Sewing tutorial thread

[Anonymous No.7059496]

Didn't see one, so I'm going to share some scans from my sewing books. Ask if you have any requests!

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[Anonymous No.7059509]

I also have some stuff from this hilarious 1970s sewing book I found in a second-hand shop attached to a cat sanctuary. It has mostly sewing101 stuff and some long how-tos for basic ordinary clothing (and some incredibly dated fashion photographs).

[Anonymous No.7059514]

>>7059496
Could you post pictures of A-line skirts or just skirts in general?

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[Anonymous No.7059518]

>>7059514
Yep! Just give me a second to finish posting the pics I already have.

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>>7059496

Can I get some source on what book this is from?

[Anonymous No.7059529]

>>7059514
The modern book has some info on how to line a skirt. It's more about individual design elements, though.

[Anonymous No.7059531]

>>7059524
This book is The Dressmaker's Technique Bible, by Lorna Knight. It's very good, I find myself using it a lot.

[Anonymous No.7059537]

>>7059514
The 70s book has a whole sewalong for a basic skirt. It's a long one, let's go.

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[Anonymous No.7059564]

It sort of blows my mind a bit to think that none of the people who wrote this book would ever have imagined I'd be uploading bits of it to a magical computer network full of arguments.

[Anonymous No.7059562]

>>7059531

Thank you, I'm really liking the use of the pictures. I'm terrible with patterns, usually because the pictures confuse me, but the ones here are pretty straightforward from what I can tell.

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[Anonymous No.7059574]

And done! You have now made a 1970s skirt for boogieing on down in. I'm going to get back to the sewing commission I'm procrastinating on by posting these, so everyone start sharing your own. I'll do requests when I get back.

[Anonymous No.7059571]

>>7059518
Thanks a lot! <3 I'm furiously saving evvvverything

[Anonymous No.7059577]

You rock OP.
Got any think on basic sleeve construction? Always have a real bitch of a time getting them right.

[Anonymous No.7059584]

>>7059577
There's a whole chapter of the modern book on sleeves. I'll be back with them in half an hour, though.

[Anonymous No.7059586]

>>7059584
Will await your return patiently, a million thank yous for the help.

[Anonymous No.7059636]

>>7059577
What kind of sleeves/what do you have problems with?
Make sure you notch the sleeves/armhole. Ifones where you gather it to get the ease in, have sleeve ontop when you sew, backtack at the first notch you'll get to (so you sew from underarm seam, and with the sleeve on top you get to the front pitchpoint first, put your backtacks at the front pitch point). Sew up to the first notch, then just gather and match the top/centre notch, make sure its all even then repeat till the end.

...hopefully that makes some sort of sense anon.

also when putting your gathering stitches in its best to have about 10mm space between them.

[Anonymous No.7059731]

>>7059584
Would you happen to have anything on poofy sleeves too?

[Anonymous No.7059750]

Hi, I'm here, and I am going to go sleeve-dumping.

This isn't in the sleeve chapter, but it's sleeve related.

[Anonymous No.7059754]

Sleeves general.

[Anonymous No.7059757]

Shoulder pads.

[Anonymous No.7059758]

Fitting a sleeve to the garment.

[Anonymous No.7059762]

two-piece sleeve, part 1

[Anonymous No.7059766]

Raglan sleeves.

[Anonymous No.7059764]

And part 2.

[Anonymous No.7059767]

How about hand sewing? And by hand sewing I mean hand sewing and creating actual garments. I want to work on cosplay while I'm at university but I don't have my own sewing machine. I usually use my friend's, but she goes to a different university than me.

[Anonymous No.7059770]

Kimono sleeves (or what Westerners call 'kimono sleeves', not actual kimono sleeves. Sorry weebs.)

[Anonymous No.7059772]

Leg of mutton sleeves.

[Anonymous No.7059774]

Part 2.

[Anonymous No.7059776]

Classic shirt sleeves.

[Anonymous No.7059781]

Part 2 of shirts.

[Anonymous No.7059782]

Sleeve wrap (an advanced sleeve finishing technique for jackets)

[Anonymous No.7059783]

And part 2.

[Anonymous No.7059786]

And the last one in the book - pleated sleeve caps.

[Anonymous No.7059788]

>>7059767
It's not worth it. Buy your own sewing machine.

[Anonymous No.7059794]

>>7059731
There isn't anything on poofy sleeves, but follow the leg of mutton pattern but with a cuff instead of a lower sleeve.

