Pattern making is translating the sketch of a designer into an actual garment

A basic pattern has a specific relationship of shape, angle and measurements. If the pattern is not correct the garment can never fit well. Nearly 90% of the consumers will not return to a brand if they have a bad fit experience.

If you manage the patterns yourself you are not dependent on the supplier for fit. The fit will be consistence between vendors and seasons.

Set up block system

For fit consistency a block system is a key tool. It can help your company to accomplish the sizing vision, mission and goal. A 'block' is a basic pattern, which is made with the specific customer measurements for the brand. A block-pattern should be trendless.

Creating block-patterns takes time, but it is time well spent, as it gives a strong identity to your brand and reassurance to the customer that the fit of their garment will be the same next time they buy it. Without block patterns there will be no standardization in fits.

By improving the fit process your company can work more efficiently. A pattern check of the vendors can help to create consistency between different vendors and reduce samples and costs.

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Developing patterns

Pattern Solutions can make patterns from scratch or adjusting exisiting patterns. We will need a sketch and some information on how the garment should look like on the body. The ease over body , silhoutte and drape are very important for the aesthetic fit.

It is also important to know what your competition is doing. Before creating a pattern it can help your brand to do some bench mark and research.

For each pattern we make a size chart and if needed a technical drawing.

Final stage is the fitting of a sample. A proto fitting is an important part of the review, and involves the designer, the development team and a pattern maker.

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3D Pattern visualization

With 3D software we can convert the flat patterns into 3D digital prototypes. This can drastically reduce time and costs, sample costs as well as planning and organizing fit sessions. The fit model is symmetrical and always has the correct dimensions. You create fewer prototypes, and you increase the precision and uniformity of the fit of your product line, and the time to market is shortened; just to name a few of the advantages of digital prototypes in the design process.

Grading patterns

Grading is making a garment incrementally bigger or smaller relative to the base size.

To achieve the best fit across all sizes I can optimize the grade rules to the target group of your company. Grading should maintain the design and fit intend of the the core size across the size range.

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Creating manuals

The supplier should have clear instructions available to work with.

Pattern Solutions can help you with creating all kinds of manuals. Here are some examples.

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