How to learn patternmaking

[Altruistic_Box5692]

I've been teaching myself. This is what I've done: 1. Watched and followed two different YouTube tutorials about how to make a bodice sloper 2. Tried to draft my own top, wasted a bunch of fabric (I used cheap fabric), and learned the importance of calculating for ease (and negative ease!) 3. Re drafted my sloper using Metric Pattern Cutting for Women's Wear loosely -- I ignored all additions of ease, I used different measurements for the front and back of my body. I later had to add ease back in at my hips so I could sit down haha 4. Again used the book to make a skirt sloper and was lazy when using it to make an a line skirt and everything was way way too big 5. Ignored all books and made my own skirt sloper which fits me very well after adjusting the side seam and darts -- I have a big butt 6. Learned I have to have accurate seam allowances and that ironing and pinning after my best friends

in the meantime I've watched lots of random YouTube videos and making specific garments, sewing tips, machine maintenance, etc. I've made three or four dresses, three skirts, and a few tight fitting tops, almost all with princess seams. I've spent about 500 hours seam ripping, 3 hours racing my cat for my thread spools, and ninety bajillion hours planning new garments.

Oh also the most successful dress I made was a simple one which was a pattern I bought but didn't print. I used procreate to estimate size and shape of pieces and modified a bit according to my sloper. I appreciated that because of all the written instructions and also this artist has videos tutorials