How to sew a sloper

[@NadoCrowFriend]

Just a reminder: when marking with Sharpie ( permanent marker) be sure you put a plastic sheet or heavy paper under neath your muslin, to protect your work surface from where the ink will go through the fabric to the back side!

[@DonnaKoontz]

Instructions are clearer than I have ever seen. Thank you

[@Cashmerette]

Glad it was helpful!

[@reneemorgan9320]

Folding up the bust dart after cutting one slit is genius! I have never seen that done before. Going to sign up again for the club so I can get this pattern. Definitely going to get this one printed.

[@Cashmerette]

Fantastic!

[@emmaaustin123]

I didn't know you had a youtube channel! I love your fitting skills, it has helped my sewing immensely. Thank you

[@ceegee1070]

Wow, I can't wait to get my sloper pattern!!

[@jandimarco3113]

Excellent video, so many useful tips along the way. It’s encouraged me to make a dress sloper even though I’m more of a separates type. Fitting it is of course another separate subject!

[@Cashmerette]

I'm glad it was helpful! We have a new workshop, Cashmerette Sloper School, coming up soon all about how to fit and use your sloper - make sure you're on our newsletter list to get all the info: cashmerette.com/newsletter

[@NadoCrowFriend]

I’ve sewn for many, many years, but always learn something new with you. Thanks!

[@Cashmerette]

Happy to help!

[@GBless-w9y]

Another brilliant video from you! Thank you!

[@Cashmerette]

My pleasure!

[@chiomaozulorah]

Very educating, you are a very good teacher ❤

[@Cashmerette]

Thank you! 😃

[@NadoCrowFriend]

A quicker way to mark both sides of a pattern is to put the waxed marking paper on both sides of the fabric, sandwiching your muslin fabric between the papers- place the paper pattern to top & run the tracing wheel along the lines you want marked on the muslin. ( move the sheets of wax marking paper around as needed, keeping the two so they both are lined up the same. Voila!

[@Cashmerette]

Great tip!

[@lynfedden6771]

Will there be a follow up tutorial on what to do with your sloper once you’ve fitted it and made any adjustments? How do you then use the sloper when working with other patterns?

[@Cashmerette]

Yup! Stay tuned for a big announcement 🧐

[@jessicawery3939]

great start. Looking forward to making my own. This is part 1, right? fitting and adjusting must be the next step. Will that be your next video?

[@Cashmerette]

A full course on how to fit a sloper is coming in March :) Make sure you're on our mailing list to hear more!

[@Aljobritt]

Thank you so much for the video, will there be a part 2 to the sloper?

[@Cashmerette]

We have a lot more coming up in Cashmerette Sloper School, a workshop all about how to fit and use a sloper! Make sure you're signed up for our newsletter to learn more: cashmerette.com/newsletter

[@ZeldaSews]

I have been on the fence with joining the club. But I do have a great fit with my river Mont dress. And I want to consider it. I have to grade between sizes. And I really hate doing that. It would be cool if it was a grading option. Did mark get for you It would be cool if it was a grading option to mark it for you.

[@leonie4696]

Hi Jenny, I have just signed up for Sloper School and I look forward to learning more about fitting the model. I do have two questions in advance however: 1. Should I make my standard "long torso" alteration before the fitting even starts? (In other words, before cutting and marking the fabric?) I know that I will need to add at least 4 cm of length above the waist to make the waist seam fall at my natural waist. 2. Could I use the chain stitch on my coverlock machine for stitching the seams, instead of a 5 mm length regular machine stitch? Chain stitch is much easier to remove if necessary - you just pull from the end of the seam.

[@pmclaughlin4111]

very excited to see a sloper pattern...my body has changed so much in the couple of decades since I last made one (and I was closer to "standard" and at the time I had my grandmother's help ) There are some Automatic adjustments I make (even on Cashmerette) Any recommendation on "pre-fitting" ...like moving bust point?

[@thewonkylabel]

Is there a reason the bust darts are pressed down in this sloper? Normally Jenny would have us press darts up for bigger busts. I'm interested to know :-)

[@Cashmerette]

We generally say to press bust darts upwards to reduce the bulk on larger busts, but for the sloper, we're not really concerned about that, and it's a bit easier to make fit adjustments when the dart is pressed down. But once you're making your final dress, you can press them up like usual!

[@thewonkylabel]

Ah that’s really good to know, thank you!! ☺️☺️

[@ukulelebadly2369]

Once I get my sloper to fit me (assuming there are tailoring adjustments to make), how do I transfer those changes to my pattern? It seems like I'm supposed to know this already, but I've never seen it demonstrated.

[@Cashmerette]

We'll have lots more info on this coming soon, so stay tuned! :)

[@nathaliepalladino4128]

It would have been nice to see it one a model and lean how to use it.

[@Cashmerette]

We have a workshop coming up on just that topic! Make sure you're signed up to our newsletter to learn more. cashmerette.com/newsletter

[@margaretfraser4584]

What is a sloper?

[@Cashmerette]

Check out this blog post! blog.cashmerette.com/2024/03/what-is-a-sloper.html