How To Scale Up A Gridded Pattern | How to Use Patterns of Fashion | ALL THE METHODS!

How do you scale up a gridded pattern from historical fashion books? There are many different methods! Which method is right for you? The Projector method? A pantograph? Or do you want to scan and print the gridded pattern? If you want to use Patterns of Fashion or other historical costuming books you need to decide what the best method is based on your needs and your abilities.

When you find a pattern in historical fashion books like Patterns of Fashion, the Cut of Women's Clothes, and Costume Close-Up, it can be frustrating to try and figure out how to increase it to a usable scale. There are loads of tutorials, but they tend to focus on only one method, which might not be the best for YOU to scale up that gridded pattern. So I’ve compiled all the methods I know into a single video, at which point if you need additional help, I have linked some specific tutorials below!
Whether you're just a beginner trying to learn historical sewing, or if you're a seasoned pattern drafter looking for inspiration, it can be hard to know if Patterns of Fashion, The Cut of Women's Clothes, or any other books with gridded patterns can be worth your time or energy. So it would also be worth checking out my previous video in which I discuss whether you SHOULD scale up a gridded pattern, or whether you should use a different technique for enlarging and recreating the pattern. (Link to that video below!)

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Relevant Links:
Should I Scale This Gridded Pattern?:    • Should I Scale Up a Gridded Pattern? ...  
‪@VBirchwood‬ Long-Hand Graph Method Tutorial:    • Transfer Gridded Patterns to Life-Siz...  
‪@EllieandMacPatternsLLC‬ Projector Method Tutorial:    • Intro to Projectors for Sewing  
This is just one of many projector methods! And they do focus on their specific patterns/pattern files, but it goes into some helpful detail about scale and tech questions.
Shoo Rayner Drawing Pantogrpah Method:    • How to draw bigger and smaller with a...  
Not sewing-specific, but a really good up-close look at the use of this funky little tool!
American Duchess Scanning and Printing Tutorial (Blog Post): https://blog.americanduchess.com/2019...
This tutorial is a little outdated at this point, but it has a LOT of good helpful tips and tricks.

Rick Rack Pattern Printing: https://www.rickracktextiles.com/prod...

Want even more tips and resources for these scaling methods? Check out the blog post I put together: https://www.lizcapism.com/blog/all-th...

0:00 Introduction
0:36 General Tips
1:32 Long-Hand Graph Method
3:18 Pantograph Method
5:43 Scanning and Printing Method
6:51 The Projector Method
7:18 Connectors Sub-Tutorial
8:12 The Projector Method Continued
9:00 You Did It!

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