CUTTING A PATTERN FOR KAMEEZ/KURTI

Patterns make it easier to sew any dress.Everytime when we sit to sew,we need not go through the pain of taking measurements ,making calculations and then marking them on the cloth piece.So take some pain in making a pattern.

Take a paper as big as possible to cut out a pattern for your kameez.

1.Herez my paper(For convenience of taking snaps I have demonstrated it in a small paper.

2.Fold it in half width wise.

3.Fold again from Left so that the folded side is 4-5 inches more than the quarter of your kameez

4.Mark the Neck width-0.5"(yes it is minus)

 My neck width is 7".So I marked at 3.5-0.5=3".

4.Mark the shoulder.

Mine is 15".So I marked at 7.5+0.5=8"

5.Mark the Back Neck Depth

Mine is 1.5".

6. Draw the back neck.

7.Measure the upper bust point.For this do as shown in figure.(First measure along the vertical line,then along the horizontal line and mark a point there.)

My upper bust length is 7.5". so vertically i measured,7.5+0.5=8".

My upper bust width is 38.So i marked the upper bust point at 9.5+1"=10.5" to right.

8.Then I drew a straight (perpendicular) line from the shoulder point to the upper bust line.

On that vertical line I measured 0.5" from top(this will be our new shoulder point) and 1.75" from bottom.Through this point will our front armhole line passes.

Also,I joined the neck point to the new shoulder point.

 

9.Now time to draw armholes.Front armhole is cut deeper than the back arm hole.Deeper by about 1" at the point  marked.

10.Next mark the bust point just as we marked the upper bust point.

My bust length is 10" and bust width is 38.5" .So vertically I measured 10.5" and then to right I measured

9.6"+1"=10.6".This is the bust point.

11.Now time to mark the waist point.My waist length is 14.5" and waist is 33".

So vertically I measured 15" and then to right I measured 8.2+1"=9.2".This is the waist point.

12.Next we will mark hip point.

My hip length is 22".So I measured down 22"+0.5"=22.5".

My hip is 40".So to right I measured 10+2=12".This is the hip point.

13.Finally we are at the bottom edge of kameez.

My kurti length is 40".So I marked down 42.5".

My flare is 23".So I measured to right 12.5+2.5=15".From this point I measured 1" to top and drew a curved line as shown in figure.

Kameez is almost ready.We now have this.Note that the pattern is cut along the back arm hole.Front arm hole will be cut in the next step.

That is, we have two pieces as shown here.The front piece and the back piece.Now cut the arm hole of the front piece.

We are yet to cut the front neck and the sleeves.

 

 

How to cut the front neck is shown here.

How to cut the sleeves will be depicted soooooooooon.