Anyone know if there is a science to grading the pintuck portion of a pattern? I’m having to grade this pattern up quite a few sizes and have picked a heck of a pattern to practice my grading on. It is a bust size of 34″, I’m taking it to 43″. I know I’m gonna have to add a buttonhole or two in the end. I may even have to add a tuck in there. Just looking for tips and tricks.
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I haven’t ever graded anything with pintucks, but I would suggest grading the bodice part first (without the details) and then trying to figure out if you need to add additional pintucks to the pattern. Personally I would retrace the whole pattern first to preserve it for the details, so that in the end you don’t miss anything and can compare.
Good luck!
I’m making a copy now. All I have left to trace is the skirt. I’m gonna grade from that. I was thinking if I just graded the sides and back enough I wouldn’t have to grade the pintucks at all except to lengthen a bit. It would make the pintuck portion appear smaller but I could live with that.
One way would be to tape the pin tucks closed (essentially remove the pin tucks) like you would to tissue fit the pattern- grade the piece – then add new pin tucks – you could keep the same number or add a few more to compensate for the size increase.
A beautiful pattern. Wishing you much success.
What I would do is
1. Draft a pattern piece to fit 36″ without the pintucks.
2.Cut a rectangular piece of fabric big enough to cover the original bodice piece (with the pintucks)
3. Trace and sew the pintucks first.
4. Then use or draft a bodice pattern for bust 36″ and trace it on the sewn pintucks piece.
5. Then cut it out as one piece and use that piece in sewing your dress.
6. I hope it helps.
have you seen this?
http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/?p=791