Pattern Grading for Enlarging Nuno Felted Garment Patterns
Enlarge Your Seamless Garment Pattern to Allow for Shrinkage
A felted seamless garment pattern must be greatly enlarged prior to felting due to the the shrinkage which occurs during the felting and fulling process. The process of enlarging a pattern is called "pattern grading." In this course, we will enlarge a traced template of a garment by 60% using the "cut and spread" method of pattern grading.
Work at your own pace and return as many times as you like to review the techniques and course materials. If you have any questions or comments, please email Judith at [email protected]
What will students need to know or do before starting this course?
- Please take extra care and do not mix up you measurements between horizontal cuts (for increasing height) and vertical cuts (for increasing width).
Who should take this course? Who should not? What else should I know?
- This course is for those who are at an intermediate to advanced level of felting and who are ready to creat garments with a better fit.
- Language: English
At the end of my course, students will be able to...
Make their own enlarged pattern and create a better fitting garment.
What materials/software do the students need and what actions do they have to perform before the course begins?
- Find a top that fits you well, made from a non-stretchy material
- Roll of kraft or packaging paper
- Scissors (for cutting paper, not your fabric cutting scissors)
- 1" or 2" masking tape
- Measuring tape
- Calculator
- Pencil
- Sheet of 2 mm or 3 mm painter's drop cloth plastic
- A computer or device capable of accessing the Internet is required
- An Internet connection is required
Your Instructor
As a young girl, I spent many hours wandering the the fields and forests on the upstate New York farm where I grew up. It was in this beautiful place that I contemplated the force of life and grew to appreciate the natural world that surrounded me.
For most of my life, I have had an urge to create art, but it wasn't until I was in my late 40's, that I became captivated by feltmaking. I use layers of wool and silk to achieve texture, and then, hand-paint my pieces as if they are a watercolour painting. Always, there are rivers of texture and colour running through my work. These rivers connect, grow apart, and then reconnect. To me, they represent the force of life.
In my felt garments, I seek to capture an ethereal, natural essence and wrap women in beauty, sensuality and mystery. My hope is to create pieces that, when worn, make each and every woman feel beautiful.
As much as I love felting, I love even more, the people it brings into my life. I now reside on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada and teach workshops throughout North America and also to students worldwide through online classes.