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The Cut

Cutting up fabric and stitching it back together

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Feb 03, 2025
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In the post The fashion photo and the fit assessment, I talked about why showing the photos together with the pattern (including adjustments) is so informative.

The Cut

The pattern tells us about the cut.

The cut is a general term for how the fabric is cut and stitched back together to create the garment.

I used to think cut was a pretentious fashionista…

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