[Anonymous No.7059808]

>>7059786
Here's another thing on different sleeves!
www.ikatbag.com/2010/08/drafting-part-vii-adapting-basic-sleeve.html
This one I think would help in conjunction with these technique tutorials since this tutorial is about drafting the sleeve pattern.

[Anonymous No.7059815]

>>7059767
Really hard to do and not worth the work unless you're adding small details.
Look for any sort of cosplay, DIY, craft, sewing, art club at your college. My college ended up having a cosplay club.

[Anonymous No.7059830]

>>7059808
Also here's her tutorial on the basic cap sleeve.
http://www.ikatbag.com/2010/08/drafting-part-v-drafting-basic-sleeve.html

[Anonymous No.7059874]

This is a great thread! I'm away from home for the weekend so I can't contribute, but if it's still up when I get back I'll dump some stuff from my books.

[Anonymous No.7059937]

a very loliable free blouse pattern (could be altered with some of the tips and tricks in this thread!) -> http://www.burdastyle.com/pattern_store/patterns/jj

[Anonymous No.7059958]

>>7059786
Thanks for all the sleeve stuff!

[Anonymous No.7059964]

>>7059937
Thanks for the picture you posted, the fabric they chose for their demo on the site doesn't really show the construction very well. It buttons all the way up, right? It's not one of those blouses that has a sewn in boob scoop, right?

[Anonymous No.7060439]

Humbly requesting the Chantilly dress pattern. I saw somewhere that it was in Otome no sewing 2) and the sailor shirt-dress from Otome no sewing 3.

Also, general Otome no sewing pattern scans/ppictures if anyone has them.

[Anonymous No.7060442]

>>7060439
>general Otome no sewing pattern scans/ppictures if anyone has them.
Seconding this.

This is all I've got, anon.

[Anonymous No.7060452]

>>7060442

Anon, now you've got me craving 9, 10 and 11.

[Anonymous No.7060454]

>>7060452
uughhh, I am too.

[Anonymous No.7060545]

>>7060442
>>7060452
>dat bolero

I'd be soo grateful for patterns too, like seriously.

[Anonymous No.7060553]

>>7060545
While looking for scans of Otome no Sewing, I ran across a person who will trace off one garment from the book, one size, for $8.

I don't know if that's useful to any of you or not. I guess if you feel like you need them asap, google misscarolbelle.

Personally I think that's a kind of shitty thing to do, but whatever.

[Anonymous No.7060568]

>>7060439
I've got a coat pattern from one of them.

1/3

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>>7060569
3/3

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>>7060568
2/2

[Anonymous No.7060572]

>>7060568
>>7060569
>>7060570
Bless you, anon.

[Anonymous No.7060575]

>>7060545
You know, that bolero looks a lot like this but with shorter sleeves.

[Anonymous No.7060576]

>>7060572
Eh, just found it and posted it is all. No problemo.

[Anonymous No.7060584]

>>7059758
Man, I've never been able to do this right. No matter how many sleeves I've sewn, I always end up with pleats, rather than a smooth join.

[Anonymous No.7060585]

>>7060584
Maybe the sleeve is just too big, or you're not pinning it right?

[Anonymous No.7060588]

>>7060584
I find I can sacrifice a little of the ease in the top of the sleeve for a smooth fit sometimes, a lot of commercial patterns have too much ease for me anyway.

[Youmacon No.7060590]

How do I make a magical girl dress?

;-;

[Anonymous No.7060592]

>>7060553
seconding misscarolbelle.wordpress.com , she ahs quite a few pattern scans up already

[Anonymous No.7061177]

>>7060592
Thanks for this, it's great.

[Anonymous No.7061178]

>>7060590
It depends on which magical girl you plan to cosplay as unless you want to cosplay as your magical girl OC.

[Anonymous No.7061190]

>>7060439
A line jsk, go go go!

[Anonymous No.7061192]

>>7061190
These might be in the wrong order.

[Anonymous No.7061194]

>>7061192

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>>7061194

[Anonymous No.7061205]

I didn't want to start a whole new thread for my question, so I'm curious if there is a tutorial to make her floppy bow thing? I'm really new at sewing. Thank you.

[Anonymous No.7061524]

>>7061205
Made you a tutorial. Hopefully this should help.

When I was doing this I interpreted the black bit at her neck to be her collar, but if it's the bow all you need to do is make a black cloth neck band with the same method as the bow piece, and side it into the middle of the bow before you sew the whole thing up.

