1940s Riding Breeches: Drafting Trials & Tribulations
For my first vintage drafting adventure, I chose the riding breeches for an added challenge and may have gotten more than I bargained for... will it all make sense in the end?!
I'm once again joined by Rebecca of @PocketFullofPoseys as she, too, works her way through drafting a pair of pants. Watch both videos to get a sense of how the same manual works on different body shapes!
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🧵The Manual:
https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/57968...
🌸Rebecca's Videos:
📗 Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:53 First Attempts
2:20 A New Approach
3:30 It's Working
4:53 Another Hiccup
6:27 Rebecca #1
7:52 Working Hypothesis
9:25 Half Scale Model
10:45 Rebecca #2
12:03 Pattern Division
13:54 Drafting (finally!)
15:52 Mock-Up
17:27 Lessons & Questions
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