Questions

I’m currently trying to draft a pattern to my own measurements so I can follow the YouTube course, gathering as best I can the information on the specific features of Reza’s patterns scattered throughout the videos and the forum. There’s one thing I’m still unsure about, and that’s the slant on the side panel (here it is on the traditional and pagoda model).

On Reza’s patterns, both the traditional model and the pagoda model, this slant is much more pronounced than in any other pattern-drafting methods I’m familiar with, and I’m not sure why it’s drawn that way (here's some examples of different side panel slants from tailoring books. Please ignore all other design elements, those photos come forme very different sources).

In the book Menswear Fundamentals by the Müller & Sohn school, this slant is mentioned briefly, but I find the explanation a bit unclear, and it’s treated a…

Hi everyone,

I'm in the process of getting my home studio set up a little better and finally getting around to making a proper surface for my table. I had previously been using a hard wooden surface for drawing and cutting out my patterns and for cutting cloth, but making do with a domestic ironing board for all my pressing.

I've got a large sheet of 3mm felt from Alpenwolle which I plan to cover with cotton moleskin, so everything as close to Reza's suggestions as possible.

What I want to know is; once the table surface is covered with felt and moleskin to make it "squidgy" for pressing, are we still supposed to able to draw lines on paper with a sharp pencil on the same table? I did a quick test and it seems like the softness of the felt means the paper sort of sinks into the…

Started with something super geometrical. My pattern was satisfactory, but I had a tough time taping everything together.