I say very brief because I focused much of my energy hunting down the extensive history of suits and tailoring. In the last week of the class was I fully able to research the history of pattern making, which was quite interesting. I didn’t actually think of how far along pattern making had ...
There are many ways to set up any of the Adobe applications. This set up was prompted by PatternLab London, but I added some bits to fit what I need. This set up highlights the tools that are needed specifically for garment pattern making. The most important tools to get used to are the pen tool and ...
This is the preview of how I drafted the jacket block in fast speed. It is not intended to as a tutorial but merely just to show how I used Illustrator as a drafting tool. It took roughly about 3 hours to do the draft given that this is the first draft I did on Illustrator. I was still getting used ...
I began this year with the intention of understanding the craft of tailoring. I had books borrowed from the library to help with anything to do with a tailored garment, especially a jacket. I’ve prepared canvas, I was ready to buy wool. Alas, 2020 had a different idea. I had already in the ...