Transferring Patterns to Cardboard.
Transferring your paper patterns to cardboard is a good habit to get into if you want them to last. Keeping cardboard patterns can be bulky and they take up more space than paper but it makes them so much more durable and professional (and if you ever want to grade them or put them into production you need them to be on card).
Patten making cardboard (or any thin cardboard)
A fine lead pacer or pencil
A stiletto and tracing wheel
Step one is to secure the paper pattern onto your sheet of paper, normally you would use a paper weight but I don’t actually own any at home. Instead I masking taped the paper down ensuring it was flat against the cardboard.
To transfer the pattern you’ll need a your stiletto and tracing wheel. It is best to take your copy from the stitching line, not the seam allowance just in case you clipped some off while cutting a pattern.
Using the stiletto prick holes into all the corners of the pattern and darts. Next take you tracing wheel and mark in any curves and notches.
Using the marks you have made fill in the pattern with a fine pencil and ruler.
Using the grading ruler re-add the seam allowance to your pattern.
If your pattern is cut on the fold, (if it isn’t please skip this step!) score the fold lightly with the tip of your stiletto. This makes the fold nice and crisp but if you score too deep you might break the cardboard so go easy on it!
Once the cardboard is folded staple it together so each side lays flat against the other, this is really important or you’ll end up with an asymmetrical pattern.Â
Next you get to cut out the pattern! (Hopefully with better scissors than I am, I seem to have misplaced my good ones somewhere)
Once everything has been cut notch your notches, drill your drill holes, and label your patterns!
These are all my finished pieces, the next step would be to punch a hole through all the pieces and hang them on a hook but unfortunately I don’t own one of those either. I normally go into uni to use one but I’m looking onto getting one of my own!
So, I hope this has been useful and I’ll have another patternmaking post up soon!
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