Drafting a Side-Pleated Culotte
Learn how to draft a women’s side-pleated culotte with a back zipper using your basic pant sloper as the foundation. We will teach you how to draft two front pleats, a waistband, and inseam pockets.
The sloper that you will need for this lesson can be found and drafted in our lesson, Basic Pants Sloper.
View our other women’s pant drafting lessons: Basic Pant (Pants) Sloper, Drafting A Women’s Bell Bottom Pant, Drafting Women’s Palazzo Pants-Two Variations, Drafting A Jean-Style Pant (Pants), Drafting A Women’s Pleated Trouser, Drafting A Legging, Knit Stretch Reductions – Pant (Pants) Slopers and How To Fit A Classic Pant (Pants).
| Module | Description | Step |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesson Prep | 1-9 |
| 2 | Slashing & Spreading the Front Pleats | 1-4 |
| 3 | Slashing & Spreading the Back Culotte | 1-3 |
| 4 | Drafting the Inseam Pocket | 1-4 |
| 5 | Drafting the Waistband and Hem Facing | 1-3 |
MODULE 1 • Lesson Prep
| Step | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | This lesson will teach you how to interpret a fashion illustration to draft a women’s culotte with two pleats, a waistband and inseam pockets. |
| 2 | The pant sloper that you will need for this lesson can be found and drafted in our pattern making lesson, Basic Pants Sloper. |
| 3 | We have we converted our pants sloper to half scale better fit into the video frame. Therefore, remember that all measurements referred to in this lesson should be doubled when drafting a full-scale culotte. |
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