Pattern Drafting

Pattern Drafts

Drafting instructions (and automated "drafters") for:

Men's waistcoats (vests): single-breasted, double-breasted, dress.
Note that the finished vest patterns include seam allowances, which is 3/8".
Also note that the vest patterns are from a very old book, so the fit is snug.
Men's pants, and my "improvement" to it.
Women's slopers:
- women's bodice front sloper.
- women's bodice back sloper.
- women's one-piece sleeve sloper.
- women's skirt sloper
A note on adding ease: since these are "slopers", that is, two-dimensional approximation of a body, the pattern pieces do not include wearing ease. If one makes a garment from the sloper pattern pieces, one would get a skin-tight garment that will fit only when one is standing straight, and that does not have any room to allow for movement!
A quick Google'ing for "adding ease to sloper" reveals these fairly useful pages on adding ease to slopers:
- Adding Ease to your Flat Paper Sloper: clear, concise, straightforward.
- Garment Creation: the Sloper & Block: also includes lots of background information on slopers and blocks.
- The "Madalynne" blog has instructions on drafting front bodice sloper and back bodice sloper that include ease.

Scan of pages from an old pattern drafting book, with drafting instructions for: trousers, jodhpurs, "young men's basic sack coat" (single breasted jacket) with lapel and sleeve drafts, double breasted jacket, shirt, vests (vest, double breasted, dress), "full dress evening coat" ("tails"):

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[ Updated: Sep 15, 2009 ]