How to Draft a Skirt Sloper

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You can make a basic skirt pattern to your exact measurements, and then you can use it to create any design that you want! Let me show you just how easy it can be. Once you’ve got your basic skirt sloper, watch this older video that shows you 5 skills you need to design your own skirt: • 5 SKILLS YOU NEED to d...
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@bethprice9702 10 месяцев назад

This is hands down the best video I have seen on how to create, use, and adjust a sloper. Please also do pants and top.

@Gonavy110000 Месяц назад

Yes! I was going to ask the same thing! Pants and top slipper videos, please!

@Silver_Threads_Sewing 10 месяцев назад

I am so excited to make a sloper. Thank you! ❤ I hope you might show some top/bodice and sleeve tutorials sometime. You are such a great teacher and I always learn from your videos. - Diann

@CatherineSews 10 месяцев назад

Thanks, Diann! BTW, I enjoy watching your channel too! Thank you for the mentions and kind words you said in a couple of your videos 😍

@elizabeth4053 10 месяцев назад

@@CatherineSewsyes please on the bodice sloper 🙏💕

@judih.8754 14 дней назад

I just revisited this video as recommended from a new video 9 months into the future. I must say it's all coming together now and I am finally ready to try my own pattern making skills. Thank you Catherine!

@bernieeyre6033 10 месяцев назад

I wish I would have had a teacher like you back in my school days. I wouldn't have found sewing so boring. I love your tutorials and remakes. I cannot wait to create my own pencil skirt sloper.

@karens1967 16 дней назад

Catherine has in fact now released a pants sloper. Thanks so much, Catherine 🙂

@suzannecrelley2369 День назад

Oh Catherine! I have wanted to be able to do this for years. Thank you. I am going to do the pants and bodice next. Sooo excited

@angelamajor4034 10 месяцев назад

I can’t believe how much I keep learning from you! I’m definitely going to try this for myself! I’ll be especially helpful to have this skill now that I’m older and my figure is not as it once was!!!😅 Thank you!

@karens1967 10 месяцев назад

Thank you. You're the best! I'm 72. When I was in high school, I made most of my own clothes, Simplicity and McCall's. I'm happy with the way my life has turned out, no regrets. But if I had known how to do this when I was 18 or 19 yo, my life would have turned out differently. Creativity AND math! The two skills I use to make quilts! Thank you for this wonderful tutorial ❤️

@theresaanndiaz3179 10 месяцев назад

The best thing I did for my sewing journey was learning to pattern draft. Skirts really are the perfect place to start. You are such a good teacher.

@CatherineSews 10 месяцев назад

I completely agree that skirts are the best place to start with pattern drafting. Thanks for watching and commenting!

@Morganistas 10 месяцев назад

I have 4-year-old fabric that is waiting just for this occasion - of course, when you post your next video! =) Thanks again for your helpful little pinning tips and the easy math. If you choose to do any variations on a skirt using your sloper, like flares, flouncy borders, front buttons, pockets, etc., I'll be right here for it! With 5 daughters, we make a lot of skirts around here!

@sarahferrell5458 10 месяцев назад

Thank you! This really tripped my trigger! I have sewn since I was a kid, but I never learned how to make what I want-or how to make things fit. I’m so jealous of your students! I’m Gen X-never had home-ec -& only got what my mom was taught in the 40’s & 50’s, which was a lot, but I have wanted to learn more my whole life. I designed dresses in grade school-for fun-on the back of a book of handouts my dad got at a medical conference in the 70’s. Long gowns. Lol I need FBA. I’ve watched videos of how to do one to an existing pattern… but I’m getting old & tired, kinda! Lol and I’m afraid to cut into fabric & make a mistake because it’s expensive, even as a bargain seeker. I have collected some fabrics & could do muslins with… I’ve never been this scared of making mistakes before! Anyway. I’ve been refraining from dumping this info on you, but I just couldn’t help it. Help! I am interested in making a basic peasant top. Elastic neck/sleeves. But all the patterns have their own twist, & I want the classic, simple one, no variations. If you’re inclined to discuss that… well, it’d make my day.

@rosac8168 10 месяцев назад

I feel where your coming from it’s almost same story with me but I keep practicing on goodwill clothing and sheets etc. I’ve gotton to the point where I’m actually altering alot of my clothing to where I’m quite happy with fit - it may take me a day or two or longer lol. My goal is making pants that fit because I’m very small in back pants these days are for the very enhanced back side lol. Zippers im afraid of also.

