How To: Draft (Pattern Cutting) Princess Seams

Learn how to add princess seams to your favourite pattern, or draft princess seams from scratch on your personal block. In this tutorial I share the things you need to consider when drafting princess seams, the optional design lines you can choose from and instructions on how to draft a princess seam from the armhole and shoulder. Looking at how to incorporate a waist dart in the princess seam and remove a side dart.

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If you are looking for a specific part of the tutorial see the below timings:
0. Preparation: 0:00 – 9:05
1. Princess Seam 1 (armhole, no waist dart): 9:05 – 19:26
2. Princess Seam 2 (shoulder, waist dart): 19:26 – 31:25
3. True Seams: 31:25 – 36:55
4. Adding Seam Allowances: 36:55 – 38:47
5. Back Princess Seams: 38:37 – 44:11

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