[Anonymous No.7062056]

>>7060584
Maybe this'll help.

[Anonymous No.7062060]

>>7061524
>>7062056

Thank you so much. Seriously!

[Anonymous No.7062073]

By the way, if anyone wants a thing about how to construct a petticoat, here.

[Anonymous No.7062312]

Got anything involving darts? For some reason mine always poke out and look like I have pointy nips.

[Anonymous No.7062320]

>>7062312
Does this help?

http://www.denverfabrics.com/pages/sewinginfo/simplicity-sewing-hints/sewing-darts.htm

[Anonymous No.7062552]

>>7062312
Don't sew the dart all the way to the point on bust darts! Stop 1.5cm from the point, back tack to make it secure then press flat - Ta da! No more Madonna situations

[Anonymous No.7062690]

Sewing book anon here. Anyone want the chapter on seams?

[Anonymous No.7062699]

>>7061197
this shit confuses the dicks out of me

whoever knows how to make and follow these things triumph to you. the end product nearly never shows the efforts you would have put into that shit
heres to me with a sewing machine sitting in the dust

[Anonymous No.7062955]

>>7062690
Sure. There's some seams I've seen but have no context on why they'd be used.

[Anonymous No.7063267]

So would it be best to learn how to sew from a book or a class?

[Anonymous No.7063282]

>>7063267
Depends on how much money/time you have. Sewing is a practical subject that should be taught practically in my opinion - you learn faster, you can ask questions to a real person who knows what they're doing, tutors can identify mistakes you could have missed and prevent you from picking up bad habits etc. etc.
If you are completely broke then try and get a few basics down from a book or the internet but it's no replacement for having a tutor really

I'm sure loads of seagulls will disagree with me but I really do recommend taking at least one class.

[Ukraine !!Gl2boRyrnRH No.7063331]

>>7063267
>>7063282
I pretty much agree with this. I didn't take a class personally but I wish along the line I did. Having someone there teaching you some of the basics is great foundation when you want to start making your own shit. I feel like I would have learned a lot of what I know now sooner if I had a tutor. Or took a class at the very least.

[Anonymous No.7063339]

>>7063331
I'm >>7063282 and I think you're definitely on the mark with what you said. I first started sewing by using books and the internet, although I technically knew what I should do I couldn't make it work irl.
When I started learning properly (8/9 hours a week as I was a fashion student) everything started to click in to place for me and by the time I finished my course I could draft patterns from scratch, modify patterns, sew accurately and professionally, finish my garments to a high standard, recreate specialist techniques etc. Whereas before I couldn't even sew in a straight line and my garments were a hodge podge of terrible construction and poor finishing? I feel like I wasted 4 years self teaching because I learnt so fast and so much in the 2 years I spent at college

[Ukraine !!Gl2boRyrnRH No.7063361]

>>7063339
Yeah haha. Part of me wants to take a sewing class for fun and see what new things I could learn. I don't think it should discourage someone from going out and trying themselves, but I think if they're really serious about learning and wanting to learn properly I don't think a class would hurt.

[Anonymous No.7063422]

>>7062690
Yes please :)

[Anonymous No.7064164]

>>7062320
Makes sense to me! I've been curving the tips, but now I'll make it more like an arrow.


>>7062552
So instead of doing the left do the right? Sorry for the quality, I had to draw on my phone.

[Anonymous No.7064198]

>>7060442
I have volumes 2 and 3, but no scanner. How should I go about taking pictures? Of the directions?

[Anonymous No.7064225]

>>7062699
It's kind of like 'natural make up' in the sense that it looks like there's nothing extra going on but makes everything look much cleaner/tidier/professional. One thing that I found helped me with all the added extra stuff is learning the name of each technique (eg. Diff types of facings/linings) - once I understood why it was going in there in the first place it got a lot easier to understand how it all goes together.

[Anonymous No.7064251]

>>7062312
>>7062552

If a dart is ending on the bust point (ie the nipple) take the dart termination point 3cm back. Also be sure to sew one stitch off the edge, and sew in a straight line to get it to sit flat.

[Anonymous No.7064587]

>>7064164
Yes that's correct! It gives the garment a gentler shape around the bust area - just make sure you back tack!
This is also correct >>7064251

[Anonymous No.7064863]

For rectangle skirts, what's the usual width/length?

[Anonymous No.7064936]

>>7064863
I assume you mean gathered rectangle skirt? 2 - 2.5x the girth of where ever its sitting should be fine, and as long as you want it + seams/hem etc.

