The Pattern Making Classes

Technical designers are a connecting thread in the product development process. They spend their days communicating designs to factories and making sure the designer's vision is carried out. So what happens to their role as technology allows faster and easier visual communication?  I've heard some thought provoking questions lately around what skills are needed for those looking to start careers in pattern-making or technical design today. ⦁    Are companies looking for individuals with digital pattern-making and 3D design experience? ⦁    How do you identify if someone has the skills to work in Technical Design? What skills are needed for 3D pattern-making or prototyping? The beginning Let's take a step back. Technical design as a career path took hold in the nineties. As companies off-shored garment production, they realized pattern-making could also move overseas. To effectively communicate with overseas pattern-makers a new role emerged. Some...

Pattern Drafting Techniques While there are many, pattern drafting techniques you can use in turning your basic block into a stunning fashion, there are a few basics that you'll use again and again. Manipulating darts - to move them where ever you want them, or change them into attractive shaping seams - and "slashing and spreading" your pattern to add fullness are two of the most commonly used methods of drafting a pattern With these Two basic pattern drafting techniques, you can achieve any shape you desire! If you want a pleated skirt with a yoke at the waist, you'd use  both  techniques - and this is very common. In fact, once you learn what you can do by manipulating darts and slashing your patterns, you'll come up with design ideas you'd never thought of! Manipulating Darts Dart:- are used to control fullness and shape the fabric to your body. On a bodice, for example, darts serve to shape the fabric around the curves of the bust....