Made to Sew | How To: Draft (Pattern Cutting) Princess Seams @MadetoSew | Uploaded March 2018 | Updated October 2024, 28 minutes ago.
Learn how to add princess seams to your favourite pattern, or draft princess seams from scratch on your personal block. In this tutorial I share the things you need to consider when drafting princess seams, the optional design lines you can choose from and instructions on how to draft a princess seam from the armhole and shoulder. Looking at how to incorporate a waist dart in the princess seam and remove a side dart.

Why not make the Red Dress, use the FREE Copen pattern and this tutorial. madetosew.com/collections/patterns/products/copen

If you are looking for a specific part of the tutorial see the below timings:
0. Preparation: 0:00 - 9:05
1. Princess Seam 1 (armhole, no waist dart): 9:05 - 19:26
2. Princess Seam 2 (shoulder, waist dart): 19:26 - 31:25
3. True Seams: 31:25 - 36:55
4. Adding Seam Allowances: 36:55 - 38:47
5. Back Princess Seams: 38:37 - 44:11

LINKED TUTORIALS
How To: Copen Shift Dress / Top (Beginners Dressmaking) -
youtu.be/ASKmwy7xklk
How To: Sewing Princess Seams - youtu.be/djduB8IGqmc

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