LEARN TO FIT PRINCESS BUST WITH PALMER/PLETSCH
LEARN TO FIT PRINCESS BUST WITH PALMER/PLETSCH by Pati Palmer with Tammie Pontsler, Palmer/Pletsch Butterick Pattern Designers We needed a…
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LEARN TO FIT PRINCESS BUST WITH PALMER/PLETSCH by Pati Palmer with Tammie Pontsler, Palmer/Pletsch Butterick Pattern Designers We needed a…
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HOW TO SELECT PATTERN SIZE FOR TOPS BY PATI PALMER This blog reviews the history of bust measurement guidelines within…
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WANT TO LEARN TO FIT PANTS? Guidesheet Tips for Butterick Pant Pattern B6845 by Pati Palmer BEST STYLE FOR LEARNING…
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TWO KNIT JACKETS BY PATI PALMER I’ve been wanting a knit cardigan. I chose Tammie Pontsler’s Princess Shawl Knit Jacket…
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NEW PALMER/PLETSCH PATTERN DESIGNER FOR BUTTERICK PATTERNS BY PATI PALMER After designing and writing the guidesheets for 295 McCall’s patterns,…
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MY FINAL PATTERN BY PATI PALMER My former partner Susan Pletsch and I started designing patterns shortly after forming Palmer/Pletsch…
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TURNING A 2-PIECE DRESS INTO A 1-PIECE DRESS BY ELIMINATING THE WAISTLINE SEAM BY HELEN BARTLEY The previous blog by…
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THE CLASSIC FIT DRESS IS A FIT TOOL By Pati Palmer This simple fitted dress may not be for everyone,…
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Marta Alto shared her sewing expertise with sewists from around the world for over 50 years. To become the teacher we admired, she became a prolific sewer and became good enough to teach everything from jeans to blazers.
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AN UPDATE ON OUR JEANS PATTERN By Pati Palmer This blog is about transparency and an easy fix when there…
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CAN I LEARN TO FIT ONLINE? BY GUEST BLOGGER, TAMMY PONTSLER, PALMER/PLETSCH CERTIFIED SEWING INSTRUCTOR In January 2024, Palmer/Pletsch launched…
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VIEW THE TROUSER BLOG This is the new Palmer/Pletsch Butterick trouser B6973. I call it the Tammie Trouser, for Tammie…
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I want to use this blog to show you our Butterick pant pattern B6973 and to introduce a new designer…
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A visit to the costume collections at OSU. On our Valentine’s Day trip to Oregon State University, after the Tissue-Fitting…
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Introducing the Palmer/Pletsch Tissue-Fitting Method to Apparel Design Students at Oregon State University By Pati Palmer with Helen BartleyIt was…
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The Butterick B6960 Palmer/Pletsch Blazer Project by Pati Palmer with Tammie PontslerLast spring I asked CSI Tammie Pontsler if she…
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In January I blogged about a wrap knit top I love and recently sewed again and would love to have…
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During the 40 years I designed for McCall’s I rarely sewed a pattern more than once because there was always…
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Use our basic Butterick pant pattern B6845 to create several different looks. Each had a simple, no-detail basic pant, easy for learning to fit, but not too exciting to some students.
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This dress is from the new Butterick patterns B6940 and B6941. Sewing this dress is like magic. The bodice is lined to the edge, which finishes the neckline.
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THIS CAMP SHIRT PATTERN IS DESIGNED TO HELP YOU FIT/SEW. Pati designed 32 shirt patterns for McCall’s beginning in 1980, and the camp shirts have been unisex but our new shirt, B6924, is designed and sized for women.
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For this blog I am focusing on fitting and sewing a contour (curved) waistband. For tips on a fly front…
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Trousers are back! They are comfortable to wear. The pleats give you ease as well as style.For a few years…
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By Pati Palmer and Helen Bartley PHOTO PARTY! Raise those arms to show the dolman sleeves! Carol Stalvey, a Palmer/Pletsch…
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There's a whole new layout for the learning pages for 2023! In this video we explore the new player's features from top to bottom.
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By Helen Bartley with Pati PalmerSeattle resident Jaimie attended our 5-day Fit and Sew Custom Jeans Workshop in Portland, OR.…
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By Pati Palmer with Helen BartleyI created 10 jeans patterns for men and women for McCall’s since 1980. So how…
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Flipbooks are COMING SOON to Palmer/Pletsch and we couldn't be more excited! Popular titles now available for online viewing with some great features...
VIEW BLOG ARTICLELEARN TO FIT PRINCESS BUST WITH PALMER/PLETSCH by Pati Palmer with Tammie Pontsler, Palmer/Pletsch Butterick Pattern Designers We needed a shoulder princess pattern for teaching altering a full bust. Tammie…
HOW TO SELECT PATTERN SIZE FOR TOPS BY PATI PALMER This blog reviews the history of bust measurement guidelines within the patternmaking industry and concludes with validation of the widely…
WANT TO LEARN TO FIT PANTS? Guidesheet Tips for Butterick Pant Pattern B6845 by Pati Palmer BEST STYLE FOR LEARNING TO FIT PANTS This blog post is about how to…
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