[Anonymous No.7064944]

>>7064936
Yep, thanks.

[Anonymous No.7065000]

>>7064863
At least 200cm wide, 50cm long.

[Anonymous No.7065158]

>>7065000
Ah, there we go. I just want to make sure it's got enough poof without going overboard. Neat, thanks.

[Anonymous No.7065252]

>>7063267
If you can't afford a class try looking for a sewing guild or club. I've belonged to two different American Sewing Guild chapters and they're quite nice helpful ladies. You'd have to pay a membership to join permanently, but if you call the chapter leader they could put you in touch with someone who could help you learn the basics, or might invite you to a meeting to get some help.

[Anonymous No.7065534]

Here are some more scans, looks like they're from otome no sewing.

1/4

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>>7065537
3/4

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>>7065534

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>>7065540
4/4

[Anonymous No.7065816]

>>7064587
Thank you (both) very much! No more pointy nips for me!

[Anonymous No.7066081]

>>7065534
Nope. Gosurori. Still welcome, but sadly not Otome no Sewing.

[Anonymous No.7067138]

amazing thread anon!
here, have a kitty

[Anonymous No.7067159]

>>7067138
I am dying of the cuteness

[Anonymous No.7067162]

Would anyone happen to have anything for like, bodysuits? I'd like to do a Black Canary cosplay, but have no idea where to start.

[Anonymous No.7067232]

>>7067138
Fuck cats. Cats are meant to be eaten.

[Anonymous No.7067307]

Anyone have pockets tutorial?

[Anonymous No.7069794]

>>7069793

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>>7067162
Take your pick to tutorial that works the best for you

[Anonymous No.7069810]

>>7061205

Question for the same character.

What pattern should I use for her skirt and what type of material would be more suitable for it?

[Anonymous No.7069816]

>>7069794
Would this work to make the upper part of Saber Lily's dress?

[Lilitu !!xrorRTcEU5x No.7069841]

I have the following one:
- I Am Cute Dress
- Pattern Magic
- Pattern Magic 2
- Feminine Wardrobe
- Stylish Dress Book
- Cut-Up Couture

The last one isn't at all really useful for cosplay but seeing how it's a clothing upcycle book you can pretty much make anything in it to fit any size and has some good projects to just get used to using a machine.

Also does anyone have any recommendations for books? I'm just wanting to collect them for refrencing purposes when I make costumes or clothes.

Does anyone want anything specific from any of those?

[Anonymous No.7070014]

>>7069841
What kind of stuff is in "I Am Cute Dress"? Sounds neat.

[Anonymous No.7070154]

>>7069841
Metric Pattern Cutting and Metric Pattern Cutting for Menswear by Winfred Aldrich are indispensable to me. They have methods for adapting a basic block into almost any garment feature you could think of, as well as comprehensive fitting instructions. You can pick up older editions (the same as the new ones minus the CAD stuff) for not very much money.

[Anonymous No.7070177]

>>7069810
You want a half circle skirt. http://www.ficklesense.com/2011/09/how-to-make-circle-skirt-full-34-12-14.html

[Anonymous No.7070182]

>>7070177
Sorry, a 3/4 circle skirt.

[Anonymous No.7070186]

>>7069841
>- Pattern Magic
>- Pattern Magic 2
How are these? I was considering getting them.

[Anonymous No.7070189]

>>7070177
not that anon, but do you think I can attach a shirt pattern and a skirt pattern with a band in the middle to make a dress or

[Anonymous No.7070194]

>>7070189
Why would you do that? Obviously she's wearing a high waisted underbust skirt. You can make that from the skirt pattern plus an underbust vest pattern (which you can find how to alter/draft online, or just get from sexy haloween costume sewing patterns).

[Anonymous No.7070200]

>>7070194
>not that anon, but

well, uh

[Anonymous No.7070207]

>>7070200
Fuck.

No more 4chan without sleep for me.

[Lilitu !!xrorRTcEU5x No.7070210]

>>7070186
They are really cool honestly. Like they're good for more advanced things. Like you will have to know how to sew fairly well before using them. That being said there are things in them that can be adjusted in a way that makes them more wearable. That being said I'll probably still buy the book for stretch fabrics...

[Anonymous No.7070217]

>>7070210
>Like they're good for more advanced things.
That's no problem. That is what they seemed to be.

[Lilitu !!xrorRTcEU5x No.7070354]

>>7070217
I'd recommend it then. I've used the first book more though I've used 8/13 patterns in some modified form. with the second one i've used 8/22. Though in the second book the third part has the most wearable things.

