u/EattheRudeandUgly

I started with a tape moulage, cut it flat, digitally traced the pieces, then did 2 fittings. This is a game changer for my curvy hourglass, big butt, and curved back. Shopping for clothes is a nightmare. And instructions for drafting slopers basically had me spending a bunch of time drafting a huge rectangle that I had to spend a lot of time fitting anyway.

Now I'm gonna take a rest, then digitize the final moulage pieces in CLO so I can start off all my patterns from this amazing fit. (Looking back I should have held back on digitizing until the very end but we live we learn)

Edit: it's pretty tight. I'm going for second skin and I will make slopers from it next. if you guys have feedback, I would appreciate what I some direction on what could be changed for next time.

Edit: Thank you for all the kind and actionable feedback! Say what you will about the fit being incorrect and imperfect, but the fact is this fits me better than 100% of what I can find RTW in stores. That's success to me!

Film/theater, Costume, corporate, small brands, big brand, independent, doesn't matter. If you currently even in the past earned a portion of your living from patternmaking skills, what was your journey like?

What was your education like? Formal? Apprenticeship? Informal? self-directed?

Did you choose patternmaking out of the gate? Did you switch from a different fashion/design discipline or totally different industry? What cities did you work? Were you a patternmaker in the past and switched to a new industry? Do you work in a technical specialization like aerospace, defense, medical, etc?

Just a new patternmaker trying to gauge the possibilities of the industry. Info dumps requested; no filter please.

So happy with my moulage fit. 14 panels in total.

Any professional patternmakers here?