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  • DIY Shorts and Top + Lost Cashmerette Concord Dress

    May 7, 2020 / 6 Comments

    I’ve been drafting a lot lately.  I’ve used a number of resources for my drafts, but truthfully you could buy a book, take a class or use a good fitting TNT as your block/sloper and experiment.  I went through multiple muslins to get my fits refined, there’s only so much you can do on yourself.  So, you start from the top and see how it goes.  You work one area at a time and you exercise patience.  I learned to pinch, pin, tuck and ask questions until I got it right, there is no short cut to fit.  I want to really refine my sewing techniques so I figured if…

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