Re-sizing A Pattern

Does anyone have a good website or tutorial on how to re-size a pattern? I have a dress pattern that is a 38 and I need it to be a 32. I have mostly found info on how to make a pattern bigger but nothing really helpful on how to make it smaller. Any advice, suggestions, links would be helpful!

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Permalink Reply by Zilredloh on January 17, 2012 at 11:35am

I don't have any specific links to point you to, but what you're looking to do is pattern grading. I would start by doing a google search for that term and checking out pattern blogs or threads.

Hope someone else is able to help give you some specific links that they've used though... :)

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Permalink Reply by Emma Simuns on January 17, 2012 at 3:32pm

Hi Megan!

I've found these two links to be the most helpful and easy to understand from my novice standpoint. I hope they help!

http://sensibility.com/tips/how-to-resize-a-pattern/

http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/4368/making-sense-of-pattern-gr...

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Permalink Reply by Rachel Pinheiro on January 18, 2012 at 3:50pm

On Colettes blog she teaches how to do a fba downsizing ... Pati palmer fit for real peopl also

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Permalink Reply by Casey Sew on January 19, 2012 at 4:33am

Hi Megan,

I found this site a while ago and liked how it explained grading.

If you've figured out the 'slash and spread' technique for making patterns bigger.. you're nearly there.

To make smaller you 'slash and overlap' (or you can fold out the excess) using the same increments.