tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85472861450895739052012-02-16T04:41:04.614-08:00TheSloperLady Blog is another place to ask or to tell about tools and techniques of personal patternmaking for people who sew their own clothes. Questions, answers and discussions about recreational fashion design, home-based business and personal sewing patterns or experiences are welcome. You are invited to share tips and techniques that you know or want to know with others who share this proactive interest in personal fashion.TheSloperLadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02444722073248153835noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547286145089573905.post-64401077601440531642011-04-21T22:54:00.000-07:002011-04-21T22:54:54.896-07:00<a href="http://thesloperlady.blogspot.com/2010/09/sew-what-is-sloper.html#links">TheSloperLady: Sew, What IS a Sloper?</a><br /><br />Exactly what is a sloper?<br /> <br />RE: SLOPER Ask TheSloperLady Tip 1507-0301<br />A sloper is a very basic apparel pattern without style lines or seam allowances that can be used at the beginning or repeatedly throughout the evolution of a style. When they are drafted to specific measurements they are personal aka custom slopers that can be used as patternmaking templates for drafting new patterns or altering other patterns to fit.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8547286145089573905-6440107760144053164?l=thesloperlady.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TheSloperLadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02444722073248153835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547286145089573905.post-41517898663632370942010-09-03T16:04:00.000-07:002010-09-03T16:17:31.943-07:00A sloper is: <br />- A basic apparel sewing pattern without any style lines, seam allowances or other details<br />Think of it as a combination of patternmaking blocks<br />- Slopers are used at the beginning of, or repeatedly throughout the evolution of a style. <br />Plain, basic slopers are most unappealing patterns. It's WHAT YOU DO WITH THEM that matters. <br /><br />Q: WHY should you want a sloper?<br />A: Because they make the best patternmaking tools. <br /><br />Once you create a sloper, it will fit anyone who has the same measurements as you. You can use basic slopers to make some very basic clothes.<br />But, if you fit your sloper to look attractive and feel comfortable on your unique figure, you will have <br />1) The best personal patternmaking template for making new personal patterns<br />2) The best fitting tool for altering other patterns to fit<br /><br />The next post will deal with how to create a unique sloper for your unique figure.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8547286145089573905-4151789866363237094?l=thesloperlady.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TheSloperLadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02444722073248153835noreply@blogger.com0