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Pattern Making the A line Dress

As promised, I am going to give you instructions about how to make the pattern of the A line dress today. So I hope you are all hooked to learn a little about sewing and pattern making today. If you have a little notion about sewing it will be easier but do not worry if  it is your first attempt, it will not be difficult as well.
So let us take some measurements. I am giving you these measurements as an example. You take your own measurments and it is in centimeters .


1.Shoulder length _  38/2  = 19
2.Waist length      _  38
3.Around the waist _  70/4=17.4 +1.5 ease allowance=18.9
4.Bust                     _   79/4=19.7+1.5 ease allowance=21.2
5.Hips length          _  15(adolescent)  Adult= 18  It is standard size
6.Around the hips   _  96/4=24+1.5 ease allowance=25.5
7.Sleeve length          _  14
8.Sleeve width           _   34
9. Front neckline       _   6 _  15
10.Back neckline      _    6_   2.5
11.Shoulder drop      _    3(adolescent)  Adult _4
12.Armhole              _  18
13.Dress length        _   129


Back pattern


On your paper mark 1 and 2 the shoulder length 19 cm. From 1 mark the neckline 0 , 6 cm . 2 to a, 4 cm , the shoulder drop. Join 0 to a to draw the shoulder slant . a to 3 measure the armhole 18 cm. From 1 to 4  measure 22 cm ( 18 + 4 ) . Join 4 to 3 . This is the bust line . Now measure 21.2 cm , the bust measurement and mark 3b.  Now we have to draw the armhole. So divide 18 /2= 9 cm and mark c . You start from a to draw the armhole to 3b either freely by hand or with the help of a french curve and passing  through c. c is the mid-length of the armhole i.e 18/2= 9 cm, then mark 1 cm inside. I do not use a french curve.


1 to 5 is the waist length ,so measure 38 cm and draw the waisline. 6 mark the waist measurement ,18.2. And from 3b join 6.  From 5 measure the hips length, 15 cm and mark 7 . Draw the hips line and mark the hips measurement, 25.5 cm. Join 6 to 8. From 1 put the length of the dress , 129 cm and mark 9 . Measure 25.5 ( same measurement of the hips) , draw a line and mark 10.  From 10 to 11 add the amount of  flare ( evasee ) . Join 8 to 11.  Measure the distance from 5 to 9 , then from 6 with your measuring tape mark the same distance on the side seam, then continue marking the same amount by shifting the measuring tape alongside the bottom line of the pattern . You will get a curve line.
The neckline. Measure 2.5 cm from 1 and mark e, then measure 3cm from o and mark f . Draw the neckline.  
 I am giving the explanation for both the front and back pattern in the same one, but when you draft your pattern , you draft the back and the front separately .


Front  pattern

 You draft another pattern in the same way .The only difference lies at the neckline and the armhole .
  So we start at the neckline , measure 3 cm from 0 and mark g then . From  g measure 15 cm ( V neck ) then mark h . Divide g h by 2 mark i and measure 0.5 cm and mark j. Now join g , i and h in a curved V neckline and that 's it !!!
   Now  for the neck facing measure 3.5 all around the front and back neckline and  draw the facing .
 For the armhole you divide 18/2 =  9 , then you measure 1.5 cm inside and you mark i. You draw the armhole by passing through i .

At 6 you draw a smooth curved line with  the help of a ruler or french curve , at the hips also you smooth it  if it is a little pointed, alright.

 now for the side slits , it is for you to decide the length , as an e.g I  measure from the hips at 8 , 5 cm and I mark j . It all depends on you , if you want it from the hips then go ahead or if you want it more below the hips then go along .

For the Sleeves

You measure along both armholes , the front and the back . E.g the back is 21 and the front is 21.5. Now we have to obtain the sleeve head i.e we make this calculation : 21 + 21.5 =42.5 / 4 = 10.62. So the sleeve head is 10.62 From the top of your paper you draw a perpendicular line  then you mark k . Then from k you measure 10.62 and you mark l . Then you draw a parallel line to the top of your paper with the measurement of the sleeve head i.e 10.62  . And from k you mark the  armhole measurements on both sides of the line e.g the front is 21.5 and the back is 21 cm  and you mark l and m . You divide both mesurements by 3, i.e 21/3 and 21.5/3 . so you  mark n , n1, . So l to n is 7.18  then you divide 7.18/2 = 3.6 cm and you measure 1 cm and mark o.  At n1 you measure 1.5 .  This is the front . On km you mark q and q1.  You divide mq by 2 i.e 7/2= 3.5 and you measure 0.5 cm and mark p .  At q1 measure 2cm and mark r .

Now you have to draw the sleeve head . From m you start to draw a curved line by passing through p , q and r then join k . From k you continue to n1 , n ,  passing through to o then joining l.

From k you measure the sleeve length e.g 14 cm and you draw a horizontal line .  You take the measurement of k1 to m put the same measurement and mark s and t . The same way you measure ki to l and mark t and u . You join m and s and l and u. Now for the width of the sleeve you take the measurement of m to l you minus the measurement around the arm i.e  an e.g 35.5 - 28 = 7.5 . Then divide 7.5/2 = 3.7 .Then you put 3.7 at both s and u and you join m to s1 and l to u1 .













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