Designing from Master Patterns

Master Patterns show the shape of the body that a garment is being designed for. These patterns can be changed for a specific design using the techniques described in How to Make Seing Patterns and Fashion & Costume Design in Quarter Scale.

The following instructions demonstrate how these techniques can be achieved using CAPD. They use actual garment designs which are indicated in the square brackets below.

1. Master Patterns (8:38)

The Master Patterns need to be prepared for the design changes described here.

2. Changing External Lines [Vest] (6:52 & 6:26)

External lines, such as necklines, can be changed by simply drawing in the desired shape. Creating a vest for men or women is shown in this class.

4. Changing Seams [Shirt Yoke] (4:02)

The location of seams, such as a yoke for a man's or woman's shirt, is changed by removing a piece from one pattern and adding it onto another.

5. Changing Dart Locations [Side Dart] (1:43)

Upper darts for the Master Patterns are shown coming from the armscye. Darts such as this can be moved to different locations.

6. Changing Darts to Seams [Vest] (5:02)

The point of darts terminate in the middle of the fabric. These darts can be changed to seams. This example adds a Princess Seam to the vest created during Changing External Lines.

7. Working with Stretch Fabric (5:25)

Woven fabric is two-dimensional. Stretch fabric can be three-dimensional allowing for darts to be removed.

8. Adding Fullness [A-Line Skirt] (4:09)

Fullness extends fabric away from the body. It is done by separating the pattern into pieces as shown in Duplicating/Replicating lines. This class shows how to change a dart to fullness for an A-Line skirt.