Drafting the Body and Sleeves of a Pullover
Today, we're drafting the body, yoke and sleeves of the Funnel Neck Pullover.
Welcome to Sewing With Numbers, a newsletter about sewing, math, design and how to draft your own sewing patterns. Through simple pattern drafting exercises, I'll show you how fun, useful and empowering math can be. ✂️ Every 6 to 8 weeks, I feature a different drafting project, with each lesson building upon the learnings from previous ones.
For this drafting exercise, we will start by drafting a basic tunic block with grown on sleeves (meaning the sleeve is attached to the body without a seam). We’ll then take that tunic block and cut it into our body and sleeve pattern pieces. This pattern is intentionally oversized and boxy in shape so it has a more forgiving fit than something that is form fitting.
If you missed it, catch up on the inspiration for this garment and the pattern pieces we’ll be drafting here:
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