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PATTERNS........

Posted by KRYSTYNA

1/18/2005 9:00:00 PM

OK, I AM TAKING A SEWNG CLASS, AN WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE HAS ANY IDEAS ON WHAT PATTERNS ARE GREAT FOR EITHER A BALLROOM PRACTICE SKIRT, OR A LATIN SKIRT. ALSO ARE THERE ANY PANTS PATTERNS THAT YOU LIKE FOR BLACK PRACTICE PANTS, OR EVEN ANY GOOD BODY SUIT PATTERNS? HEY OR EVEN A GREAT PATTERN FOR A ACTUAL COSTUME..... I TRIED TO FIND OTHER POSTD ON THIS TOPIC, BUT DIDNT.... ANY HELP WOULD BE GREAT!

Re: PATTERNS........

Posted by owendancer

1/21/2005 6:04:00 AM

KRYSTYNA My suggestion is to scrap the idea of patterns for practice pants,skirts etc., after all it is "practice" and there isnt any reason to have a pattern for them no one will see them or care if they do. Save your energy for the costume you will eventually make which everyone will see.

Re: PATTERNS........

Posted by Anonymous

1/21/2005 11:12:00 AM

While owendancer is demonstrating his ignorance, try looking here:

http://www.lagassa.com/gowns/stepbystep.html

Re: PATTERNS........

Posted by Laura

1/21/2005 12:13:00 PM

Heh, that page seriously needs to be reworked. (I know, I'm the author of it).

There's a few patterns I like to use but all of them have to be modified a bit to make them work. Right now my favorites are Kwik*Sew 3060 and 3018 for practice skirts, and 2514 and 2473 for dresses.

Which reminds me, I seriously need to go make a dress right now for a competition I'll be in next week. Fortunately it's syllabus, so the dress must be very plain and undecorated.

Re: PATTERNS........

Posted by petite-lass

1/22/2005 8:15:00 PM

As a fairly new ballroom dancer who sews, I love your web page. I have designed and sewn prom and wedding dresses, but do not have experience with ballroom gowns. Do you have any ideas for latin style?

Re: PATTERNS........

Posted by Laura

1/23/2005 12:50:00 AM

I've made a few latin dresses and had a lot of trouble with them at first until I realized that some latin designs were basically skating dresses with longer/differently shaped skirts. So, I got a skating dress pattern from Kwick*Sew (number 2601 and 2931 are my favorites) and started from there. I ended with:

http://www.dancesportimage.com/img/pinstripe.jpg

and the two dresses at

http://www.dancesportimage.com/landr/index.html

Re: PATTERNS........

Posted by owendancer

1/21/2005 1:52:00 PM

Anonymous: Tsk, Tsk, Tsk. I see now why you chose anonymous as a name. It makes it easier for you to hide. I offered my opinion and you chose to snub. Arent we childish. Nuff said.

Re: PATTERNS........

Posted by Anonymous

1/21/2005 3:52:00 PM

Well then Owen, perhaps you can enlighten us with your method for making pants without a pattern.

Re: PATTERNS........

Posted by Laura

1/21/2005 4:03:00 PM

I can't do anything without a pattern. Granted, I start with a basic pattern and alter and change and draft a new one from there, but I can't just start from a blank sheet of paper and get things like the hip curve and bust curve right. I guess that's because I'm self-taught and have never bothered to learn how to draft a sloper.

Re: PATTERNS........

Posted by owendancer

1/22/2005 5:09:00 PM

"Enlighten us?". You are the only one who responded!. My opinion was to scrap the idea of practice pants,skirts etc. Not the patterns.

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