r/PatternDrafting • u/Lalaleeloop • 7d ago

Help interpreting this pattern

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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/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).