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DRESS MAKING - CITS

Draw pattern axes on the cut pattern using red ink pen and scale. (Fig 3)

Fig 3

Calculate increments and prepare increment table

S to M M to L L to XL
Point
x y x y x y
1 0.5 0 0.5 0 0.5 0
2 -1 0.5 -1 0.5 -1 0.5
3 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1
4 0 1 0 1 0 1
5 1 1 1 1 1 1
6 1 0 1 0 1 0
Take a brown paper in which the pattern to be graded and draw the axes, and mark the track lines based on the
increment. Use different colour pens for track nearby for easy identification. (Fig 4)

Fig 4

Place the ‘S’ Size pattern on the paper by matching the origin points. (Fig 5)
Move the pattern on the increments line for both the x and y direction for point 1 and mark the end of the neckline
and start of the CF line.
Return back the pattern to origin point on the paper

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CITS : Apparel - Dress Making - Exercise 3