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Tutorial: Make a sewing pattern from a thrifted shirt

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Tutorial: Make a sewing pattern from a thrifted shirt

Tutorial: Make a sewing pattern from a thrifted shirt

Portia from Makery shows how she created a sewing patter from this thrifted top.  She liked the shape of the top but it was not a color that she liked, and it was too big for her.  She bought the shirt and cut it apart so she could make a pattern from it and make all the tops she wants – in a size that fits and from fabric she likes.  She shares a tutorial showing how she cut it apart it and traced it to get an accurate pattern.  (A tutorial for grading it to the right size is on the way.)

Click below for her tutorial:

the copycat crepe top – (part 2) – making a pattern from an existing garment, by Makery

[photo from Makery]

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    • I’m so sorry about that! I think I hit “publish” before I inserted the link. I’ve updated the post to include the link. Thank you for letting me know! –Anne

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