Jil Sander, AW11, Milan. There are so many details that come together to make up the collections each season that...
Jil Sander, AW11, Milan. There are so many details that come together to make up the collections each season that...
Grading ruler and set of french curves. No self respecting pattern maker likes to be without an accurate ruler. The...
Issey Miyake, AW11, Paris. Often when designers present their work it seems that the aim is to make the process...
Viktor and Rolf, AW11, Paris. Once you know the dart value that you need to have in your pattern you...
Pattern awl. While there are many times where markings on a pattern can be indicated with small notches in the...
Bottega Veneta, AW11, Milan. Once you have altered your basic pattern blocks to fit correctly, you will want to be...
Pattern Notcher. An essential element of a pattern makers tool box is to have a really good pattern notcher. Pattern...
When taken back to it’s most basic level, sewing is the means by which we have clothed ourselves for thousands...
Image of a needle point tracing wheel from MacCulloch & Wallis» Tracing wheels usually have a blunt edge, a serrated...
Grain lines are a generally unnoticed aspect of the garment, that is until they are either used in the wrong...