@sharonjones6201 10 месяцев назад

Can you draft a basic ladies top, please. Nothing I buy fits on my shoulders and around my chest and it would be fabulous to have a basic pattern and make my own.

@joannemcdevitt6654 10 месяцев назад

Thank you, Catherine. I enjoyed watching and learning! ❤🧵

@robintheparttimesewer6798 10 месяцев назад

Wow that's a lot easier than I thought it would be! I always meant to make myself slopers but never did. I should!

@IMOO1896 10 месяцев назад

I’m gonna need to watch this again and share it with myself. Some of the measures seam arbitrarily, but that’s made it very helpful to know these are probably “secrets” to making a skirt work. I did skirts last summer and just made rectangles with elastic at the waist, neither were wearable except for around home. As usual, you’ve give me information that valuable. Many thanks

@karenfreedman9180 10 месяцев назад

Wow! You are amazing! I can follow a pattern, but had no idea how to make one! Thank you

@CatherineSews 10 месяцев назад

It’s not that hard, right!? 😍

@Lemmikki2011 9 дней назад

Such a great tutorial! Thank you, Catherine. I truly enjoy your videos. You’re the best.

@lindaconover4328 10 месяцев назад

Being a pear shape, this will help me immensely thank you!

@helenablignaut662 10 месяцев назад

Perfect timing! I don't necessarily want to make a bias cut skirt, but I've wanted a denim pencil skirt forever. Now I have no excuses.

@raniachloe6747 3 месяца назад

there is a plenty of videos but this is trully the best one with clear instructions from scartch and also execution.. than kyou so much love love love

@mrgarner4796 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for this wonderful tutorial. I know we can all do this.

@judih.8754 10 месяцев назад

Goodness you presented this so simply. I'm going to try it!

@mcremex827 4 месяца назад

Another great video! I just discovered your videos while looking for a way to add a pocket to a pair of pants I like. I subscribed to your channel and have been binge watching!😁I’m late to the sewing world as I’m past 50 and just starting to get more serious about a long time hobbie. I find your videos so clear , detailed, and eye opening. I can’t wait to make some of my own clothes. Your students are lucky to have you as a teacher. Thank you for taking the time to teach all of us subscribers! ❤❤❤

@lupitamagana9931 10 месяцев назад

Thank u for coming back so fast more plz more plz 😂❤

@heidishepherd4570 10 месяцев назад

Thank you very much for sharing with us how to do the pattern drafting with us. I will help me make skirts that are so much nicer than most bought skirts and cheaper also!

@rosac8168 10 месяцев назад

That seemed easy enough - going to try it! can you make a pants one? I know those are really hard for a lot of us I feel if I can draft a pair of pants then I can do anything haha. Thank you ! you are such a good 👩‍🏫🙏🏾❤

@rowinamediastini7839 10 месяцев назад

Thank you, Catherine 🙏❣️

@shortgirl65 10 месяцев назад

Love this tutorial. As someone with a "non-standard" waist-to-hip ratio, (lol) I've been wanting to try making a skirt sloper. It just seems so much better than buying a pattern and trying to reverse engineer it to fit properly.

@CatherineSews 10 месяцев назад

Yes, that’s exactly right. When you have your own sloper, it’s much easier to achieve the look you want!

@belieftransformation 10 месяцев назад

Wow, great teaching techniques; thanks for sharing! Your instructions are so clear. 🤗

@bohorustica8545 10 месяцев назад

Thanks so much, you have the most wonderful easy going style in your teaching that takes what most others tend to make more complex and presents it in its simplest form. ' Simplicity is the ultimate Sophistication ' Looking forward to your next video, I had a lightweight wool midi length skirt many years ago that was cut on the bias. One of my most treasured and loved skirts I wore til threadbare. Would love to be able to make one myself. Have a wonder filled week. :))

@CatherineSews 10 месяцев назад

That skirt sounds perfect! I’m going fabric shopping today for my bias cut skirt, and you’ve inspired me!

@bohorustica8545 10 месяцев назад

@@CatherineSews That's wonderful, I remember it so well, Lightweight wool, black , kind of knubby texture, but soft . The skirt was a slight A line, loved how it moved when I twirled . :)) It had no pockets, a good I think. Happy shopping/hunting. :))

@makeitjoyful 10 месяцев назад

I love your videos 🤩 Thank you so much

@jdcogar180 10 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for this video. I am definitely going to make a sloper for me. Especially since now I can see how easy it was to accomplish. Love all the videos you make.

