Patternmaking For A - Perfect Fit: Using The Rub-...

Once the perimeter of the front panel was pinned out, she took her tracing wheel. She firmly rolled the spiked wheel along the chalked-out seam lines. As the spikes pressed through the denim and the paper, they left a perfect, dotted trail on the paper beneath.

It was perfect. The shoulders sat exactly where her natural shoulders ended. The back didn't pull when she crossed her arms. It was the exact, flawless silhouette of her favorite thrifted jacket, now immortalized in a paper pattern she could recreate in any fabric she desired. Clara realized she hadn't just copied a jacket; she had unlocked the secret to a perfect fit. Patternmaking for a Perfect Fit: Using the Rub-...

Taking her fine pins, she pushed them straight down through the seam lines of the jacket, through the paper, and into the corkboard below. She placed a pin every half-inch along the curved armscye and the collar. Once the perimeter of the front panel was

She started by prepping the jacket. She buttoned it up and laid it completely flat. She realized her first lesson: a 3D garment does not want to lie flat on a 2D surface. To combat this, Clara stuffed a small towel into the sleeve to maintain its shape while she worked on the bodice. 📍 The Pinning and Rubbing It was perfect

When Clara unpinned the jacket and lifted it away, she was greeted by a connect-the-dots version of her perfect-fitting jacket front. ✏️ Perfecting the Draft