I used Dress Shop version 2. I believe it was the very first version. I stopped sewing then later upgraded to Version 4, then 5 and now I've upgraded again to version 9. I haven't actually drafted a pattern using 9 but I did with Version 2. No matter what I do, I still have to tweak pants crotch. Skirts are always the simplest but now I've gained a lot of weight and still have problems with pants and skirt waist standing away from my body because I have to draft pattern large enough to accommodate large hips and buttocks area but accommodate for a smaller waistline. So now I need help with tweaking pattern to fit what some refer to as a "shelf" - area from waist to top of buttocks in the back and from waist to upper hip on the left and right sides and in the front the area from waist to just below a protruding stomach area. Is there a secret to drafting to accommodate that "shelf" area?
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10 years ago