank you!

[@shirleyford4912]

Hello Mr Quiring, I watch and enjoy your videos. I am really new to sewing. My question to you is, Do you teach beginners? These videos seem to advanced for me , although I watch and love your manner of teaching .

[@CorneliusQuiring]

I'm trying my best to make videos for all ranges. Pattern drafting clothes is definitely a bit more of an advanced skill for sure.

[@Lorraine-yy8ey]

Thanks so much for the great tips and URLs. After all, enQUIRING minds want to know! Nuthin' wrong with a good marketing campaign. Yours is awesome. So funny! Btw, that massive roll of pattern paper is epic . . . go big or go home. Love your channel, Cornelius. ❤

[@CorneliusQuiring]

You are kind, thank you and it's a heft roll indeed! I hope to get many a pattern out of it :)

[@Heisenberg649]

Great Video A to Z👍

[@CorneliusQuiring]

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[@lisarobinson5791]

I LOVE UR VIDEOS..YES I am a beginner. When u do ur paper layouts can u measure urself,so we can see how u draft it ? I hope this makes sence. Keep on keepin on!

[@CorneliusQuiring]

Thank you, I'm glad to hear it. For the more in depth video like the one you're mentioning, I've started offering courses, available here: cornelius.ooo/learn I appreciate your interest.

[@CesarTapia-s8l]

Created my 3rd pair of pants and finally got them how I wanted after easing etc. very helpful. Just started sewing about a month ago

[@CorneliusQuiring]

Oh nice, I'm glad they turned out as you hoped!

[@bunhelsingslegacy3549]

Matching stitch lines is why I do not include seam allowances on patterns I make... I need stitch lines drawn on my fabric to get things pinned together properly or else stuff ends up really wonky.... I'm not a precise enough sewist to get my stitch lines correct from the cut lines. So all my pattern pieces all have "NO SEAM ALLOWANCE" sribbled in bright sharpie colours all over them, and most of the time I even remember that!! And once I got my princess seam bodice block to match my body, I felt like I could do anything with it! And so far, I almost have!

[@CorneliusQuiring]

Oh nice, it sounds like you've figured out a good way for yourself. That is really awesome and good on you for getting the princess seam bodice together.

[@bunhelsingslegacy3549]

@@CorneliusQuiring Oh, that part wasn't done alone, it required a lot of emails and a couple video calls with a friend who knows fitting... now I'm trying to turn it into a darted bodice block.

[@laurabarber6697]

Thank you 🎉 Do you have a post about drafting a Boat Neck Top- the style Audrey Hepbun wore in her old movie? They are so simple and elegant. Thank you 🎉 PS you have beautiful skin 🔥🤠🔥

[@CorneliusQuiring]

not yet, but perhaps a future video.

[@heidiluotolahti4305]

We do not have seam allowances in many patterns in Europe. It is easier

[@CorneliusQuiring]

Oh interesting!

[@suevanwyk-i4l]

Hi, appreciate all the carefully crafted info. Thanks. The drafting paper that you use, who is your supplier, please?

[@CorneliusQuiring]

I got it from Wawak.

[@suevanwyk-i4l]

Very kind of you to reply. Thankyou. Sue from SA.

[@SAAZ369]

Thanks for all your informative videos. the thin pencil marking and oblique angle of the camera is making it difficult to see how you are using the french curve . It would be appreciated if you can redo a short video on how to use a curve ruler with using a thick black marker perhsps ?

[@CorneliusQuiring]

Thank you for the suggestion. I will consider it for a future video.

[@kasiaszyje]

❤❤❤

[@paysage1357]

Hey Cornelius ! im beginning to get into fashion design and im wondering what sewing machine you would recommend for predominately heavier fabrics? please lmk!

[@CorneliusQuiring]

I would suggest something industrial. Ideally used, to save on cost. Juki is a popular one. Sailrite makes heavy duty machines as well.

[@angelarutherford1840]

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[@randylls5341]

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[@ruthkirkparick3535]

My Mom explained/taught this one to me for fitting women's pants but perhaps others would be interested in it. Unless you have already done it, explain about raising/lowering the crotch seam. I have never attempted to make men's pants but I did "reverse engineer" a pair of my husband's pants to fit me, and I struggled to get that crotch seam right.

[@CorneliusQuiring]

Thank you for the suggestion, I will consider it for a future video. I've had a few folks request it in the past so consider it on the list.

