First Lesson In Pattern Cutting :)

We had our first lesson in pattern cutting today. Arrrrrrrhhhhhhhh.
How foolish am I to think that pattern cutting dealt with pattern prints on clothing.!!!!!!!!
Pattern cutting is actually garment construction (almost like a jigsaw puzzle).
I learnt a lot in this lesson, for example, notches, a notch is a mark made on the pattern piece to help the machinist match pattern pieces together and one notch on a sleeve represents the front of a sleeve and two notches represents the back of the sleeve.

The red arrows shows the notches













I also learnt how to measure the body properly and some new terminology.

Machinist - A person that sews garments.
Grader - they will take a size 10 pattern and create that pattern in other sizes.
Grain Line - found on a pattern piece and indicates where the pattern should be placed on the fabric.

I enjoyed the first lesson and would urge people not to take titles literally. I think everybody should try something new as it will give your confidence a boost.