Tag: patternmaking

A very brief history of Sewing Patterns

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 ...

Drafting Jacket Block on Adobe Illustrator

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 ...

Patternmaking in Adobe Illustrator

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 ...