Concetti Chiave
- Pattern symbols guide the dress-maker in using patterns for garment construction, indicating fabric grain, fold placement, darts, notches, stitching lines, and seam allowances.
- Straight grain of fabric is marked with an arrow head symbol, directing placement parallel to the selvedge.
- Drafted patterns are customized for individual body measurements, ensuring a perfect fit for the wearer.
- Benefits of drafted patterns include adaptability to any style, cost-effectiveness, and the ability to check fit before garment creation.
- Drafted patterns are unique and original but require specialized skills and are only useful for the person they are made for.
What are pattern symbols and their meanings?
These show the dress-maker how to use the patterns in making garments. The marks should also beads in the drafted patterns. The pattern marking and symbols include the following and more:
- Straight grain of fabric: an arrow head symbol, meaning that the pattern piece should be placed on the grain like parallel to the selvedge.
- Place to fold of material: a bracketed grain-line, meaning that pattern edge should be placed on the fold of the fabric.
- Darts: shown by two broken lines for stitching. To make the dart, the material is folded along the centre.
- Notches: these are V-shaped symbols along the cutting line. Yet show matching points on the pattern. They can have numbers.
- Stitching line: this is shown by broken lines round the latter area.
- Seam allowance: the space between stitching line and the cutting line. It varies from one area of the pattern to another.
Drafted pattern and its benefits
Drafted pattern: This is made to fit a particular person. A person's body measurements are first taken. Then the pattern is drafted to fit his or her size.
Advantages of drafted pattern:
1. It can be made to fit a person perfectly.
2. It can be adapted to any type of style.
3. It is cheaper than commercial pattern.
4. It can help to check the fit of a design before it is made into a garment.
5. It is original, therefore can be unique. It does not require alteration.
Disadvantages of drafted patterns:
1. It can only be useful to one person, the owner.
2. Pattern drafting requires special skill in this case.
Domande da interrogazione
- What are the key symbols used in pattern making and their meanings?
Pattern symbols guide dress-makers in garment creation. Key symbols include the straight grain of fabric (arrow head symbol), place to fold of material (bracketed grain-line), darts (two broken lines), notches (V-shaped symbols), stitching line (broken lines), and seam allowance (space between stitching and cutting lines).
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