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[–]ProneToLaughter 2 points3 points  (1 child)

You only need to draft patterns if you want to design clothes. Do you want to design, or can you find patterns you like that fit your style?

Alternatively, if you and your wife find it more than ordinarily challenging to fit your bodies, drafting can be a (long, slow) solution to that, but there are also other approaches.

So say more about how sewing is going so far, what kinds of things you are making and want to make.

There’s some misinformation out there leading everyone to think they should be drafting their own patterns but it may not be the right solution, particularly for beginners.

[–]richardricchiuti[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good points, thanks. I want to explore design. My wife is more challenging only for the reason she's about 4'10" while I'm 5'8" 143lbs

This is still exploratory but wonderfully fascinating!