[Anonymous No.7070358]

>>7070354
Neat. I'll keep that in mind.

[Anonymous No.7070360]

Does anyone know of a good book/textbook that teaches pattern drafting?

[Anonymous No.7071617]

>>7070360
Pattern Making for Fashion Design by Helen Joseph Armstrong is the bees knees
Expensive but worth it and covers everything you could ever think of

[Anonymous No.7072787]

Bumping with the only thing I have.

[Anonymous No.7072889]

>>7069816
You know I actually made Saber lilly but unless you just cut away the crotch part to make into the petals, I don't think so. Simplicity makes a pretty great corset pattern that I moded for my bodice.

[Anonymous No.7073298]

Anyone got anything on crocheting lace?

Please and thank you.

[Anonymous No.7073356]

>>7069816
There are a lot of patterns for fitted bodices with a sweetheart neckline. I would recommend going and getting a pattern since that whole style is a pretty common formal dress. If you're near Joanns, they've got a whole mess of sales coming up for Labor Day so patterns are $1.99 but you'd have to read the flyer for specific brands and when each is on sale.

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>>7074391
Finally, I can be the kind of man I've always wanted to be. The kind with no nipples.

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>>7076585
Honestly, that looks rather terrible

[Anonymous No.7076721]

How would you make a pleated skirt? I want to make a pleated tartan skirt - I didn't see anything, but I may have missed it. It seems relatively easy though

[Anonymous No.7077213]

>>7070360
see >>7070154

[Anonymous No.7077285]

>>7076721
It depends entirely what pleats you want. Do you have a reference image?

[Anonymous No.7077364]

>>7077285
Something like this minus the tacky belt

[Anonymous No.7077447]

>>7076721
those pleats are the ones where it folds in a bit on both sides of the pleat right?
Just measure out each pleat by folding the bit of fabric under on each side, pin it, do the next till all done. Then make the top part out of a strip of fabric folded with some interfacing in there as well. Put pleats in between the folded pieces and sew.

[Anonymous No.7077520]

Anyone have a patern for a bodysuit?

[Anonymous No.7077529]

>>7077364
Hope this helps.

[Anonymous No.7077542]

>>7077364
Looks like box pleats to me. You can either do it as >>7077447 describes, or if you want the 'inside' of the pleat to be the same there's a lazy way to do it. I suck at explaining and I have a ridiculous cold so bear with me.
>Cut a long strip of your fabric, at least 3x as long as your waistband (I usually do 4x to be sure I have enough).
>Meaure how wide you want your pleat, then fold the fabric back on itself underneath to half the width of the pleat.
>fold fabric back on itself underneath again and do another pleat width
>fold the fabric back again, this time OVER the top, and fold it OVER again where it meets the first pleat
>it helps if you pin the pleats in place as you go so you can go back and fix them if you want/need to before ironing them in place
>repeat until your pleated strip is the same length as your waistband
>sew skirt seam/attach to waistband/iron pleats in whichever order you find easiest or most effective
>suddenly pleated skirt

I know that this explanation sucks, but if you follow it using >>7077529 (the one marked box pleat) as a visual guide, you should be fine.

[Anonymous No.7077623]

>>7077364
Just an FYI, they have a skirt EXACTLY like that one, (plus suspenders) at Forever 21 right now.

[Anonymous No.7082108]

Bump

[Anonymous No.7082202]

bumping a useful thread

[Anonymous No.7082215]

I'm making this dress. How should I connect the skirt and vest together? Two different patterns there.

Also, as of right now, it's just plain navy blue.. Any idea on what I should do to decorate it? Themes that come to mind?
Maybe I should change the ruffles because I don't actually have enough blue fabric for that, and it looks pretty same-y same all over right now.

Thanks.

[Anonymous No.7082253]

>>7082215
make it a two piece set? I can't think of a nice way to connect the vest and skirt that would retain that style and not look awkward.

[Anonymous No.7082275]

>>7082253
Hm, just might have to. That's fine, though.

Still stuck on what to do with it, though. I can't leave it so plain.

[Anonymous No.7082277]

>>7082215
Make it a sailor theme and add two bands of bias tape at the bottom hem of skirt and give a sailor collar with the vest?

[Anonymous No.7082296]

>>7082275
What are some themes you like?

[Anonymous No.7082298]

>>7082277
You know, I have a shit ton of bias tape. I think that'll work. Thanks!

