I make clothes for myself. I’m a formally trained fashion designer and I draft all my own patterns as well as copy clothes in my closet.
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All my videos are meant to teach you how to design and make your own clothes and I try to give you all my knowledge. I’ve been sewing for over 30 years. I love to sew!
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Those books are so worthless lol
Hi, I want the book pattern making for mans wear and I live in Iran but I could not download it. Please help me
What kind of pattern paper are you using from Uline! Thanks!
So beautiful
Can you go more into detail how to make this for any body?
❤❤❤ love how the the strap just looks off shoulder . I’m a plus size girl always looking for sewing tips. Thanks for your video.
Do you need to finish the serger tails so the seams would not be messy ?
Hi, realise I'm 2 years late to the party, but I really appreciated the info in this video and the way that you went into the details of why to buy each book. Thank you!
This book was one of my required textbooks at university. I still have it.
Just today I was thinking I need a book listing all the types of cuts, sleeves, etc !! I almost ordered it from thriftbooks but ordered something else instead. Putting it in my cart now. Thank you!
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Thanks James.
Hello, your channel has 26 videos which is enough. The channel age is also 2 years but no view at all. So I say SEO your videos. This will increase your views. It will be a professional way.
Where I I am going to buy these books in South Africa
amazon hopefully, theyre usually in print in Europe
Pockets! 😁
Hello there ! Just want to say thank you for the video, actually I have both the Winifred Aldrich and the Helen Joseph Armstrong. But to be honest Armstrong have so many options and information but my shirt attempt wasn’t successful I will try again later, but I was wondering I like baggy clothes , if I make the ‘flat’ over garment block from Aldrich, will be useful to get that cut/ style ?
yes, I find the Aldrich method to be baggier and a loose fit all around
do you know of any books on mens outdoor wear pattern drafting?
the Pattern Making for Menswear (Kim) has nice fitting Jacket and Coat blocks drafted with a male body in mind. I find the blocks from this book fit well and are easy to draft and follow.
Thank you
I only can download the first page from the google drive... great video though, the troubleshooting process is really nice to see
I fixed it and 4 pages are available for download now
Great insight for what might speak to you with your experience. There are far too few sites or vlogs offering information and insight to creating one's own patterns and designs. As a seamstress using commercial patterns for decades, I have broken that mold and have vast experience with trying to make something fit and work for me when it was designed for a certain body type and fit. And understanding design now, I understand ease and how to figure out how much is in a garment, but it is so hard to know how much they add to their patterns. And where they add it. Since I started to make my own patterns and copying ready to wear, my sewing options and end results have evolved so much. Back in the 80's I discovered the Helen Joseph Armstrong book you refer to here in this video. Even with the right information and help, patternmaking and designing for apparel is hard work. Work that gives so much back in return with those blocks that can be used time and again and of course the return from the finished garments that fit and are fun to wear. My third sewing objective was to design clothing with coordinating fabrics and styles that will work with each other to give me a sort of capsule wardrobe. Making my clothing much more functional and worth while. And understanding color and what colors help me look my best helps the cohesion as well. Thanks for this great post and all your efforts to educate the basics of design and patternmaking. Great Job.
thank you! when I was making clothes myself as a teen, basci easy to follow videos on youtube would have been a dream come true!
I like your choice of fabric :) and I am also curious what kind of Halloween project you have planned *_*
now you have a princess seam instead of a dart. XD but looks good though <3
well it morphed into the seam because a dart is better for larger breasts.
Thanks for the information. For a minute or two I nought it might be on pattern making for digitized quilting! Nice to see you quilt too!
You can download the Block sheet here: drive.google.com/file/d/1b6ju6B5aL-NAYUhtxE27331D4Ew_r5wV/view?usp=sharing
The dresses are gorgeous!
the sheets link isn't public access. I requested access. thanks
I fixed the settings. Thanks for letting me know.
I have downloads available which compliment the video if anyone is interested, check out the video description for the link!
I love making these dresses! More to come.
Much appreciated video. Thanks
You’re welcome!
It’s an awl.
Yes!! Thank you. Lol. I sometimes forget the names of things while I’m making videos. 🥴
This is great. Thanks. Do you know any recommendations for workwear/Streetwear cut blocks? If not do you know any resources on guidance for adjusting existing pattern blocks? Thanks!
I like the Metric Pattern Cutting for Menswear You have to choose the Casual Fit Block from the Book and then you can follow her recommendations for workwear or design your own and use your clothes as inspo.
@@JamesMakesClothes That's funny because I just picked that book up today! I would've preferred a more tailored book for it, but I guess learning myself through experience will better my skills. Thanks so much for the advice too!
You can make it a bit more tailored through fitting the block to your body and making the adjustments. I am pretty sure Winofred Aldrich does a tailored jacket block. You can make it fitted when you do your first mock up fitting. I’d do a tailored jacket block and make it into workwear through pattern manipulations.
@@JamesMakesClothes Great advice. Thanks a lot!
Is the cut instruction in centimeters or in inches in these books? I will be grateful for your response 😊🙏🏻
Hi, the Winifred Aldrich books are in Centimetres, the others are inches.
Just found your channel today, Great videos! Can't wait to see more in the future.
Awesome! Thank you!
I love your videos
thanks so much!
I was thinking about cloning my favourite pair of jeans only yesterday and as if by magic you appeared on my recommended feed just now! I’m confident (ish) cloning other garments but I’ve never dared sew jeans even from a ready printed pattern so this should be really helpful. I’ve just bought a cheap denim bundle of 6 metres for £17 and plan to use it to make a toile before I attempt a pair of jeans in my good denim, thank you! P.s, is there a reason why you didn’t trace with the jeans inside out?
Hi, there is a reason. It’s so I can add the seam allowance after tracing out the jeans, that way I can be more precise with the way the jeans fit as I’m tracing them. Basically so I can avoid having to do a bunch of revisions to the traces pattern.
Hey ! How do you make the top you are wear ?
Hi, I have a video about how to make a sweatshirt with a serger. The sweatshirt I’m wearing was dyed by hand and then serged together. Check back for a video regarding Dropped Shoulder Sweatshirts.
Thanks for watching and enjoy learning to design and sew your own clothes. Be your own sweatshop!
Thank You For Watching! I hope you learn something and check back for more videos when they come out.
Omg yessss! Thanks James. So excited to learn from you 💖