draft a basic smock/shirt pattern to your
This is pattern drafting at it's basic!
This is a very simple pattern which
would be classed as a T-shape, there is no shaping in the shoulder
or waist. Once finished you can all you design lines and choose how
to cut it up for your finished garment.
It's an ideal pattern for a peasants
short or an outer smock starter.
You'll need the following
Depth of armscye (how deep you'd like your arm hole to be)
N.B: If you've not followed pattern drafting instructions before
they're very simple. The points are given on the diagram e.g. 1, 2,
3, 4 etc. And the instructions are given as 1-2 = 1/5 of neck. So
you need to find points 1 and 2 on the diagram, copy those points on
your pattern with the distance of 1/5 of the neck measurement. Make
sure you check the direction of the points, up, down, left and right
(also know as across). And square up or down to draw a line from the
point you are on straight up or down.
The diagram is not to scale
Mark point 1 and square across and down.
1-2 = 1/5 of neck measurement minus 2mm
1-3 = 1/5 of the neck measurement
1-4 = down 2cm
Draw in the neck curves
4-5 = armscye depth (measure down the depth of the armhole) and
3-6 = shoulder length plus 1cm (6 marks the shoulder point)
6-7 = arm or sleeve length (add 1.5cm for outerwear)
7-8 = 1/2 of cuff measurement
5-9 = 1/4 of the chest measurement plus 1/4 of the total ease
required (e.g. outerwear may be 30cm ease, so add 7.5cm to your
4-10 = finished length of garment, square across
9-11 = square down from 9 to touch line from 10
Join the dots as indicated on the diagram to create the pattern.
N.B: The front and back of the pattern are drawn at the same
time, the neck line for the back is 3-4 and for the front it's
2-3. Trace off the front and back pattern pieces for use.
In it's simplest form the pattern can be use as it is without
any style adjustments. If you join the back and front pattern
pieces together at the shoulder, you can use this to cut your
shirt as an all in one pattern (remember to cut the fabric on
the fold to create the left and right sides of the shirt
equally). Just add seam allowances and you're ready to go.
Now that your basic shape is finished you can add your
style lines You can create sleeves rather than having an all in
one, add a yoke and curves in areas if you like, the pattern can
become very versatile.
Once you've decided on your
finished design you can cut up the pieces. Remember to add the
To download the tutorial please click the link below:
How draft a basic