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== What is
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'''Pattern Making''' or '''Pattern drafting''' is a system of pattern making where the lengths and positions of the pattern lines are calculated using mathematical formulas. These formulas depend on a set of body measurements either from a standard size or an individual's measurements. The better the formulas, the better the fit of the resulting garment.
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Contemporary pattern makers
Paper patterns and CAD patterns do not auto-adjust to fit a different set of measurements. They must be copied, and rules are applied to increase the pattern in certain locations. 'Grading' is the reason that our clothes don't fit - Real people don't grow or add on pounds in orderly increments! The assumed body proportions in these grading rules are typically skewed toward northern european body types. A pattern made for the northern Europe body proportions won't fit persons in Korea. For example, when someone grows taller, their armscye doesn't usually get larger. Yet grading causes larger sizes to have large armscyes. Plus size patterns are infamous for their too-short sleeve lengths and too-wide shoulder widths. Seamly2D's made-to-measure and boutique-size capabilities can give you the control you need to create patterns which avoid these problems.
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The advantage of recreating pattern drafting techniques in software is that the resulting formula-based patterns can be automatically custom-fitted to an individual's measurements
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Why is it important to make the pattern fit an individual's measurements? Because the standard sizes used in industrial production and home sewing patterns are [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/the-shape-of-things-to-wear-scientists-identify-how-womens-figures-have-changed-in-50-years-516259.html inadequate for a large part of the population]. Women, in particular, deviate greatly from the [http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/design/2012/01/clothing_sizes_getting_bigger_why_our_sizing_system_makes_no_sense_.html standard figure]. In America, for example, only 8 percent of women posses the hourglass figure that has long determined the proportions of clothing. It is no wonder that
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Recently there has been an increase in demand for made-to-measure clothing and re-defined standard measurements within the 'slow fashion' and 'eco fashion' movements. Tools optimized for made-to-measure clothing and special sizes are needed to meet this demand. These tools can be used in the effort to promote local and regionally based garment manufacturing, small batch textile manufacturing, 'slow fashion', and 'eco fashion'. We hope
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When people hear about
* Why not use 3D?
* Why not create a plugin for Blender?
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