How to Make a Vintage Pattern Bigger/ Basic Pattern Grading.

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3 жыл бұрын

You asked for it. Here it is, making your vintage pattern bigger or some basic pattern grading. I walk you through grading up a 1950s pant pattern. This video is packed with information. So if you have any questions leave them in the comments. I would love to help.
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@stephaniecollins6052 Ай бұрын

I'm obsessed with carefully ironing every pattern piece and envelope, then carefully refolding the pieces

@laurelreinhardt5076 3 ай бұрын

Holy cow! This is the first time I've ever been able to understand this process! Thank you!!

@onesma1729 3 жыл бұрын

This is very helpful!! I have MANY vintage patterns that I need to adjust (10+ inches in some) and this is going to help tremendously!!!

@QueenDeLuxe 3 жыл бұрын

So very glad!!

@romeoslover817 Жыл бұрын

me too

@aprilguertin1037 27 күн бұрын

I have just found your channel. You have the best instructions I have found so far! I am now a fan and a follower. It has been 2 years since you posted anything.....please come back and make more videos!

@romefiore7052 3 жыл бұрын

yessss thank you !! im always so sad all the vintage patterns dont fit my man body! also love hearing rudy's collar jingling every so often in the voiceover background

@QueenDeLuxe 3 жыл бұрын

Rudy is always hanging out with me in the sewing room🤗

@laurafeliz1060 Жыл бұрын

Girl thank you, I found some kids patterns at the thrift store that are 3 sizes too big and I've been trying to rework them

@thefarmerswifecanada Жыл бұрын

Omg, I love this! I love that you created miniatures…..genius! Thank you for this video!!!

@ladystitch-a-lot 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for making this video. I was gifted a lot about 100 vintage patterns but they are too small for me, I think I'm going to try sizing up some of them now.

@QueenDeLuxe 3 жыл бұрын

😳100 patterns! Lucky. Your very welcome! Please let me know how it goes.

@ladystitch-a-lot 3 жыл бұрын

@@QueenDeLuxe I just about cried, the wonderful lady I got them from also gifted me her fabric stash. She is going to be 90 on her next birthday and her fingers are just not up to sewing anymore, she knew I love sewing and vintage so she blessed me with all the beautiful goodies.. I definitely will let you know how it goes 😊

@QueenDeLuxe 3 жыл бұрын

That is just amazing. I love it when things like this happen. What a tremendous blessing for both of you.

@jessicabey275 Жыл бұрын

how did it go?

@ladystitch-a-lot Жыл бұрын

@@jessicabey275 it went okay but I definitely need to work on them lol. I have big hips so it's a lot of adjustment.

@barbiedesoto7054 Жыл бұрын

This is amazing!

@terrigelbaum8066 8 ай бұрын

A dry iron would flatten out nicely.

@yettaloyd507 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you love the pattern

@debrapaff7543 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for simplifying this for me!

@uglybeat Жыл бұрын

Super helpful! I appreciate all these wonderful tips, especially for tricky pants!

@f8nomore Жыл бұрын

This was very helpful. Thank you so much! ♥

@wanda04g Жыл бұрын

Thank you for explaining in Detail

@SewSewDrew 3 жыл бұрын

sew very helpful! I love your teaching style

@uzeela Жыл бұрын

Thank you... very helpful.. have some vintage patterns to size up...subscribed!

@Hafthor10 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for the tutorial! So helpful❤️

@QueenDeLuxe 3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 😊

@seestellysew8472 3 жыл бұрын

This was very informative. Thank you.

@QueenDeLuxe 3 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad 😀

@deniselawrence7491 6 ай бұрын

Best demo I've seen and I've got some Nancy zieman books that you made it easier for me to understand. Thanks

@sewciology22 5 ай бұрын

Thankyou so much for this - I have just made up a vintage pattern as is in a 34in bust and no way going to fit me. This is great. So simple too.

@kristyupton4449 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I love this video! I've wanted to make clothes to actually fit me for a long time and this helps a great deal!!! Sometimes, however, your voice is very low and I can't always understand you. I look forward to other videos you come up with! Thanks again.

@QueenDeLuxe 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the sound info. I am trying so hard to fix this. It seems to be an upload issue. If you have any questions I am happy to answer and or clarify.

