Certain fabrics will be a greater challenge to cut than others. Leather, suede and fur are three of these. You will also need to know how to mark the pattern pieces when making your dressmaking pattern.
Cutting and Pattern Marking
Firstly when learning how to sew a dress there are some very difficult materials to work with. Leather and suede present special problems to the designer. All the seams should be stay-stitched with tape to prevent pulling and cutting through the skin.
Once you have a basic knowledge of how to draft a simple dressmaking pattern and how to draft variations of design for any part of the pattern, you can begin to think of how to sew a dress. In choosing your material you must keep several things in mind. Keep the style you have designed [...]
