How To Scale Up A Gridded Pattern | How to Use Patterns of Fashion | ALL THE METHODS!
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- Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
- How do you scale up a gridded pattern from historical fashion books? There are many different methods! Which method is right for you? The Projector method? A pantograph? Or do you want to scan and print the gridded pattern? If you want to use Patterns of Fashion or other historical costuming books you need to decide what the best method is based on your needs and your abilities.
When you find a pattern in historical fashion books like Patterns of Fashion, the Cut of Women's Clothes, and Costume Close-Up, it can be frustrating to try and figure out how to increase it to a usable scale. There are loads of tutorials, but they tend to focus on only one method, which might not be the best for YOU to scale up that gridded pattern. So I’ve compiled all the methods I know into a single video, at which point if you need additional help, I have linked some specific tutorials below!
Whether you're just a beginner trying to learn historical sewing, or if you're a seasoned pattern drafter looking for inspiration, it can be hard to know if Patterns of Fashion, The Cut of Women's Clothes, or any other books with gridded patterns can be worth your time or energy. So it would also be worth checking out my previous video in which I discuss whether you SHOULD scale up a gridded pattern, or whether you should use a different technique for enlarging and recreating the pattern. (Link to that video below!)
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Relevant Links:
Should I Scale This Gridded Pattern?: • Should I Scale Up a Gr...
@VBirchwood Long-Hand Graph Method Tutorial: • Transfer Gridded Patte...
@EllieandMacPatternsLLC Projector Method Tutorial: • Intro to Projectors fo...
This is just one of many projector methods! And they do focus on their specific patterns/pattern files, but it goes into some helpful detail about scale and tech questions.
Shoo Rayner Drawing Pantogrpah Method: • How to draw bigger and...
Not sewing-specific, but a really good up-close look at the use of this funky little tool!
American Duchess Scanning and Printing Tutorial (Blog Post): blog.americanduchess.com/2019...
This tutorial is a little outdated at this point, but it has a LOT of good helpful tips and tricks.
Rick Rack Pattern Printing: www.rickracktextiles.com/prod...
Want even more tips and resources for these scaling methods? Check out the blog post I put together: www.lizcapism.com/blog/all-th...
0:00 Introduction
0:36 General Tips
1:32 Long-Hand Graph Method
3:18 Pantograph Method
5:43 Scanning and Printing Method
6:51 The Projector Method
7:18 Connectors Sub-Tutorial
8:12 The Projector Method Continued
9:00 You Did It!
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Have you used any of these methods for scaling sewing patterns? What was your experience? If you've used more than one, which method is your favourite? Any additional tips for us all?
One of my favourite things to see in the comments is viewers sharing their historical fashion experiences! It's amazing to see how much help you all offer each other.
I tend to use the longhand-draft method because that's the only method that I know. I have a half-size mannequin that I'm using to teach myself draping. When I'm done with the pieces I add the lines to my patterning cross & dot paper to make it a 1/2" scale. Then zoom it up into the regular one inch size. Results can be mixed, but I'm still on my learning curve (wherein I cheat my way around from having to do The Maths).
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
This is genius and I love every second of it. It's a really good technique!
@@LizCapism I'm rather chuffed about it. Mostly because we don't really have the floorspace for a full-sized mannequin. And, at this point, I'm not sure how I'd feel about a full-sized version of me hanging about the joint...
I mean... Agnes is my ride-or-die sewing buddy, but i can see how it wouldn't be for everyone. 😜
The projector is GENIUS
"Don't forget to put paper up before tracing in permanent marker" awww Liz. I LOL'd. But also thank you for saying that specifically because I am in the class of people who need to be reminded :)
Yup. It happens to the best of us.
Yay!!! I love your videos. What a nice surprise:)
Yay! Thank you!
Btw, nobody mentions this but for small patterns (like corset) tv can work the same as projector. I just put a tissue/baking paper secured by masking tape and trace with soft pencil. Then tracing the pencil lines with some marker and erase the pencil. That may require a slightly more stable hand then projector method since you can’t push much on the screen but works fine for me.
I love it!
Oh that was great. I had been wondering what a few of the methods were called. Kept thinking about a toy I had in the 60’s or early 70’s that traced things bigger. Never realized it had such a long history 😅
You know what’s funny is that I was the opposite! I didn’t realize that there was a toy made of it until I started looking for tutorials for the video description! 😂
I’m so glad you enjoyed the video. ☺️
Hey Robin! Hope your Sunday is going well.
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
@@stevezytveld6585 hey Cathy. Just taking a coffee break! I’m playing the boarding game of find and clean the kitchen so you can mess it up!! We’re getting a bit of snow today as well.
@@robintheparttimesewer6798 Nice! I'm off to pick up a book for therapy and then back to a game of "find the kitchen"... ah Sundays, the reset day of the week.
I remember my sister & I wanted one after seeing an ad on TV back in the 70’s - I think it was called a “ sketch-o-graph”. She got one but neither of us could get it to work very well. Have often wondered in recent years if it would be useful for tracing patterns, but goodness only knows where it ended up!
Hi Liz, an other method I've used is similar to the projector, and that is running the image through to a flat screen TV
Wow! That was super cool and concise. I'd love a video on Spaghetti patterns...or whatever they're called.
Great tutorial. Short and to the point. A few years ago, I was gifted a portable overhead projector and the clear acetate sheets. I've been using those to enlarge my grid patterns. Next step, the mock up! :)
I haven't seen a Pantograph since I was a kid (not that I knew what it was called back then). How fun to find out they're still being made. Thanks so much, Ms. Liz.
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
I love that so many people were familiar with it in other contexts! It's making me feel a lot less silly for including the method in the video!
@@LizCapism Not silly at all. If anything, it's reassuring that it's still in production.
So useful! Thank you kindly!
Glad it was helpful!
A nice overview! I was looking for a free book pattern to use in my own tutorial in Inkscape, and found this video :) The accident with a wall and a permanent marker sounds exactly like something I would have done ;)
I did found the source of patterns too, so I'm all set.
My preferred way is always doing all the alteration on a computer, and then just cutting (I have a projector on the ceiling for that).
Ohh I’ve never tried scaling up on a laptop. I think I’ve always done it on paper which is cheaper for me lol. Doing it on the computer sounds like it saves so much time tho
Definitely can save time! But it’s fiddly in its own way. Whatever works for you is the right way!
I'm a bit confused by the scale at the beginning of the janet arnold book..
Nice video.that head covering in your video?l like it.what’s it called?l still laugh at your title Lazy History Bounding.
The head covering I'm wearing during the Projector method section? It's called a St.Brigitta Cap, and I made it in the "Words You Didn't Know Came from Textiles" video! 😊
Scanning and printing sounds so easy until you realise you have to get your computer to properly size the original image depending on resolution and then scale it and Then get a printer to actually print the right size......
My brain can't handle it lol I'll stick to grids T.T