[Anonymous No.7082300]

>>7082296
Haha, actually, I'm fond of sailor. I don't know why I didn't think of that, but it does fit with the double-breasted vest.

[Anonymous No.7082303]

Can someone share the pattern for a long coat? I would be very grateful.

[Anonymous No.7082311]

>>7082303
How long? There are some above in the thread from gosurori and the otome no sewing book.

[Anonymous No.7082317]

>>7082311
I need to find a longcoat like the ones used in The Matrix. Really long. I'm cosplaying Thresh from League of Legends.

[Anonymous No.7082332]

>>7082317
Oh, so like a trenchcoat?

[Anonymous No.7082425]

Alright, the tunic, pants, belt, sash, pouch, I'm all good on those.
I have no idea where to even begin making that capelet, or the outer robe.
I feel like it should be easy, but I'm overthinking it.
I mean, I made the hood, and I have a good tutorial for the tunic, and I even have all the fabric I need to make this ensemble, but the capelet and robe are just destroying me.

On a side note, does anyone know how to make an animal head hat? I wanted to make a Vulpes after this, and the hat is the only thing that looks like it'll give me trouble.

[Anonymous No.7082428]

>>7082317
>Thresh
MY NIGGAH

[Anonymous No.7082437]

>>7082425
Capelets are pretty easy. Just a short cape.

http://www.fleecefun.com/red-riding-hood-cape-pattern.html
You can alter that to be the proper shape, but take a look at the pattern.

Outer robe is just a toga with a sash around the waist.

[Anonymous No.7082449]

>>7082437

Augh, thank you!
I don't know why I didn't just think that in the first place.
Stress and over thinking things, haha.

So just a toga pattern with the ends modified?
The borders are throwing me off a bit.

[Anonymous No.7082528]

>>7082449
Kind of. A toga is actually just a big sheet of fabric folded around someone, and upon looking at this again, it's not that drape-y.

Maybe you could make your own pattern to better suit what you want. Just need a roll or big sheets of tracing paper, a marker, scissors, and a stand-in or ideally, a dressform of yourself. Then you just pin the paper up and cut/mark it down to what you need it to look like. Take that down and you've got a pattern.

The border should be something like a quilt border, probably. Like another piece of fabric sewn on to the blue stuff.

[Anonymous No.7082626]

Is 57 cm too short for a skirt?

[Anonymous No.7082852]

>>7082332

Sure. Sorry, I'm not a native English speaker and had no idea how it was called. Any patterns for it?

>>7082428
You know it, broski.

[Anonymous No.7083940]

>>7059496
BUMP

[Anonymous No.7083945]

>>7082852
Google free trenchcoat pattern. Alter what you find to be longer and the shape you want.

[Anonymous No.7084208]

This is probably going to sound strange, but how would I got about making a vest with tails?
Would it be like making a coat with tails minus the sleeves or what?

Also sorry for the shitty drawing; It's too late for me to be trying to make it perfect.

[Anonymous No.7084217]

>>7084208
Vest, plus elongate the back pieces.

[Anonymous No.7084220]

>>7084208
Look at this, make a test version, alter to make it work.

http://m-sewing.com/patterns-catalog/women/jackets/tail-coat-for-women.html

[Anonymous No.7085815]

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[Anonymous No.7086073]

Hey so I'm making a gathered rectangle skirt with an elastic waistband in the back. How do I make it without it gathering way too much back there when it's done?

[Anonymous No.7086085]

>>7086073
It's pretty simple maths. The front waistband should be half your waist and the back waistband, with the elastic in it, should gather to just under half your waist. Half the width of the rectangle skirt should be gathered to the front waistband and half to the back, don't worry if it looks too bunched in the front and not gathered enough in the back initially as once you run the elastic through it will gather.

Example:
My waist is 66cm, hip 90cm
My rectangle skirt is going to have 250cm hem circumference for awesome sweet lolita poof
Front waistband is 33cm
Back waistband is 66cm ungathered since I want some extra space to get it over my hips
I gather half the rectangle skirt (125cm) to the front waist band, half to the back

[Anonymous No.7086088]

>>7086085
So the waistband should be flat and gathered in the front, and flat and ungathered in the back, which is then gathered together from the elastic, right?

[Anonymous No.7086121]

I know it looks simple but I want to make hanging sleeves that are flowy and hanging like this. Anyone got something for this?

[Anonymous No.7086124]

>>7086121
For that, wouldn't you just cut out a rectangle and gather + sew the short ends to the shirt?

