Patternmaking Guide: T-Shirt, Hoodie & Sweater

Get ready to learn how to draft a t-shirt, sweater, and hoodie pattern! They are all based on the dartless bodice block with a dropped shoulder.

There are two different hoodie designs: one with, and another one without a zipper and a pocket. There's also an easy, boxy t-shirt pattern and a sweater with bishop sleeves, which can also be made with regular sleeves.

Ideal fabric choices for these garments would be Ponte Roma, sweatshirt fleece, and French terry. For t-shirts, you can use a lightweight jersey. You’ll also need tubular ribbing fabric for the hem bands and cuffs.

This Patternmaking Guide is classified "Easy" in difficulty and will be accompanied by the Dartless Bodice Block guide.

Who is this product is for?

For anyone who has already sewn a few garments using commercial patterns and is now interested in learning how to draft their own unique patterns.

Who isn’t this product for?

Although the pattern making instructions provided are very detailed, complete-beginner sewers may find drafting these patterns quite challenging. Even a small understanding of garment construction will be extremely helpful. Also, these e-guides do not include instructions on how to sew the garments, so this might become a problem. For the hoodies you can find a sew-along on my website though.

What is included in the e-guide order?

Each guide comes with the corresponding basic pattern instructions. So, for example, the ruffle skirts guide is accompanied by the basic skirt guide. This way you’ll be able to draft the basic skirt block that is needed for making the ruffle skirt patterns. The basic pattern guides also include additional patternmaking instructions related to the subject.

Notice, that none of the patternmaking guides include the actual patterns. Instead, there are step-by-step instructions on how you can draft the pattern yourself using your measurements. The instructions consist of pictures and text and are limited to patternmaking only, so there are no sewing instructions. However, there is a Facebook group where I provide support if you need help with this.

I've also included a separate PDF with links to extra resources you'll find useful.

You will get two versions of each PDF, metric and imperial; I know how difficult it can be to draft patterns and trying to convert measurements at the same time!

Copyright

The patternmaking guides are for your personal use only, please do not publish or share the files or parts of them anywhere. Also, the garment designs provided are for personal use only, however, if you create your own pattern designs with the help of the instructions, this rule no longer applies to the resulting garments.

Return Policy

Due to the nature of digital goods, and the fact that you receive immediate access to the files, I cannot offer refunds or exchanges on the e-guides. So, please review the product information carefully before purchasing.

However, if there is a fault with the files or you get the incorrect items, do request a replacement.