How to COPY YOUR FAVORITE TOP! cloning.... make a SEWING PATTERN from your clothes.

I am sharing how I will clone one of my fave ready to wear woven tanks with a pleated neckline. I use a method with pins and its very effective.
I bought this RTW this summer with the intention of cloning it to make many more. This is the process to clone the pleats.
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[@dwellwithFatine]

Great job on cloning thanks for sharing.

[@annlenthall9657]

Hi Karina, what an expert thank you for sharing with us.

[@sagepreaumx9903]

Nice top! Thanks for the idea to pin the seams so they are stiff and easier to trace.

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

Sage Preaumx it turns out very exact 👍🏼. I’ve had great results even with blazers.

[@juliehale9491]

I love the material you could dress it up with some bling necklace and earrings or just plain and a nice black or white pencil skirt. You make it look so easy. 👍🏼

[@alethialovetosew]

Love the top and the black pants. it's beautiful and the fit is on point.

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

Alethia Lovetosew the black pants are RTW jeans! The only pair I own. I’ve never been up for making jeans yet....

[@jerriegall]

Exactly what I was searching for! And your tutorial is quick, easy to understand, and beautiful outcome. Thank you! I’m off to make it now. Hopefully it looks as fab as yours does!

[@ladyhamilton5179]

Nice top. Will make mine soon it's very hot here now and I can use tops like this. Have fun sewing, later.

[@ppuyle1]

Cute Top Karina! It will be a awesome wardrobe staple!

[@sutosew]

Thank you thank you, you made cloning look easy, I am definitely going to give this a go.

[@janicek6399]

Love your explanation of the process. Happy sewing to you too 😀

[@808patricia2]

Karina, you never disappoint. The cloned blouse looks so easy when you do it - I have to contemplate how to so the simplest things myself... your reveal of the cloned top over black trousers and the RED Shoes - makes you look sassy - glad to see you thriving in Brazil. Thank you for all the sharing!

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

808Patricia thank you for watching! I hope you give cloning a go! It’s not hard once you get the hang of it and the results are great.

[@christinesmith7391]

Genius Karina, I like it. You are very inspiring!

[@AlliciaB]

Thanks for the instruction on how to clone your ready-to-wear. But I think I like the cloned top better than the original. Great job.

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

A Cisse the cloned one has nicer fabric! The joys of sewing 😊.... finder nicer fabric than in the shops

[@dausmer]

Another beautiful option Karina, thanks for sharing.

[@Lady9tails]

Great video, so informative. I wish I had more sewing friends to share you with, you are such a weath of knowledge.

[@ronamccluskie3605]

thank's Karina for this video i think the one you made was better than the bought one, you are so clever.

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

Rona Mccluskie the fabric is nicer hey?

[@myralorraine]

Great video for those wanting to learn how to clone their RTW! I love cloning! And will do it whenever I have a piece of RTW I really like! Thanks for sharing your process, we have similar processes.

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

Myra Lorraine common sense and simple maths is all that’s needed for sewing 👍🏼. Cloning is very satisfying 😊

[@christinewhitehair6402]

Genius Karina! I have actually given up on ready-made because of all the synthetic fabric but maybe I will look at thrifting something to copy. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. It's so generous of you.

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

christine whitehair I have cloned from thrifted by tearing the garment apart....

[@johannevinet5083]

Thank you very much for this demo. I will certainly try to clone one of my tops whenever I can sew again. Tops do not require lots of fabric so I could splurge using silk... 🤓 However, I broke my arm 2 weeks ago and all my sewing projects have been on hold..... So frustrating.

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

Johanne Vinet oh nooooo fractures are the worst! All the best for fast healing!

[@juliebrann7003]

I love this cloning!

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

Cloning is too fun and I need to do it more often 😊

[@StitchesSeams]

Super cute! Love the fabric too 😍 I have one I need to clone and size down. One of these days lol.

[@SewNaturalDane]

Karina, I love this!!! I'm not quite at the stage of cloning, my brain can't quite comprehend the process 🤣. I'm curious how you would make this top using your slopper, that will be cool to see.

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

NaturalDane I’ll show how to do this from a simple tank top 👍🏼

[@rebeccap.40]

This was a particularly helpful video. You went into good detail about how to trace the neckline. Thank you. I think it fits you beautifully. You did such a nice job. Could you do a more detailed look one day about how to finish the openings with bias trim, like what weight and fabric of bias trim and then how you put it on. Thanks!!

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

Rebecca Paul 👌🏻 I will. I always figure out it’s the most boring part 😂

[@femat56]

Karina, te quedó hermosa la blusa, además me encantó que combinaste tu atuendo con zapatos rojos. Gracias por compartir la técnica del alfiler para clonar las prendas y como ya salí de vacaciones, voy a aplicarlas en lo que pienso hacer. Espero con la ayuda de Dios hacer los proyectos que tengo pensados y los pueda compartir contigo. Nunca dejes de hacer lo que haces, porque lo que nos compartes es un acto de amor muy hermoso.

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

Maria Eugenia Femat Lozano muchas gracias por apreciar lo que hago. Esto es una terapia para mi.

[@PsychicKathleen]

You're amazing Karina! I loved watching your process - you make it all look so easy but I'm skeptical it's as easy as all that :) BUT you've given me some great ideas!! I have tank top patterns that I could easily do an FBA, adding a side dart that I could swing into the neckline and make into pleats that would fit me great. I think I would find that less daring than trying to clone from a rtw top.

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

Kathleen Meadows that is exactly what I’m going to to with the Lottie dress/top. Swing the bust dart to the neckline for the skeptics 😂.

[@sallydingle321]

Hi Karina, great clone and just the sort of top that I like💞. I have had a go at cloning one of my tanks and it came out great but I love the idea of the pleated neckline so may have a go at that👍. Enjoy your sewing Karina 😁😘

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

Sally Dingle I’m in a tad bit of a sewing crisis. Inspiration “block”. I know I have plans but I’m struggling to make them real. I’ll snap out of it soon, I hope! Thanks for watching.

[@sallydingle321]

Lifting Pins and Needles oh, bless you. It's definitely just a blip for you....you are such an inspiration to us all💞😘

[@laurajones4088]

Great video, Karina! Your cloned top is beautiful. I'm always fascinated when watching your drafting/cloning processes. I'm also looking forward to the Lottie top video because I have a RTW top with a folded detail on a wide neckband and a pattern with a similar plain wide neckband that I think I could use both videos to help me create a clone of the RTW. Thanks for the inspiration-#karinamademecloneit

[@Purple-gl4vy]

Hi Karina! Thank you for showing the cloning lesson. I have always wanted to try this method. My question is around the armhole and neck edge how did you turn it over. Did you use seam binding? Thanks again!

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

Purple Bobbins bias binding like most of my tops. I fold them to the inside so they are not visible on the outside :)

[@Purple-gl4vy]

Thank you!

[@femat56]

Hola Karina, te he buscado en Facebook, pero no te he podido encontrar y quiero preguntarte como estás registrada en este sitio.

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

Maria Eugenia Femat Lozano no uso Facebook para mis costuras, por eso no lo encuentras.

[@christinedoede4929]

Just watched this video I found a top I would like to clone. However, it has a low modest cowl. Any suggestions for cloning a front cowl?

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

With cloning, it’s actually that. You need to be happy with the fit of the piece you want to clone and specially with a cowl, it’s not something you can eyeball different to fit higher or lower.

[@radadinca2641]

What kind of fabric did you use?

[@LiftingPinsandNeedles]

Poly crepe