Drafting Manual: How to Draft a Gathered Yoked Dress
Drafting Manual: How to Draft a Gathered Yoked Dress
Learn how to draft a boho-style oversized dress with a front and back yoke, gathered sleeves and skirt. This step-by-step digital manual will show you how to take your own measurements and use them to draft a custom fit sewing pattern. is for sewists who want to create their own sewing patterns and understand the math behind how these design features work.
Inside the 27-page PDF, you’ll find:
How to draft a gathered yoked dress
How to draft gathers
Basic construction instructions for sewing this dress
Bonus: How to draft full-length plackets
Bonus: How to true seams
Please note: This is a drafting manual, not a sewing pattern. It does not include pattern pieces or construction instructions. Recommended for intermediate sewists and beginner-to-intermediate pattern drafters.
Digital Download Includes:
39 page Instruction Booklet — more details below
Digital download only — no refunds.
Table Of Contents
Tutorial: How To Draft A Yoked Gathered Dress
How To Sew A Yoked Gathered Dress
Bonus: How To True Seams
Bonus: Drafting Gathers
Bonus: Drafting Full Length Plackets
DIGITAL BOOKLET DETAILS
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This booklet includes the following:
• Instruction Booklet (27 pages)
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