by svirskaya84 | Aug 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
Seems difficult? Constructing wrap trousers has never been so easy! All you need is basic trousers pattern. Then use Flipping objects by line instrument. Just flip the point of the central dart along the bunt line. Use Point intersect line and axis instrument to draw...
by svirskaya84 | May 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
One of the main drawbacks of ready-to-wear clothes is that even a very short list of measurement (e.g. chest, waist and hips) shows that few customers have the dimensions to fit a RTW clothes size exactly. So while it may fit well in some areas, it may be too long,...
by svirskaya84 | Sep 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
In my previous blogposts I forgot to mention one more advantage of using Valentina Patternmaking Software – a friendly multilingual Valentina forum community. Should you have any question or idea (concerning patternmaking difficulties, compatibility problems,...
by svirskaya84 | Sep 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
You cannot even imagine how easy it is to make a pattern for a colorblock dress like this in Seamly2D Patternmaking System. All you need is to have a basic dress pattern and to choose a suitable increments.Valentina will recalculate and refresh the basic pattern...
by Kim March-Force | Aug 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Wholebackstage Theater produced the musical Evita recently. This show required a representation of military uniforms suggestive of the 1940s era in Argentina. Creating this look on a budget posed some challenges. It turns out that stage magic will make the...
by Kim March-Force | Aug 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
The first part of a costume designer’s job at a community theater is always to create the best look for the lowest cost. It is a blessing to work at an organization that is so well established in the community that there is a wealth of raw material. In this...
by Kim March-Force | Aug 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
The largest challenge for costume creation for Evita was duplicating the look of the Dior original suit made for Eva Perone and her “Rainbow Tour” of Europe. Evita was photographed in the original and it was used in this stage play as an icon for the...
by Kim March-Force | Aug 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
Over the last few years I have developed a passion for creating costumes for a local community theater in northern Alabama. The most recent show that I have been involved with is the musical, Evita. Evita is a story about Eva Perone, the first lady of Argentina for...
by svirskaya84 | Aug 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
Did you like my recent blogpost about the Duffle Coat pattern in Valentina? I hope, you did! Now let me introduce myself and tell you why I’m a “Valentina geek”. My name is Yulia, I live in Minsk, Belarus and I’m a former investment banker...
by kwatieg | Aug 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
I’ve always wanted to create my own sewing patterns and printing them just makes more sense to me. Every so often, I browsed the internet looking for some way to do this digitally and, in February 2017, I found Valentina. I had no idea that it had been in the...