@leannsews 10 месяцев назад

Love this! It's so important. When I took pattern making classes at a college night course, the teacher gave us all size 10 slopers to work with and never taught us how to do our own. It was too bad. I'd love to see you teach how to make bodice slopers and how much ease there should be in it. I've done a few over the years and although they work 'kind of' okay, I know it could be better. No pressure 😉

@dollmm23 10 месяцев назад

With your clear explanation and excellent teaching methods, I'm feeling confident that I will be able to make my skirt slope. I'm anxious to start this. Thanks a lot. Greetings from🌞 Florida. 💕🌴

@abaigealduda2756 10 месяцев назад

Hi, this is a great video and very accessible to follow along as you do it. One question - if someone doesn't have the pointy tracing wheel tool, how might they figure out the right line for the darts?

@samjones9465 10 месяцев назад

In previous videos Catherine has used a pin to replicate the tracing wheel. Mind you the wheels aren't expensive so maybe you could invest in 1, didn't know I needed it until I bought one lol

@abaigealduda2756 10 месяцев назад

Thank you!!@@samjones9465

@abaigealduda2756 10 месяцев назад

Thanks! I think I have one that came with a kit some time ago, but I was curious just in case... I appreciate that you took the time to respond!!@@samjones9465

@theAukerlife 3 месяца назад

This is truly the channel I've been looking for forever!

@CatherineSews 3 месяца назад

So sweet! I’m so happy you found me!

@maryphibbs8404 9 месяцев назад

thank you so much for this. It is the first sloper tutorial I actually understand. I am inspired to make one tommorow.

@elaineshigemoto4373 10 месяцев назад

What a terrific tutorial to custom fit and saving money on patterns! Would you (if you haven't already) be willing in a video to explore and explain what fabrics can and cannot be laundered? I find that many garments specify "Dry Clean" when in fact I've laundered on gentle cold cycle with no issues. Is there a general guideline, other than what the garment tag instructs? Viscose, nylon, rayon, linen, etc ? Thank You!( P.S. I used your video tutorial to alter my son's suit trousers, which turned out fantastic!)

@rosac8168 10 месяцев назад

Math 😩I guess that’s why I never finished a project will have to watch this like ten times slowly Iv seen so many videos I started and end at the length and that’s it !

@KSMP 9 месяцев назад

I'm so jealous of your students!! I want to be in your class 😭😭

@lorrainealletson630 4 месяца назад

Brilliant. I am 5ft petite. I started sewing age 12 as in 1966 petite patterns size 4 were not available. Neither were teenage clothes in my size. I have learned so much from your videos. Your explanations are so straightforward. Have you done videos on bodice slopes and trouser slopers?

@TheGardenKitten 10 месяцев назад

thank you for this, I plan on trying this. 💖

@lucywyatt434 2 месяца назад

Very good instructions 😊and great explanations of darts and measurements….great job!❤

@danniefrenchpea63 9 месяцев назад

I love how you explain all the maths and the way you calculate and alter the pattern. Such a great tutorial ❤ Do you think you might be doing one for pants too? Thank you so much for sharing 🙏

@Marianne_C_O_Art 10 месяцев назад

Brilliant!

@vickyerhind 10 месяцев назад

You make it look so easy 👍

@maryjanegibson7743 Месяц назад

I use kitchen parchment paper for my pattern drafting. It's study enough that it makes a reasonably durable pattern (certainly moare so than commercially produced patterns), thin enough that you can put it over things that need to be traced and it's inexpensive.

@lindastevenson8482 5 дней назад

I need 2 darts in back as my waist is 12 inches smaller than my hips. How far from the side seam do I begin my darts and how far apart should they be. Thank you for this VERY INFORMATIVE video!

@altaroberts5105 10 месяцев назад

My mom alway used newspaper sheets for pattern.

@larryharmon8731 10 месяцев назад

❤

@jenburns9902 10 месяцев назад

First I really enjoy the videos; I am a 61 year old who can’t remember (memory fog) a lot of the details I need when sewing. I recently purchased a jumpsuit online and it is really nice, it looks good, fits great until I lift an arm. The underarm and end of sleeves tighten up uncomfortably and there is no give at all in the material. I cannot find the video about fixing this issue and can’t figure it out by myself. The material is a good quality polyester (oxymoron I know 😂). But it is nice like a rayon. Can you help me? Thank you

@eileenfb1948 9 месяцев назад

Excellent, thank you ❤

@inthekitchen8842 9 месяцев назад

Great vid! Thank you ❤

@themamachar 10 месяцев назад

Thank you are so smart.

