Lutterloh Pattern System

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Yvone Samiento

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Aug 5, 2024, 9:32:03 AM8/5/24

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Thereare several different types of Draft at Home Systems, I am listing several below and if you are interested in trying them out yourself, I will include links for as many as I can. The first ones listed are the ones I will be trying soon. I will be posting about my adventures in using these systems and I hope you come along for the journey! As I find more drafting systems I will be sure to blog about them.

Sewists will be able to draft patterns to their exact sizes from the miniature pattern template and specially designed rulers. If you need help with drafting your pattern, Mrs. Depew has a really handy blog post about it.

In addition to these three systems I have a few more I want to try out. I have listed those below with other drafting systems that are out there! These are just a few, there are so many more systems. The ones I am interested in are from 1900 to the early 1960s. I am always on the hunt and my goal is to try to make at least one garment from as many of the systems as I can.

My objective was simply to test it out, using the system to make a toile. My bust and hips are not far off in proportion, but my waist is out of proportion, so I was keen to complete a toile that would test the theory on my body shape.

The system comes with a pattern book of 280 patterns, which are updated quarterly, and you can subscribe to get updates every quarter. The core of the system is the special tape measure and the mini patterns. You can purchase the system with two quite large curves, and with rolls of paper, which is somewhat thicker than normal dressmakers tracing paper, and probably better to use to draw the patterns.

The only measurements you need are your bust and hip. The patterns are then scaled up using a special tape measure using your bust and hip measurement. However, in my Get Started with Lutterloh course I show you how to check vertical measurements and I provide instructions how to take those measurements.

The Lutterloh system is based on a phenomenon called the Golden Rule which states that the body is in perfect proportion to itself. For example your height is the same as the distance between your finger tips of your outstretched arms; your forearm measures the same as your foot.