How to increase sewing pattern size

Pattern grading can be an easy way to change the size of a pattern piece. Ashley Hough shows you how to grade a commercial pattern piece in order to increase the size.

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In this tutorial, I’ll be showing you a simple method to grade a multi-sized pattern up or down. You can make the pattern bigger or smaller by up to two extra sizes and sew the pattern of your dreams that didn’t come in your size by default!

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This post is about how to make a sewing pattern bigger or smaller, which is also known as pattern grading. We are going to go through different methods of pattern grading, how to do it and which one to chose. We are also going to touch on how to grade more complex multi-size patterns and review some further resources on pattern grading.

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How to make a sewing pattern bigger or smaller - sewing pattern grading - make a sewing pattern a different size

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Pattern grading is a great skill to learn for both drafting your own patterns as well as easily changing the size of an existing pattern.