Pattern Making Instructions

27 Oct Balenciaga Blouse

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The inspiration behind this weeks #PatternPuzzle post is this divinely simple vintage blouse by Balenciaga (circa. 1958-60) found in the MetMuseum online collections.  It has been sitting in my stash of great ideas for #PatternPuzzles for over a year.

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20 Oct Classic Drape Dress

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The idea behind this weeks #PatternPuzzle is to use a classic drape style to show how the fitting darts in my dress block turn into drape according to design.  And to also have a go at making my pattern making technique as clear as I can.

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13 Oct The Kimono Wrap Dress

Posted at 11:53h in Pattern Making Instructions, Pattern Puzzles, Vintage Patterns, Womens Knit Block by Studio Faro 0 Comments

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This kimono styled dress was quite a challenge in the pattern making department. Firstly you have to decide if the wrap over is an authentic two-layer wrap or if you are going to seam the pieces together. I've gone for the two layer option and included a zip in the CB seam as the only place where the two bodice layers join.

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06 Oct The Erté Jacket

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My first introduction to Erté was the year after leaving fashion college when my Dad gave me a copy of this book for Christmas.  Such a pattern making novice at the time, I had no idea how I would ever achieve such challenging designs.

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29 Sep Two Layer Jersey Dress

Posted at 12:25h in Pattern Making Instructions, Pattern Puzzles, Stretch Patterns, Womens Knit Block by Studio Faro 0 Comments

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Be Inspired!

Identify the elements in a design that you particularly like.  Using your drawing skills to re-work these elements in a design more suited to your needs or your market.  This is the beginning of design development in any new season, when you look to the top end of the market for inspiration.

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22 Sep The Seamed Cowl Dress

Posted at 12:37h in Fitted Dress Block, Pattern Making Instructions, Pattern Puzzles by Studio Faro 0 Comments

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Another great turnout on Saturday with loads of new fans having a go at the #PatternPuzzle.  And in the end, it was the simplest of design features that generated the most creative answers.  This bias cut dress has a more generous cowl that is made possible by that tricky centre front seam

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15 Sep The Dolman Coat

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So many fans dropped by on Saturday to work on our #PatternPuzzle, the conversation went on for most of the day.  And it seems it is the anonymous pattern shapes that cause the greatest dilemma.  After all, they could be almost anything.

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08 Sep Simple Tuck Shift

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As they say, the simple things are often the most difficult.  Or so I found out this weekend with the #PatternPuzzle.  What looks like a very simple style was in fact, one of the most difficult patterns I have done in quite a while.

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01 Sep Random Tucks and Pleats

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The Saturday #PatternPuzzle was the usual flurry of answers and great ideas from all our fans.   This weeks' bias cut dress with asymmetric placement of large tucks is fast becoming a favourite and already the pattern has been made for the first toile.

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25 Aug Stretch Skirt Block

Posted at 13:38h in Garment Blocks, Pattern Making Instructions, Pattern Puzzles, Stretch Patterns, Womens Skirt Block by Studio Faro 0 Comments

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This is the very first of my Pattern Fundamentals that will occasionally interrupt the regular #PatternPuzzles.   We are hoping to give you all the opportunity to prepare the necessary blocks to make better use of our Pattern Making instructions on the blog.

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