How Do You Make Simple Patterns From Old Clothes?
An old favorite garment is getting threadbare and you can’t seem to find one like it anywhere. It’s one of those that fits just perfectly and can be worn on nearly any occasion. You’d have a closet full of them if only you could find them. No need to fret any longer. You can actually make a pattern from your beloved frock and reproduce it for years to come. For example, we’ll assume you have a favorite three quarter sleeve cotton tee shirt with a scoop neck. Using good fabric-only scissors carefully cut along the seam of the shirt’s bodice at both sides and across both shoulders. You should have a shirt front without sleeves and with interfacing. Cut carefully along the interfacing until you have it separated. Put the tee shirt front onto the pattern paper, pinning it flat. Adding your seam allowance (say it is 3/8″, a typical allowance), add that much space around the tee as you cut it out of the pattern paper. You can eyeball this–take time and care but don’t sweat it too much–it d
