Drafting the Flawless Collar: Shirt Collars with Stands and Tailored Notched Lapels
Engineering and tailoring guidelines for collar construction: stand collars, classic notched lapels, gorge line geometry, collar shaping, and crisp...
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Garment Pattern Modeling: How to Transform a Basic Sloper into Designer Wear by Rotating Darts
Garment pattern modeling through dart rotation: the "slash-and-close" principle, rotating darts to the side seam, waistline, neckline, and princess...
Garment Pattern Manipulation: How to Transform a Basic Sloper into Designer Wear
Master garment pattern manipulation: parallel and slash-and-spread fullness, dart relocation, wrap dress and puff sleeve drafting, plus pre-cut che...
How to Draft a Basic Pattern Sloper from Scratch: Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners and Pros
Learn how to draft a custom basic pattern sloper from scratch: accurate body measurements, drafting skirt, bodice, and trouser blocks, and toile fi...
How to choose the right size for an oversized pattern: increases in freedom of fit and secrets of a perfect fit
Choosing a size for oversized patterns often causes difficulties: a size that is too large turns the item into a shapeless bag, and a size that is ...
The main silhouettes in clothes for autumn 2026: trends in cut and proportions
The autumn-winter season of 2026 finally says goodbye to haphazard oversize and places a key emphasis on precision lines, architectural cut and pre...
How to determine the real qualifications of a clothing designer to work “manually”
Contents Unit 1: Checking the Phygital accuracy of the drawing and manual skills Unit 2: Phygital materials science and balance control Unit 3: Tec...
How to determine the real qualifications of a clothing designer to work without CAD
Contents Block 1: Digital stack and working with virtual fitting Block 2: Technological literacy and Phygital thinking Block 3: Structural engineer...
Vector graphics for fashion designers: creating technical sketches | Vykroyka.com.ua
A technical sketch (Flat Sketch) in vector format is the international language of communication between a designer and a designer, a technologist ...
