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Design question: How do you design clothing?

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Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at 9:10 AM
Dear users, dear authors,
would you like to share your thoughts on this?
I'm curious to hear what you have to say.

3407 Posts Recent Started
Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at 1:15 PM
Hi everyone!

Well, how do you design clothes... hmm... for me, it usually goes like this:
I suddenly get an idea—like, for example, crocheting a new little dress for my 3-year-old.
Then I actually start by thinking about what color(s) it should be and pick out the right yarn.
Next comes the question of which stitch I want to use—for me, that usually depends on the color and thickness of the yarn.
Then I think about the basic shape (for example, whether the dress should be flared or have a straight cut).
And finally, I just get started.
Sometimes the result turns out exactly as I’d envisioned it; sometimes I don’t like it at all and I unravel everything back to a certain point; sometimes I discard this or that idea along the way...
Basically, it’s a process of trial and error, making changes, going back and forth—and in the end, there’s almost always a beautiful result.

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