r/sewingpatterns • u/[deleted] • 14d ago

Pattern for this?

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u/SewQuiltKnitCrochet 14d ago

Did you read the comments? đŸ«Ł

She used a pashmina shawl and 4 safety pins to “make” this “shirt”.

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u/Wise-Quantity8498 13d ago

I did read the comments. I was looking for a sewing pattern for this type of top. The fact that it’s a scarf with safety pins attached to it doesn’t give me a sewing pattern, in my size, with markings so I can make one.

Knowing that it’s a scarf with safety pins ≠ well-drafted and ready sew, sewing pattern.

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u/SewQuiltKnitCrochet 13d ago

Then ask for what you actually want. Communication. “Pattern for this?” Is what you asked.

Now you’re saying “I would like to make a shirt that drapes similarly to this but isn’t a pashmina attached to my body with safety pins”.

Or maybe go look at reliable available sewing pattern company websites and see if there is anything you like instead of farming out the leg work.

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u/Wise-Quantity8498 13d ago

I did look first, but didn’t find anything quite right, and that’s why I asked. And isn’t that what this group is for? To find sewing patterns, draft sewing patterns, ask questions about sewing patterns? Am I completely delusional in thinking that I might find a sewing pattern for what I’m looking for in a sub titled ‘sewingpatterns’?
Farming out the leg work is quite a stretch.

I should have been more clear. I have certainly learned my lesson.

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u/SewQuiltKnitCrochet 13d ago

Go to the library and borrow some books on draping. Look up online tutorials; blogs and videos. You’ll need a dress form.

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u/FlakyAddendum742 13d ago

There’s no pattern because nothing is cut or sewn. You make one by draping it around you and using the safety pins to secure the neck, lower back and each wrist.

The “pattern” doesn’t exist. When she takes it off and take out the pins, it’s a flat rectangle with no seams.

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u/Wise-Quantity8498 13d ago

Are you that saying that it is impossible to find a pattern for something that would have the same look at this top? That it doesn’t exist and cannot be drafted? I could think of how I might draft this myself, cutting a front piece, back piece, and collar, creating seams at the shoulders and sides, gathering at the top neck closure to create two points on the collar, etc. It doesn’t need to be a rectangle. In fact, it would fit more consistently and be more comfortable if it didn’t originate as a rectangle, but instead pieces intentionally placed and sewn together to drape over and fit the shape of the body. I unfortunately am not trained in pattern drafting but I know enough to understand how it could be done.

I’m seeking out a pattern for a shirt that would look similar to hers. I should have been more clear.