Qipao/Cheongsam Part 1/2: Pattern Drafting

Part 2:    • Qipao/Cheongsam Part 2/2: The Making  

✨ I've been wanting to make a qipao/cheongsam for almost 10 years now and finally I made one that fits well on me in time for the Lunar New Year. Yay to courage!

I started by modifying a basic sheath dress into a qipao/cheongsam. The muslin mock-up was a definite help in this whole process. I'm now more confident that given a custom dressform of me (aka my stunt double), I can draft it all the way from scratch. It all seemed so hard back then for some reason.

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🐕🐕🐕Happy Lunar New Year 2018, Year of the Dog!🐕🐕🐕
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P.S. The duct tape dressform I made a long time ago is unpinnable. :(

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