@rahmanarahim7137 2 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad I found your video it’s very helpful my question is do you add the same allowance back in after you made the adjustment

@QueenDeLuxe 2 жыл бұрын

If you have taken seam allowance off,you need to put it back on. If you just enlarge a pattern that has seam allowance included no need to add more. Hopefully this is the answer you are looking for. So glad the video was helpful

@susansmith8602 Жыл бұрын

Hey! Thanks so much for this clear explanation. I have one question and I apologize if you said it but I didn’t get it. How do you know where to draw the vertical and horizontal slash lines or is that how you do it to enlarge any pant pattern? Thanks!

@stache1954 2 жыл бұрын

A pink sewing machine!

@jemmajeffery8142 2 жыл бұрын

Hi there, just confused as to when expanding. I need to add on 4" therefore divide by 4 for 1" (yours was 1 1/2" invideo) on the piece. When I cut and move the 3 pieces (drawn by myself on one pattern piece) to expand, do I move each of those by 1" or make all 3 move to equal 1"? Let me know if you understand me! Thanks so much

@sarag1158 Жыл бұрын

I have an inclination to hinge my pattern outward. I have tiny arms and tiny shoulders. I need to add 2in to the bust and 4in to the shoulders and arm holes the same size. I thinking about cutting it up the middle and hinging it out at the waist. I think it's a crazy enough idea it might work.

@sharon2162 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you so much for your tutorial! When sizing down patterns, do the measurements have to be halved when overlapping? For example if I need to remove 1” from my back pattern and I have made two vertical cutting lines, should I overlap the pieces in both lines by 1/4” (vs. when separating I would add 1/2” in each cutting line)? Thank you very much!

@QueenDeLuxe 3 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome. The measurements do not need to be halved when overlapping. This is one of those confusing things about flat patterning. The piece that is traveling underneath is the bit that is getting subtracted. The piece on top is still here (in this reality). As a practice I always finish up with a measurement across the pattern to make sure all my math was correct, I'm always making small math mistakes. Hope this make sense...

@sharon2162 3 жыл бұрын

@@QueenDeLuxe It does, I was having trouble understanding the method but now I understand and will adjust my patterns accordingly :) I appreciate your response! Thank you so much!

@lougoocher6227 7 ай бұрын

I would recommend ironing the original piece to have the most accurate shape to your pattern. It's gonna be a bear upsizing this, so make it as accurate as possible. Every wrinkle that isn't laying flat literally changes the shape.

@QueenDeLuxe 7 ай бұрын

Except this pattern was too brittle to do this. I usually do press all of my pattern pieces. But I was not willing to destroy this pattern in the process.

@sandrasweat9162 Жыл бұрын

thank you for the video it was really helpful. i have never sewn or used patterns. this is my desire to learn how to use a pattern and if it is ok with you i will take you up on invite for your help. thank you so much sandra

@darussianping61 Жыл бұрын

Hi do you have a video on upscaling a pattern for a dress or top?

@unchartedideas Жыл бұрын

How did you decide where to put the horizontal and vertical lines (the cut lines)? I know you said around the dart, but what about if you're grading a dress or something??

@marianita420 3 жыл бұрын

Hello! Thank you for the video! I'm really getting back into sewing after many, many years. I do wear plus size and am finding it hard to get with the terminology. Grading and enlarging? Also can you help me with this question? As I enlarge a pattern to fit does that automatically include the adjustment of the ease of the finished garment? Thank you!

@QueenDeLuxe 3 жыл бұрын

#1Grading is a patterning term that refers to enlarging and decreasing a middle sided pattern into a range of sizes. I’m sure you have seen a commercial pattern that have a size range printed on it. That pattern has been graded. #2 The ease is built into the original pattern. So, it will automatically be included in your adjusted one. Good questions! Glad you’re getting back into sewing!🪡

@marianita420 3 жыл бұрын

@@QueenDeLuxe Thank you ! This will be very helpful as I go along.

@polkadot8788 2 жыл бұрын

I need to expand a 36" bust to 41". Can that be done in one go or is that an incremental one?

@quazylade90 Жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness. I think this is the first video where I understand how to size up/grade a pattern. Only thing I didn't understand is. Did you not put seam allowance back in? Will rewatch . Thanks

@QueenDeLuxe Жыл бұрын

That is up to you. I always leave the seam allowance off and just draw them on. But if you are more comfortable putting them back on by all means do so.