[Anonymous No.7086133]

>>7086124
Tried that, for how poofy I want the middle, the gathering point was too wide.

[Anonymous No.7086135]

>>7086133
Then maybe something more akin to a football. Smaller at the ends and larger in the centre.

[Anonymous No.7086163]

Have sex in them

[Anonymous No.7086222]

>>7086163
>>7086116

[Anonymous No.7087173]

This isn't quite an on topic question but does anyone know of a fill in pdf for body measurements?

[Anonymous No.7087180]

This isn't quite an on topic question but does anyone know of a fill in pdf for body measurements? One that had a clear diagram so there isn't an mistranslation.

[Anonymous No.7087550]

For those of you that need to scale up or down a pattern or a part of one:

[Anonymous No.7087546]

>>7087180
Er, something like this?

[Anonymous No.7088012]

Hi everyone! This is my first cosplay and I'm really excited, but I need some sewing pointers. Pic related(Seiga Kaku) is the costume I'm going to me making, from what I can tell she wears a vest over a one-piece dress with poofy sleeves and a white ruffled collar. The bottom of the dress seems to be ruffled. The skirt of her dress also seems pretty poofy and full so I'll be wearing a petticoat underneath.

Though it may seem obvious to some people I'm confused as to where to start, if anyone could lead me in a good direction I would be very grateful.

Thanks!

[Anonymous No.7088015]

>>7088012
Adding to this, she also seems to have a belt on so I was wondering if it might be simpler to make the top and bottom separately. Again, thanks for the help!

(polite sage for continuing my post)

[Anonymous No.7088088]

>>7088015
i wouldn't make them seperate, i would make them one piece. you could cut the dress at an angle to get a fuller skirt, and use elastic to bring it in at your waist, and use the belt to hide the elastic.

[Anonymous No.7088095]

>>7087546
Yes but I was hoping for one I could fill out right on the computer without having to put in photoshop or print and scan.

[Anonymous No.7089250]

>>7088088
Or instead of that, you would just... make a regular ol' rectangle skirt with ruffles and gather it into the bodice. Add a belt for decoration.

[Anonymous No.7089254]

Anyone have any BJD sewing patterns?

[Anonymous No.7089275]

>>7064164 here

I just did this and my shirt came out great! Thanks for the tip!

[Anonymous No.7089400]

skirt tutorial

[Anonymous No.7089571]

I am male and looking into getting started with sewing, but about 80% of the patterns and books that I find are completely focused on female fashion.
What would be some good books or simple pieces of clothing that I could get started with?

Also, did you guys take lessons? There are some classes in my town, but they are full until january, so I thought about getting as good as I can by myself first.

[Anonymous No.7089577]

>>7089571
Someone mentioned some pattern drafting books for men earlier.

I was in a sewing club in middle school. What helped me when I was starting out was books for beginners. They came with paper to sew over to practice straight and curved lines to get used to the machine, as well as very simple patterns. Look into getting some of those books and a machine.

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>>7089571
>>7089577
> Someone mentioned some pattern drafting books for men earlier.

See >>7070154

[twerkhitler 420 No.7093236]

Has anyone got the tutorial explaining how to scale costumes to your proportions? The one that explained it with Trinity Blood mega-crinolines?

[Anonymous No.7093251]

>>7093236
http://whatishcc.com/tutorials/proportioning.php

[twerkhitler 420 No.7093262]

>>7093236
>http://whatishcc.com/tutorials/proportioning.php
LIFESAVER. Thank you!

[Anonymous No.7096616]

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[Anonymous No.7097066]

>>7059515
>>7059520
>>7059496

OP, is this the same book? Thanks SO much for sharing <3

[Anonymous No.7097366]

>>7062073
Is this an A-line petticoat? And does it reach just above knees? Also my friend told me it would be cheaper to buy one than construct one is that true? Sorry for so many questions I'm sort of new to sewing.

[Anonymous No.7097374]

>>7097066
No. The book with the green diagrams is The Dressmaker's Technique Bible. The larger book with the smaller text is a 1970s edition of the Simplicity Sewing Book (>>7059509)

Unrelated, but the person who took all these scans and spread them on Tumblr, claiming they made them, and got like 23k notes? Fuck you. Just say you got them off /cgl/ or something next time.

[Anonymous No.7097380]

>>7089400
I just can't browse tutorial threads because then I'm like "I want to do this now!" and then remember I'm already in the middle of another cosplay and should probably finish that one first.

