Lesson 2 Skirt Block 2fileofnotes

Download as docx, pdf, or txt
Download as docx, pdf, or txt
You are on page 1of 10

Skirt Block Exercise Part 2

1. Go to Measure function>Clear all measurements




2. You will see all measurements disappear from the screen

TRACING BACK AND FRONT SKIRT FROM BLOCK
3. Go to Create Piece>Trace


4. Select all Perimeter Lines, on BK SKT to Trace(Waist, Side Seam, Hem, and Centre
Back lines)>Click OK

5. Select all internal Lines to Trace(both dart legs and grain line)>Click OK

6. Enter Piece name> STUDNAM-SKTBLK-BK>SAVE





7. Use the same function with the SKTBLK-FRT>select Perimeter>Click OK

8. Select internal lines(both dart legs and grain line)>Click OK>Save>
Student-SKTBLK-FRT


9. Enter Piece name STUDNAM-SKTBLKFRT>Save




OPENING THE WAIST DARTS
10. Go to Line>Modify>Split Line @ waist both ends of Darts on FRT and BK

11. Select points on Waist that you want to split>Click OK


12. Go to Line>Swap Line





13. Select the internal Lines that you want to swap>Click OK

14. Select the perimeter Line >Click OK, do the same function with FRT SKT

15. Go to Line>Modify> Combine Merge Lines>Select both legs of Dart>Click OK



You will see the small triangle at the tip of the dart disappear, it means that the line is
one, do all darts one by one

FOLDING WAIST DARTS
16. Go to Piece> Dart> Fold Close Dart>select darts one at the time>Click OK

17. Prompt> Enter a distance to Drill Hole>1.5cm>CLICK OK


The Perimeter line of the dart will became dotted, a drill hole will appear at 1.5 distance
from the original tip, use the same function for the rest of the darts, on FRT and BK one
by one.
MIRROR C.FRT. SKIRT
18. Go to Piece>Mirror Piece>Prompt>Select a Line

19. Select the Centre Front of the skirt>Click OK

You will see the Centre FRT Line of the SKT to become dotted




ADD SEAM ALLOWANCE
20. Go to Piece>Seam>Define Add Seam>

21. Select the waist and the Side Seam Lines>Click OK

22. Enter the amount for seam allowance for those lines>1cm>Click OK






23. Select the Hem line>Click OK>Type 2.5cm>Click OK

You will see a 2.5cm seam allowance appear at the Hem line, use the same function
with the BK SKT, apply 1cm to waist, side seam, and centre back.

24. Go to Piece>Seam>Swap Sew/Cut




25. Select FT and BK>Click OK, you will see the dotted line inside.


26. Go To Edit> SAVE AS>, make sure that your pieces are saved in J DRIVE BAY2 with
the correct name, category and description; STUDNAM-SKTBLK-FT, and
STUDNAM-SKTBLK-BK

You might also like