week 0:: basic sloper

As I mentioned in the previous post, the first step in this project is to create a basic sloper or bodice. By this I mean draft it, sew it, try it and then make modifications until it fits well. Modifications are usually done on the muslin and then are transferred back onto the paper pattern of the sloper. What you want to end with is the pattern (front, back, sleeve) you will then use to draft any other design.

This is my bodice (based on the Bunka method; this is the electronic version - I actually drafted it in Caduntu, a free CAD program, I will show you a paper version soon):

I completed this step a couple of months back and wrote about it on my other blog. I actually drafted and compared two different slopers and then decided to use the Bunka sloper. You can see what it looks like all sewn up and how it fits (not me, my band new dress form; I am camera shy). It was a very lengthy post so I broke it into 5 steps:

1. Intro

2. What resources I used
3. Slopers I drafted
4. Adjusting my brand new dress form
5. Comparing the two basic bodices

Next: in week 1 I will be drafting the very first actual pattern using this sloper. It will be a basic sleeveless top. See you then.