The Trick to Cloning Clothes | Seams Too True EP 1
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Don't forget about the grain of the material matching the grain of the garment. Very important to mark on your pattern.
Can you make a video on how to convert patterns into different sizes??🙏🏽
Yessss! Please 🙏
I use a pin to poke through shoulder seams into paper to mark the pattern, then I just draw the lines in when I take the clothing off the pattern paper. That way, I do not accidentally shift any pieces
if i can, i prefer to unsew it all flat and copy exactly what's cut with a pencil, then I'll take my rules and make the lines smooth and clear, add all kind of signals as drafts, seam alowance as notes, words as front/back/amount of hem/etc so i can literally clone it and when i get bored or loose/gain weight i can make a new pattern
That works well with clothes that are too worn out or torn. I have a shirt that I love, who finally gave out after many years, so I unpicked everything and copied the pattern 😊
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
I have sewn my own clothing for years. Sewing patterns are often sized oddly, forcing me to redesign and figure out how to make them fit me. Copying ready to wear is great for learning fit and clothing construction. And to understand just what makes a garment special and worthy of wearing.
Understanding the stretch of a fabric, the fabric content, and the fabric drape will help one to know if they will get a good result. I have also built a complete block pattern set from clothing I enjoy wearing and find flattering and that I can actually wear.
One huge detail I also learned is that sewing your own clothing can help one find cohesion in a wardrobe. Once you know how to sew clothing as difficult as ready to wear, you can design, create a pattern and sew almost any garment you see or own.
This is so true! The best way to get clothes that fit, and that you like, is to clone ones that you already like and that fit you well.
The most accurate way is to enjoy the item until it’s worn out, unpick the seams, press the pieces flat, and use them as pattern pieces. Keep in mind that clothing that’s been worn and laundered will often have distortions in the shape of the pieces through stretching that happens as you move. You’ll need to adapt your traced clone pattern slightly to account for this distortion.
With stretchier or delicate fabrics, it helps if you iron the pieces of your deconstructed fav garment onto a stabilizer of some sort, to keep them from changing shape as you work with them. Subtle changes in the shape of a pattern piece make real differences to how a garment ends up fitting and sitting on your body. You can see this in a commercial, multi-sized pattern; the differences between one size and the next are often very small changes to width and length, for instance.
It can really help with cloning a garment, if you have some familiarity with how sewing patterns look and function, because then you’ll be able to “read” the pattern in the garment you want to copy, and see how to recreate its outlines from the fuzzy outlines suggested by the fabric. This is especially true if you’re going to recreate a pattern from a whole, not a deconstructed, garment.
Another important factor in getting a finished clone garment that you’ll like wearing, is fabric selection. Choose fabric for the clone garment that’s similar in weight, stretch (or lack thereof), and texture, to the original. Very different fabric can also be fun, but you’ll end up with a very different garment, usually. If you’re trying to recreate a fave, stick to fabric as close to the original as possible. If you’re just playing around to see what happens, and don’t mind getting some strange results, go for it and try making that favorite denim jacket out of Terry cloth. 😊
This is a really helpful comment, thank you for sharing your experience 🙏 for a newbie all this stuff is not assumed knowledge
Depending on the garment, I’ll pin through the clothes onto kraft paper and then connect the dots, adding seam allowance later. 🙂
Me too, I wrote the same thing, then I saw your comment.
I tend to use pencil for that first pass to keep ink off the edges. I trace the true shape of sleeves, etc and add the SA to the pattern after with a French curve ruler. On some complex areas like a crotch that is not on the edge of the flat item I will use a pin and poke through every 1/4” or so then draw it in later and add SA. Great stuff!
That's great advice, thank you so much for sharing with everyone 😊
I have my grandmother's lovely tracing wheel that she taught me to use for tracing patterns and cloning items onto new sheets of paper. It's faster and easier for outlining clothing items and the dotted line it creates makes cutting the pattern out a breeze.
I’ve been looking for how to make clothes for years and have only been met with absolute confusion and empty answers thank you so much for showing me how to start on my own I’ll remember this video
I truly appreciate you for these helpful tips in these short videos
TBH - this is a high leveled skill set that REALLY only should be done IF and only if you understand garment construction - aka NOT if "you don't want to buy commercial patterns." -reason? If the garment has complicated seams, easing or other hidden seaming details - unless you know how to anticipate this, your "clone" will NEVER turn out the same and lead to frustrations later. DO commercial patterns 1st and get good at anticipating and understanding garment construction before doing this....
Good advice. Start with a simple garment, buy patterns and study them and read whatever you can find on the subject. But, don't be so afraid to try it that you merely stick with store bought patterns. Also, I bought draft "fabric" at discount prices to test out the patterns I made, which was a cheap way to learn about mistakes before investing in expensive fabric. I was a professional dressmaker for years.
Right. A sleeve pattern looks nothing like the finished article. Same for trouser legs. Ok if you want a ba twing top.
