Women

Pattern for Business Jackets

You can find the full article in the Rundschau for women 4.2010.   Collarless Jacket Basic Pattern: Basic jacket block   Front and Back …

Pattern Construction for Coats

This article shows the cutting technique of three coats. Here you will find instructions for the pattern construction for women's coats in three …

Stand-up Lapel Collar Pattern Construction

This interesting collar variant is the combination of the cut for a stand-up collar and the simple lapel collar. The collar cut is constructed in the …

Pattern Construction for a Caban Jacket

The Caban jacket is a jacket reaching over the hip and/or a short coat or Stutzer. Usually it is double-breasted with a very wide lapel collar, …

Grading a Basic Bodice Block

Zero-lines are baselines that do not change during the grading. Which construction lines are set as baselines can vary depending on whether the …

The Japanese Kimono

The Japanese term "kimono" literally means "thing to wear". The term kimono traditionally refers to the complete clothing including underwear, socks …

Lapels drafted on the front and back pattern

Lapel and shawl collars are mostly drafted on the break line. But when the lapel will get a lager collar width or  a hollowed neckline the pattern …

Cutting Technique for a Capri Pants

Use a standard pants pattern with darts in size 40 (see measurement chart) as a foundation. Draw the new hemline 22 cm below the kneeline. Taper the …

Pinching – Shaping with Dart Manipulation

On the subject of “Pinching”, we introduce more variations (see also DR10/2009) for dart manipulation. We show designs with crosswise seams, …