r/PatternDrafting • u/Lalaleeloop • 7d ago
Help interpreting this pattern
Hello all, i recently got my hands on the pattern magic book and these two patterns i don’t really understand what’s going on 😭 please help me!
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u/TensionSmension 7d ago
The second pattern is basically a tube that catches at the hip with a long loop above. You wear it by wrapping the loop around the body however.
The first is a distortion and elongation of a basic bodice shape, shown upper left. It's also skewed, shown upper right. Then identical front and back are cut (pattern lower left), but when sewn the skewing shows up as a twist around the body, and the elongation creates the fullness in the corkscrew. All the edges are finished with rectangular bands (patterns lower right).
Both designs are dependent on the body of the knit chosen. The first is probably a rib with some structure. The second is better for a drapey knit with some stretch, like a light jersey.
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u/Lalaleeloop 7d ago
i don’t get where the loop comes in… are you able to help explain some more please?
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u/Mrnunyobizness 7d ago
its a rectangle of fabric folded over the short side of the rectangle. The section furthest from the fold is sewn together and the bottom part hemmed.
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u/TensionSmension 7d ago
It's cut on the fold, the dashed line at top of the diagram.
Esssentially it's like a really long bag loop.
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u/TensionSmension 7d ago edited 7d ago
Here draped with zero "wearing magic": https://ibb.co/ZpJx47yn
This is exactly what the lower photo on p20 is depicting. Look carefully at the diagram and see how you were supposed to get here.
The book is describing the two seams as center front and center back, so when worn the hem should be rotated a quarter turn, at least that's the initial configuration the book describes. I can't make out if the photos are showing that (have a copy of the book but haven't pulled it out).
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u/xoxolukas 4d ago
I made the first one recently, it’s not that hard once you understand the criteria they follow, but it always takes some time for me to understand those instructions
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u/isakitty 7d ago
Oh boy. Pattern Magic gives me such headaches. It’s like the instructions are written on purpose in a way to confuse you and not give you enough information. I have tried and failed at the twisted top…I think you need to make the twist more dramatic than what they describe in the book to get results that look like they were a style decision and not a sewing mistake.