Category: Pattern Modification & Fit

Drafting a Slimmer Sleeve

Update: A Slim Sleeve is now included in the Solo Dress pattern, or can be purchased separately for updating existing costumes.     Styles change quickly and many people have asked me about drafting a slimmer sleeve as sheer and even skin-tight sleeves come into greater popularity (left).  The sleeve in the Gúna Rince pattern …

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Drafting a Rounded Collar

**Update!**  The Rounded Collar is now included in the solo dress pattern as of the 3rd Edition (summer 2018). Here you’ll find drafting instructions for a mandarin color that works on a round neckline, rather than a pointed one, like what is included in the pattern.  This has become a bit of a fad lately, and …

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