Clone Your Clothes

Everyone has their go-to items of clothing in the wardrobe that fit them perfectly and look great.

This practical guide for home dressmakers explains how to remake these best-loved garments without having to destroy the originals!

Discover how to create a wardrobe full of perfectly fitting garments that can be remade again and again in different fabrics, using accessible techniques to create your own dressmaking patterns.

In conventional pattern-making, the original garment is unpicked and taken apart but the non-destructive approach of Clone Your Clones changes everything!

This instructional guide to pattern-making reveals the secrets of remaking without ruining, through a range of techniques, including:

Direct Measurement: Ideal for simple shapes without too much shaping or detail.

• Tracing: A quick and easy technique suitable for lots of different styles of clothing.

• Over Draping: Perfect for complicated designs like a waterfall frill or a ruched panel, where measuring or tracing would be impossible.

• Combining Techniques: Using a combination of methods to get the best results for your specific garment.

• Adapting Designs: How to adapt your cloned patterns to create new and exciting pieces for your wardrobe.