[Anonymous No.7097419]

I want to make a dress with a skirt and a shirt, but see they will be the same color so I want it to look like a one piece dress with no seam, how can I do that without putting something over it like a belt?

[Anonymous No.7097432]

>>7097366
It is probably cheaper by the time you factor in your time + the cost of materials, especially if you don't already own a sewing machine.

[Anonymous No.7097433]

>>7097419
Are you saying you want to make it in two pieces (i.e. a shirt + skirt combo that looks like a dress) or a shirt dress? If it's the former then you won't be able to get away without a seam, you will need a belt or something - if the latter, flare the skirt out from the waist of the shirt part.

[Anonymous No.7097555]

>>7097366
If it has three equally lengthed pieces to it getting wider as you go down (3 tier), it's A-line.

If it has two pieces (2 tier), one longer and one shorter, bottom wider than top (pic related), it's cupcake. The shorter piece goes closer to your waist, the longer part hangs down.

For how long it is, that's something you can always alter by making it longer or shorter. Add up the tier heights and that'll tell you how long the petti will go.

>cheaper to buy one than construct one
It depends on what you're getting or working with, your experience level, what you have to buy to get it started, etc.

I don't count time with materials for things I make for myself. I also stockpile fabric from sales and already own a sewing machine. For me, it's cheaper than buying one.

However, if you're going to go buy a good machine and all of your materials at once, it's going to be more expensive than just going and buying a petticoat.

Either way, I recommend getting organza, the cost is worth it. You'd end up paying that much for tulle petticoats over time anyways.

[Anonymous No.7097557]

>>7097555
>The longer piece goes closer to your waist, the shorter part hangs down.*
Whoops.

[Anonymous No.7099460]

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anyone got something on making a waist band? For shorts, skirts, petis, anything will do.

[Anonymous No.7099505]

>>7099460
Why do people feel the need to treat /cgl/ like google?

[Anonymous No.7101484]

>>7099505
because first of all that's what the thread's for, dipshit
and secondly, you know as well as we do the huge number of seemingly good but shitty tutorials out there. If someone wants to ask cgl let them fuckin ask cgl

[Anonymous No.7104280]

>>7060439
I found scans of Otome no sewing book 1 here: http://www.ziddu.com/download/22067678/BOOK_MultiUpload.biz.zip.html

[Anonymous No.7104296]

>>7104280
It's some .exe that'll give you malware probably.

[Anonymous No.7104790]

>>7104280
>>7104296
A lot of reoccuring pop-up ads (not sure about malware since I'm not using windows).
Reuploaded here if you want.
http://www.4shared.com/zip/R4spRx2a/BOOK.html

[Anonymous No.7104841]

>>7104280
I downloaded it earlier. I'm pleased, even though the popups were annoying. I didn't see any .exe files, though, just pictures.

[Anonymous No.7104870]

Does anybody here have any advice on how to draft a pattern for a basque waist skirt, as in the Innocent World violin skirt I've posted (I think it's called basque waist?) I cannot find any information on it. I have a rough idea of how to go about it, but how do you make the curve on the skirt line up with the curve of the waistband when you want to gather it? Considering you make the skirt at least 2.5 times fuller than the waist? Thanks in advance!

[Anonymous No.7105350]

>>7104870
I would recommend going 3X fuller than waist. You make the "height" of the drop the same but you make the "width" of it 3X longer. The best way to illustrate it is with a "v" shaped drop waist - see the picture.

[Anonymous No.7105465]

>>7097374

Thanks so much, bb! Found a (hopefully) decent copy on Amazon for $2.00!

And fuck that person who stole the pics. :/ Please don't let this stop you from sharing more knowledge!

[Anonymous No.7105479]

Does anybody have a tutorial for lining a sleeveless top? I'm so bad at this.

[Anonymous No.7105482]

>>7105479
Here you go!

http://stitchywitch.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/tutorial-lining-a-sleeveless-dress/

[Anonymous No.7106391]

>>7105350
Thank you so much for that diagram! I understand the process much more clearly with it.

[Anonymous No.7106398]

>>7097555
oh man, I love the term "cupcake" petticoat. It just sounds so cute.

>KAWAII DESU NE~ =^_^=

anyone have that puffed sleeve diagram?

[Anonymous No.7106447]

>>7106398
Isn't it posted here? >>7059808

[Anonymous No.7109212]

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[Anonymous No.7109729]

>>7106447
oh thanks. Wow, I'm a fucking idiot.