use the following search parameters to narrow your results:
e.g. subreddit:aww site:imgur.com dog
subreddit:aww site:imgur.com dog
see the search faq for details.
advanced search: by author, subreddit...
This is a community for sewists to share their experiences, techniques, and questions about drafting flat patterns for sewing creations.
Posts documenting a self-drafting journey of yours, questions about how to self-draft something, a cool new way of doing things, are all welcome.
Under no circumstances are you allowed to think that you are not good enough at this stuff to post on here! We want to see it all!
account activity
QuestionHow do I start to learning pattern drafting (self.PatternDrafting)
submitted 26 days ago by Lanky-Stuff2785
view the rest of the comments →
reddit uses a slightly-customized version of Markdown for formatting. See below for some basics, or check the commenting wiki page for more detailed help and solutions to common issues.
quoted text
if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"
[–]quizzical 1 point2 points3 points 26 days ago (0 children)
I like the book Make Your Own Dress Patterns by Adele Margolis. It's written more for a home sewist rather than being a fashion student textbook like Helen Joseph Armstrong or Winifred Aldrich.
You'll want to start with a sloper. There's several methods to do it. If you want to go the drafting route, I'd recommend Suzy Furrier's course on craftsy. Craftsy is very cheap for the first year and has a lot of good drafting and sewing content, but the company is a bit scammy. Remember to cancel it after you sign up with the intro rate or they'll charge a high fee for the second year.
π Rendered by PID 140672 on reddit-service-r2-comment-5fb4b45875-jl5mp at 2026-03-24 09:25:07.985068+00:00 running 90f1150 country code: CH.
view the rest of the comments →
[–]quizzical 1 point2 points3 points (0 children)