Professor Pincushion will help guide you through how to read the pattern directions. Once you get the hang of it, those directions will never be able to hold you back.
Pattern Directions Overview
intro to patterns
Marking Fabric
Marking your fabric pieces correctly is just as important as cutting out your fabric pieces accurately. More times than not, patterns have important circles, triangles or other markings and each convey a different type of information.
Pattern Layout
Learn the correct way for laying out your pattern pieces, using your guide inside the pattern envelope.
Cutting Out a Pattern
You've bought your pattern and are eager to get started but all the pieces are a little overwhelming. How do you know which ones to cut out? Let us walk you through cutting out a pattern.
Pattern Envelope Overview
If you’re new to commercial patterns, you’ll want to watch our tutorial on how to read and understand the information you can find on a pattern envelope.
How to Take Your Measurements
When using commercial patterns, you want to make sure you get the correct size. We'll show you how to take your measurements for getting the right fit.
Increase Sleeve Width Alteration
Are your sleeves too tight? See how to make alterations to your patterns to increase the width and comfort.
Decrease Hip Pattern Alteration
Learn how to make alterations to your commercial patterns so you can decrease the hip circumference for the perfect fit.
Increase Hip Pattern Alteration
If you find that the hip area is always too small when you use commercial patterns, check out our tutorial on how to easily adjust your patterns for an increased the hip circumference.
Decrease Waist Pattern Alteration
Our demonstration will show you how to alter your commercial patterns to decrease the waistline for a better fit.