[@TheOReport1994]

Best thing to do is save an old pair of fitting pant and rip all the seams apart and lay it out on any paper and copy it down, marking the seam allowance.

[@JulianBoilen]

I'm watching you do this tedious work of measuring and truing up and creating curves and as a software engineer wonder why you don't do this on a computer. I think any vector program could do these things easily (Adobe Illustrator, Inkscape, CAD programs, or dedicated pattern drafting software). Perhaps there's joy in doing in the tactility of paper. I know I like doing other things the long and manual way, like developing my own film.

[@CorneliusQuiring]

Yeah, the pattern could definitely be done using software. Many folks do. I personally prefer paper because it's to scale and gives a better feeling of size. It's also more tactile which helps me to better understand the pattern shapes.

[@TheOReport1994]

I think it's far quicker to do by hand, but scanning it afterwards to keep as a reference or reprint in the future certainly would help. - one computer nerd to another. :)

[@juliemac5604]

What paper is that? Where do you get it?

[@CorneliusQuiring]

It's called alphanumeric paper and I got this roll from Wawak

[@stevezytveld6585]

_Pattern drafting request_ - how do you adjust a pants pattern to accommodate more bootie and/or belly? - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi

[@CorneliusQuiring]

Thank you for the suggestions. I've covered both these topics. For the belly, watch the section about triangles: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnu7p2x7e6ugbqMsi=ivuuzDo4hUks2C28&t=280 For the butt: kzbin.info_RmXmhRVtmY

[@davidanddavidstrading]

Hi friend. I want to ask about your classes?

[@CorneliusQuiring]

Ask away. Or send me an email on my website.

[@beverly6509]

I'm new to making my own patterns. Mostly I'm trying to get a t-shirt pattern perfected. I'm still not there. I buy inexpensive knit fabric to use as test garments but the stretch and drape seems to be different with each one so my end product is never exactly what I want. The neck is too small or too big usually, even when cutting from the same pattern. How do I correct this?

[@stevezytveld6585]

Stretch fabric is tricky - each fabric seems to be it's own thing... Are you basting things first to check for the fit (using a size 5 stitch)? - Cathy (&, accidentally, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi

[@CorneliusQuiring]

Yes, unfortunately there are no perfect rules to follow for this. I have found it's just case of learning the different stretch options and their effects. With enough practise, the adjustments need are intuitive.

[@beverly6509]

No I haven't basted anything yet but I was just thinking I might try that. so far, I haven't bought really good fabric that I absolutely did not want to mess up. But I plan to soon. Thanks for the tip. @@stevezytveld6585

[@beverly6509]

Thank you for the reply! By watching your videos, I am taking more time and not rushing through as I tend to do everything because of my persistent ADHD.@@CorneliusQuiring

[@TheOReport1994]

Have you considered grain lines? For most fabric, this is important to note! Grain lines for fabric are extremely important when cutting out pieces - and even more important depending on what TYPE of fabric you use.

[@emilywong6923]

What is the paper you are using called?

[@stevezytveld6585]

It's patterning paper. I think the variety I have is called 'cross & dot'. Costs about 100$ Canadian. Well worth the price, I think. - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi

[@CorneliusQuiring]

The version I'm using is called alphanumeric marking (or drafting) paper.

[@emilywong6923]

@@CorneliusQuiring Thank you

[@cusmosakua-dubia]

Can’t see!

[@angelbear_og]

Get glasses?

[@tineshanicoleconway6139]

You should use black markers instead of pencil, bc you can not see what you're doing.

[@CorneliusQuiring]

That's a good idea. Thanks for suggestion.

[@tineshanicoleconway6139]

You're welcome. I couldn't see what you were doing, which is why I couldn't watch it in full. Just remind your students they must use pencil. You're just doing that (marker) so they can see what you're doing.

[@auroratodesco3797]

E chi non sa’ l’inglese come me cosa fa’?

[@CorneliusQuiring]

Un giorno, quando questo canale diventerà più grande, assumerò dei traduttori.

[@Siansonea]

So there's Presenter Corn, Editing Corn, and now Designer Corn? How many Corns are there? I haven't seen this much corn since _Field of Dreams._ 😁 Love your content. Chef's kiss. 🤌

[@CorneliusQuiring]

Honestly even I have lost track of them all :)