Darning, Mending & Patching The gentle art of repairing using many forms of mending and darning stitches or patching, to give a second life to textiles.
pattern making - corset style top - I like seeing the corset pattern in relation to a dress pattern; it helps me figure out how to add shoulders if I want to construct one for back support.
The Charles James holdings in the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection include an extraordinary group of sewn muslins and flat patterns that represent James' design process from original concept to the finished garment