@paulettereid398 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you please where can I buy vintages pattern from

@incanada83 3 жыл бұрын

Aw....Such a cute doggy and sitting prettily :-) Thank you very much for a visual explanation. I am wondering what/if, the same "rules" apply in expending vintage shorts? And, what if only the waist needs adjustments while the rest fits (like in some modern sewing patterns)? I have the same body measurement as you LOL and... patterns from 1930s +, that have just holes in them (I can't figure those out!). Would really appreciate your thoughts. Thanks again :-)

@QueenDeLuxe 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, shorts are the same. I always go off of the pattern’s intended measurements for vintage garments. That way your getting the indented ease and they look more vintage. Lots of the 40s and 50s pants/shorts have a very full hip. So it’s really up to you if you want to just make the waistline larger or take it it through hip to the hem. Try something out in a mock up…. I have a how to read a vintage patterns video too. That should help with the 1930’s pattern.

@incanada83 3 жыл бұрын

@@QueenDeLuxe Thank you very much for your advice and response. I'll check out your other video/s :-)

@darussianping61 Жыл бұрын

Hi lovely video. I was hoping you could give me an advice. I own quite a few vintage patterns and they are quite fragile. Do you know of a method where i could professionaly get them reprinted and transferred into pdf? Thx

@QueenDeLuxe Жыл бұрын

I don’t know of a professional company that does this, but I’m sure they’re out there . But you can check out this free pattern library to see if your patterns are on this resource already. www.vpll.org/

@lettitiatownsend-thompson1968 3 жыл бұрын

How did the pattern work out? Thank you for the tutorial

@QueenDeLuxe 3 жыл бұрын

Great, I made a video about it. The tiger pants. Check it out. So glad it was helpful!

@del5241 3 жыл бұрын

Great information. I have a different situation. I was thrifted some simplicity patterns, size bb 20w- 28. I always buy a 12-14 size pattern. Would you reduce these patterns. Thanks, Del

@QueenDeLuxe 3 жыл бұрын

I think I would go off measurements instead of size. The sizing changes from decade to decade. I would check the waist and bust measurements from the pattern to your own. Then adjust accordingly.

@del5241 3 жыл бұрын

@@QueenDeLuxe thank you I will try that.

@jordisbraun4985 2 жыл бұрын

Do you take the measurement from written on the the box or do you measure the paper-patterns to compare from size to size the differences?

@QueenDeLuxe 2 жыл бұрын

I take the measurement from the envelope and compare to your body measurement to get the difference.

@jordisbraun4985 2 жыл бұрын

@@QueenDeLuxe Thank you very much for your quick answering! Have a nice week! 😘

@lauraflasch7749 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this very helpful video. Would you be interested in selling the pattern? I have been trying to find the top portion to recreate a garment I used to have. This pattern is the closest I have found.

@Pureimagination200 Жыл бұрын

Iron the pattern and brown paper

@bpaulsen6701 Жыл бұрын

I always iron my patterns, before I cut them out. Is it a bad idea to iron vintage patterns {e.g. 1968}, even carefully?

@QueenDeLuxe Жыл бұрын

No I usually do, this one was to fragile.

@bpaulsen6701 Жыл бұрын

@@QueenDeLuxe Thanks for responding so quickly. I'm about to receive my first truly vintage pattern, & was worried about it {actually, I was more worried about being "vintage", myself 🤣}. I think I'll just test a corner, or something. Hopefully, it will hold up. I have to increase the size quite a bit.Apparently, then, pattern makers thought every woman was Twiggy, or should be. Ugghh!

@lizardqueen47 2 жыл бұрын

How did you know how many inches to size up? Example for your waist, how did you get 1 1/6 inches from 4 1/2??

@QueenDeLuxe 2 жыл бұрын

For the waist: need to add 4 1/2“ I have 2 pant pattern pieces, front and back. But each of those are going to be cut on the double. So I will have 2 fronts and 2 backs so I can make one whole pant. So 4 1/2” (inches I need to add) divided by 4 (number of pieces)= 1 1/8.

@fwaylawn8059 9 күн бұрын

Why did you do the pattern pieces back to front? (When copying them onto something else, the paper etc) As you are left with a pattern pieces that’s got all its details on the wrong side? I hope that makes sense

@QueenDeLuxe 9 күн бұрын

No reason really. I am dyslexic. And I don’t have issues seeing the pattern right to left or right to left. The pattern is symmetrical so it’s not really an issue. But I do understand that this would bug some peoples brains. I think it was more of a me paying more attention to the information I was giving camera shots being right etc. Just an oversight.

@girliboi 3 жыл бұрын

lulz.. . i saw the pant pieces as fullsize and then your hands came into frame and blew my mind.

@QueenDeLuxe 3 жыл бұрын

Lol I’m a giant 🤪

@surquhart64 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this. It's exactly what I need, especially when I've seen many delightful vintage patterns I've been afraid of purchasing due to sizing issues 👗✂️🧵🙏🤗