Such a useful tidbit of information, here. It's just what I needed to know as I'm about to embark on trying to change the back panel of a blouse. Am wanting to make a few other alterations, too, to hopefully make it larger where it will fit me better. TYSM for sharing this video with us. 👍
Honestly, nothing works for me on buying dress patterns by my size
and it's very frustrating! You're right, cloning my own fav garments I
think can work for me bcoz it fits me perfectly! I'll try! Thank you for
this video!
hey thank you for the sage like advice. these are the hot tips I'm looking for
keep working bro, I see the progress and im inspired
Hyped about the series 🙌🏻
Excited to share them with you, a lot of quick videos with really helpful tips and advice for sewing coming soon 🙏🏻
I really wanted to make a inner lining for my denim jacket that I'm embroidering right now. Thank u for the video
Love watching your videos, they've helped me to improve my sewing. Thank you.
I like the idea of turning garment inside out. I’ll try that. Thanks!
AWESOMENESS!!!
Genius! Thank you!
thanks for sharing your skills about that topic 👍
short video but essential
most definitely 🙏🏻
That's a great tip!!!!!! Thank you
Useful!
that's a great tip!
Thank you! It's a good tip👍🗽💯
100% helpful....thank you ! I just subscribed to your channel
Genius!
Thank you!🤗🙌
Thank you❣
Freezer paper is amazing to create patterns too
was literally about to do this the other day, thanks for the inside out tip!
Glad I could help🙏🏻😊
Thanks for all your videos. Any advice on printing the patters without spending too much? They mentioned printing the patern would be 120 USD 😅 thanks
Thanks!
This is my favourite UA-cam channel.
Thank you Danny 😇🙏🙏
can you do a in depth updated version of this video ?
Really helpful video, hey how do you like your Singer cg14 serger? Looking at that model to buy, can you do a video using it?
Thank You.
thank u :]
Any idea on how to clone pants with darts?
That's tricky, you'll wanna undo the seams and take the pants apart for a true clone.
Is there some principle repository of mens designer patterns that you'd recommend? Specifically, I've been looking for patterns for drop crotch shorts and pants in the manner of Rick Owens, Boris Bidjan Saberi, and others. Thanks!
Hey there i just downloaded your balaclava free pattern but the website also required an address. Is it also going to be shipped at my house haha?? Thanks.
I didn't see where it said what wear tracing like the inside of the pants or the front which side do I need to cut
goat
Do you have any vion how to size up favorite clothes?
I sew and like making thing. Sometimes my favorite garment is too small because i have gained weight.
I have been doing this for years. I'd like to see if you have any better tricks that I can improve my cloning methods.
Nancy Zimmerman has a video on it that I recently watched. Very helpful.
If you use a roll of thick , see through plastic for your pattern… you can mark using a sharpie, make notes without tearing . Roll up or fold .. and it will last for decades . A $20 roll will last for years , even doing full length gowns. Easy to cut , won’t rip!
How do you transfer darts with this method tho?
I have a problem with my shoulder seams matching up, when cloning a sleeveless top. Could it have anything to do with cutting the pattern out on the fabric, like I should be flipping the pattern over first or something. Im getting pretty frustrated. Please help with a tip as to what I am doing wrong? The neck in front wants to pucker outward?????
Hey hmmm, is it the collar that's puckering outward? If so, shorten the length of the fabric and then stretch it to meet the circumference of the neck hole. Check out my boxy tee vid, there's a section about that :)
@GloryAllan Thank you! 😊
My issues with this method has always been that the backs are usually a tidbit larger than the fronts 😅 maybe I'm trying to be too precise 🤔
Where did you get that craft paper?
At a sewing store, I don't think allll stores have it but this one did. This store I'd say is more into the notions and accessories than fabrics
I buy mine from office supply stores.
I find it easier to unpick my skirts etc and then sew them back up after I have traced them out. Much more precise. But this definitely wouldn’t be practical for things like jeans and other fiddly clothes!
you don't have to cut apart your garment?
Sometimes it’s not a matter of not wanting to buy a pattern - I’m a retro 1950’s type gal, and the patterns can be very hard to get or are in vintage sizing which makes sizing a whole new ballgame. I have cloned one dress, and the main issue I had were the darts. How can you tell how much fabric they put into the dart when they have trimmed the excess? I got this so wrong on the first try that I had to throw the dress out and start again. The result isn’t perfect, but it’s wearable.
You can often tell by finding the grain of the fabric and drawing lines beyond the s/a in the direction of the grain. Then (on your pattern paper) cut where the dart is stitched on the actual fabric, and spread until the grain lines up.
Why inside out ?
My problem is all the darts, pleats, etc, that are not traceable.
tote pattern is not available :/
It's still there, you just have to change "Add-Ons" to N/A since there's no thread that comes with the digital pattern
I don't recommend using magic marker. It's too messy.
No darts once again
Who sells Craft Paper in a large roll ?
this is definetly thirsty of me because i'm commenting this on a sewing tutorial but, you're cute ..
Hey you lie there is no free pattern on your site there is No link to download pattern or save
Fantastic content. Thank you so much! It is so unrelaxing having the horrible, inane background whitenoise. I wish you had the confidence to offer your excellent presentation and skills without it. When you have a conversation with friends or when you work do you have that nerve-jangling sound in your ears? What do you think it adds?
Oh, please your background music is obnoxious but if you want to have music, please lower the decibel rating it was competing with your instructions.
And for everybody else
I know where the mute button is
I know how to turn on closed captions
I know how to read the transcript, but it certainly isn’t the same now is it ?
😮 OMG 😱 this awful background 'music'..I can't watch!!