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How to Create an Original Sewing Pattern

Making your own sewing project begins with choosing a pattern. While it's often easy to find a ready-made pattern at a fabric or craft store, sometimes the pattern you need is nowhere to be found. Creating your own original pattern is a good way to get started on your project without relying on the help of designers.

Things You'll Need

  • Tissue paper or other thin pattern paper
  • Pencil
  • Scissors
  • Pins
  • Measuring tape (optional)
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Instructions

    • 1

      Determine how many pieces your project will have. For instance, if you are making a pattern for a tote bag, your project will have 2 pieces to form the bag itself and 2 more for the straps, making 4 total pieces.

    • 2

      Determine which pieces will be unique and which will be duplicates. For the tote bag project, the 2 bag pieces would be duplicates and the 2 strap pieces would be duplicates, meaning that you only need to make 2 separate pattern elements.

    • 3

      Lay out your pattern paper and sketch out the pattern. If your pattern is a piece of clothing that requires specific measurements, this is the Step in which you will make the measurements and transfer them to the paper.

    • 4

      Cut out the pieces of the pattern. Assemble them in as accurate a simulation as possible to determine if any pieces are missing.

    • 5

      When you are ready to begin cutting the fabric and sewing, pin the patterns to your fabric as you would with a ready-made pattern, and cut and assemble the fabric accordingly.


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