Philippa's Foundations

Philippa Naylor shares her thoughts and advice on foundational tools and techniques required for garment making. We will be adding new videos to this series as we come across foundational topics which would be usefully covered by Philippa.

We have categorised the posts so that you can find topics more easily. Click the buttons to see the posts on each topic:

Equipment
Fabric
Patterns
Sewing Machine Basics
Drafting a grown on facing

This video was filmed in response to questions on the blouse class about how to draft a grown on facing.  There is a shorter video included in the class, but this version includes additional information on drafting the back neck edge which is not included in the version...

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