Tag Archives: pattern making
Steampunk Jacket: Create seam allowance with Inkscape’s Outset feature
Current code files for Steampunk Jacket are here: http://www.sew-brilliant.org/wiki/index.php?title=Men’s_Steampunk_Jacket_1870-1900 Once the pattern is generated with the extension steampunk_jacket.inx and steampunk_jacket.py: 1.select all points that aren’t corners and set to auto-smooth. Set points at the waist line and elbows to symmetrical. … Continue reading
Excellent Vintage Pattern Design website
VintageSewing.info is an extraordinary resource for those who don’t want to invest any $$ to pick up some of these techniques. At the very least it can fire your imagination to do your own creation:
New Books, I’m addicted, and running out of shelf space
How to Draft Basic Patterns, 3rd ed.1985 by E. Kopp, V. Rolfo, B. Zelin, L. Gross – still had the plastic neckline curve template in the front cover inside pocket! Sweet… Designing Apparel Through the Flat Pattern, rev. 5th ed., … Continue reading
Steampunk Jacket Back and Front Pieces Done
I’ll try to post the file on the wiki soon. These two pieces had to be generated from the same file, as they shared several reference lines. I need to create patterns for the sleeve, both pockets, the collar, collar … Continue reading
Front Bodice Block done!
I rewrote the programs again, tweaking the curves and re-thinking the algorithm. The latest files are posted at Current Code Files