@Maplecook 10 месяцев назад

Wooooot!

@thebradelonge5758 5 месяцев назад

Thanks! ❤

@helenmoyes5700 6 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@Ali626AMM 10 месяцев назад

Could anyone advise me? Since this video was also about skirts I thought it might be worth it to ask now. I've been wanting to make a pleated skirt similar to one I used to have for so long. If I sew it as a straight panel and then add a waistband (the closure is just a few buttons and it overlapping by 6-8") I can't figure out how to fit it . I made one that I thought was coming out great, took me a month and a lot of burned fingers to get it done, but when I tried it on it looked so bad I threw it out. I was so heartbroken! I would like the kind that is sewn down for the first 3 inches or so for each pleat. I'm short and have a tummy. I don't know if I need to slightly angle the pleats? Catherine, or anyone, could I have some advice please? I loved the original skirt so much and would do anything to replicate it, I just can't figure out how. Also, Catherine, I love that you show how to upsize as well as downsize clothes. So many channels only make things smaller, but that just isn't an option if you're a plus size person. I really enjoy your videos and the way you walk through the steps. Thank you. 🤗

@daxxydog5777 10 месяцев назад

As usual, you make it simple and easy for anyone to follow! I know you said you were going to be doing an A line skirt next, but I hope you’ll be exploring other design tweaks from this sloper as well. Great video!

@janettechapple1782 7 месяцев назад

Brilliant tutorial. Very understandable. Question. Why does the back need to be lower than the front? I always need to add to the back and subtract from the front when making trousers to allow for my slanted waistline.

@susanharber6488 10 месяцев назад

Love your skills. Do you teach classes in person?

@shellylemons 10 месяцев назад

She teaches Home Ec I think in a school system.

@michelleskotynsky9426 10 месяцев назад

Lucky students!! I'm so jelly (jealous)!!

@Liguorienne 4 месяца назад

Hi I really like your explanation I guess with that block you have made i could draft a kilt ‘s or a pleated skirt and remove the darts as you show in another video ? I have a little curvy back and a small tummy, for me I need to take of they accès in the back and put some on the side and in the center front. Could you explain this shape if you have the time please. Hope I make sense I’m French ❤

@christinereeves353 9 месяцев назад

I’d like to know how you would use slopers to see if a commercial pattern is going to fit me. Is this how you can use them instead of as a basis to draft new designs?

@valeriehaggerty4860 2 месяца назад

Love the video. Very informative especially for someone like me who has never done pattern drafting. I have a question about your scissors though. I went to the link & it says regular or American. I can’t figure out the difference and what I should choose. Have any advice? What are yours?

@CatherineSews 2 месяца назад

Thank you! For the links in my description, I give links to Amazon.ca (Canada) and Amazon.com (US). If you’re in the US, the US link will work better for you and the same scissors will be cheaper.

@valeriehaggerty4860 2 месяца назад

@@CatherineSews I clicked the us one but it still gave me two choices. lol. Thank you for responding so quickly on an older video. You’re my favorite RU-vidr.

@laquitaine0198 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for all your fabulous videos. Where can I find "hard paper" sheets in sizes large enough for pants and other slopers? I live in Vancouver and have tried Dressew and art supply stores to no avail. Thanks, Catherine.

@CatherineSews 9 месяцев назад

I’m also in the Vancouver area! I think Cansew is the best place but it comes in a huge roll! Maybe just poster board would work?

@laquitaine0198 9 месяцев назад

@@CatherineSews thanks for the quick reply. I’ll look them up.

@rebecca0799 7 месяцев назад

Is the waist to hip measured along the curve of the body or straight down between the two points? Thanks for the vid!

@CatherineSews 7 месяцев назад

It’s measured along the side seam, so the curve of the body.

@rebecca0799 7 месяцев назад

@@CatherineSews thank you!

@stellfashion1268 9 месяцев назад

Do all skirts need darts?

@CatherineSews 9 месяцев назад

No, if it's a stretch knit or flared or has princess seams or a yoke, then you don't need darts. A straight pencil skirt in a woven fabric definitely needs darts.

@stellfashion1268 8 месяцев назад

@@CatherineSews 😊 great! Thank you so much for your response 🥰